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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karlos Mendieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Jef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Jef is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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289 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karlos Mendieta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Jef!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendieta gets a clinch.
Mendieta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jef is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mendieta is defending well.
Mendieta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendieta gets a clinch.
Mendieta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendieta clinches up against the cage.
Mendieta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendieta moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendieta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendieta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Mendieta. No joy for Jef on that attempt.
Mendieta moves into the clinch.
Mendieta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendieta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jef, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jef is trying to maintain a safe position but Mendieta gets an underhook and turns Jef into the cage.
Jef tries to break free but Mendieta pushes him back against the cage.
Jef is trying to break the clinch but Mendieta has him pressed against the cage.
Jef is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mendieta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karlos Mendieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Jef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta breaks from the clinch.
Mendieta shoots in and bounces Jef off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jef looking to control.
Mendieta stands and steps away. Jef gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mendieta takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendieta breaks the clinch.
Mendieta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendieta breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta gets the takedown into side control.
Jef regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jef is trying to get back to full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jef has eaten all the pies!
Jef works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jef trying to control the position.
Mendieta stands and steps away. Jef gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendieta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendieta stuffs the takedown.
Jef shoots for a takedown but Mendieta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mendieta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jef blocks it with crossed arms.
Jef looking to stall.
Mendieta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jef looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendieta gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jef fails to pull guard.
Mendieta manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Mendieta blocks the low kick.
Karlos Mendieta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendieta rushes Jef and presses him up against the cage.
Mendieta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jef fails to land the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendieta forces Jef back against the cage and clinches.
Mendieta breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jef is defended easily by Mendieta.
Jef is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendieta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jef throws a leg kick but Mendieta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mendieta closes the distance and clinches.
Mendieta breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karlos Mendieta dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mendieta forces Jef back against the cage and clinches.
Mendieta is stalling here.
Jef is trying to push Mendieta away but Mendieta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendieta keeps control of Jef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendieta breaks the clinch.
Mendieta gets a clinch.
Mendieta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendieta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendieta is thwarting Jef's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta is working for a kimura but Jef is defending it quite comfortably.
Jef trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jef tries to reverse the position but Mendieta maintains control.
Mendieta won't let Jef get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jef wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jef showing good submission defense here.
You can see the frustration on Jef's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jef is trying to stand back up.
Jef trying to control the hands but Mendieta won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jef wants to escape the position.
Karlos Mendieta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jef tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mendieta get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karlos Mendieta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendieta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jef.
Mendieta moves into the clinch.
Mendieta breaks the clinch.
Mendieta misses with a head kick.
Mendieta slaps away a takedown attempt from Jef, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mendieta instigates a clinch.
Mendieta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendieta slaps away a takedown attempt from Jef, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karlos Mendieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Jef.
Jef changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendieta tries to avoid it but Jef manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendieta to the ground. Mendieta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jef tries to clinch but Mendieta is having none of it.
Mendieta pushes Jef up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendieta manages to break the clinch.
Mendieta darts in and clinches Jef up against the cage.
Mendieta manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta closes the distance and clinches.
Jef tries to circle away but Mendieta has him pinned against the cage.
Mendieta breaks from the clinch.
Mendieta pushes Jef up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendieta keeps control of Jef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendieta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendieta rushes Jef and presses him up against the cage.
Jef tries to pull guard but Mendieta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mendieta breaks the clinch.
Mendieta drives through and clinches with Jef against the cage.
Mendieta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jef tries to clinch but Mendieta is having none of it.
Jef gets tackled into the cage by Mendieta. Mendieta maintains the clinch.
Mendieta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta rushes Jef and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendieta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Larry Jef has been cut.
Jef wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendieta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendieta has closed the distance and engaged Jef in a clinch.
Mendieta breaks the clinch.
Jef shoots in but Mendieta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karlos Mendieta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendieta breaks from the clinch.
Jef misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jef takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendieta has Jef up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendieta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta closes the distance and clinches.
Jef misses with a punch to the body.
Mendieta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendieta closes the distance and pushes Jef back into the cage.
Mendieta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlos Mendieta is winning the standup battle so far.
Jef tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendieta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendieta has managed to clinch.
Mendieta manages to break the clinch.
Jef throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendieta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jef gets full guard.
Mendieta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jef is trying to keep Mendieta in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jef can do to turn this around?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jef is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mendieta has his hands clasped together but Jef extends an breaks Mendieta's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jef.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Jef!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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