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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hinuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the ring accompanied by Juno Reactor - Pistolero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hinuri!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinuri.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hinuri digs a good hook to Mendez's body.
Hinuri throws a front kick aimed at Mendez's knee but Mendez avoids it well.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hinuri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hinuri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hinuri is rocked!
Hinuri scores with a jab.
Hinuri is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Hinuri throws a shot from downtown. Mendez moves away and avoids it.
Hinuri seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinuri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hinuri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Hinuri.
Hinuri scores with the left hand. Mendez knows he should have avoided that one.
Hinuri catches Mendez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hinuri moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
Hinuri slips under a jab.
Hinuri scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hinuri counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendez tries to bum rush Hinuri with a series of wild strikes but Hinuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hinuri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hinuri throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri looks for the body kick but Mendez saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinuri misses with a straight left.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Hinuri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendez lands with a shot to the body.
Hinuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Hinuri.
Hinuri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Mendez.
Nice body kick from Hinuri.
Hinuri misses the shot to the body.
Hinuri throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Hinuri connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hinuri is just out of range.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hinuri swings widly with a right hand
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Hinuri.
Jack Hinuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinuri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mendez cracks Hinuri with a good jab.
Hinuri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mendez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hinuri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mendez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good standup being displayed there by Hinuri as he connects with a hook.
Mendez slips a straight right by Hinuri.
Mendez swings for the body but Hinuri moves out of range.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Hinuri moves out of range.
Hinuri lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hinuri connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Hinuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hinuri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinuri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Hinuri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hinuri throws a low kick but Mendez moves out of range easily.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinuri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Hinuri.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Enrique Mendez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hinuri digs a good hook to Mendez's body.
Hinuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hinuri avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Some wild striking there from Hinuri.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Hinuri slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Hinuri.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Good leg kick by Hinuri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hinuri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheers as Mendez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hinuri doesn't seem phased though.
Hinuri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Hinuri lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hinuri counters with a left to the body.
Hinuri punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Hinuri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Hinuri. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Hinuri finds it's way through Mendez's defenses.
Hinuri wants to slow Mendez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hinuri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
Hinuri throws a hook but Mendez blocks it.
Hinuri throws a series of strikes that have Mendez backpedaling.
Enrique Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinuri lands a head shot.
Good work by Mendez as he checks the leg kick.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Hinuri avoids it well.
Hinuri thuds a left hand into Mendez's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hinuri. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Hinuri scores with a hook.
Hinuri scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinuri digs a good hook to Mendez's body.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hinuri.
Hinuri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand
and Hinuri counters with a nice leg kick.
Hinuri misses the shot to the body.
Hinuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinuri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hinuri dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri jabs Mendez right on the nose. Mendez blinks but takes it well.
Mendez ducks right into an uppercut from Hinuri.
Hinuri tries to land a leg kick but Mendez saw it coming and moves away.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Hinuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Hinuri misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
A jab from Hinuri does it's job there.
Mendez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mendez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mendez throws a jab when Hinuri was well out of range.
Hinuri walks into a stiff left hand from Mendez.
Hinuri throws an off balance right hand
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hinuri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hinuri misses the shot to the body.
Hinuri misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Hinuri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hinuri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hinuri counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Hinuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hinuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hinuri throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hinuri.
Hinuri connects with a nice looking jab.
Hinuri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hinuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack Hinuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hinuri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mendez lands a jab.
Mendez lands a jab to Hinuri's midsection.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Hinuri finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hinuri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Hinuri avoids them all with ease.
Mendez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hinuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Hinuri.
Hinuri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hinuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Hinuri throws a head kick that Mendez semi-blocks.
Hinuri clobbers Mendez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hinuri throws out the jab.
Hinuri throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Hinuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hinuri connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hinuri.
That kick from Hinuri tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mendez cracks Hinuri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hinuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Hinuri cracks Mendez with a good jab.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez scores with a three punch combo!
Hinuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinuri connects with an inside leg kick.
Hinuri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hinuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Hinuri lands a head kick. Mendez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri cracks Mendez with a good jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hinuri.
Hinuri throws a wild body kick that Mendez sees coming a mile off.
Hinuri misses with a wild combination.
Hinuri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hinuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hinuri throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hinuri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Hinuri does no damage.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Hinuri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Mendez misses.
Mendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hinuri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
An inside leg kick lands from Hinuri.
Hinuri stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hinuri.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hinuri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mendez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mendez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hinuri thuds a left hand into Mendez's body.
Mendez misses with a hook
and Hinuri counters with a big head kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hinuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hinuri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hinuri!
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