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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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217 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Lincon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza stuffs the takedown attempt from Lincon. Lincon gets slowly back to his feet.
Lincon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Lincon slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Lincon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Lincon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lincon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mendoza defends well and Lincon ends up having to push Mendoza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lincon is trying to break free.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza misses with a body shot.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Lincon.
Lincon goes for a double leg but Mendoza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mendoza continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Lincon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza takes a swing at Lincon's ribcage but misses.
Luis Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lincon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Luis Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lincon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincon.
Lincon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincon.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Lincon missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Lincon slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
Mendoza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lincon. Lincon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Mendoza lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza needs to keep his hands up - Lincon had a free shot at his head there.
Mendoza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lincon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendoza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Lincon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendoza lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mendoza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lincon to score with a decent uppercut.
Lincon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincon.
Lincon slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza leaves Lincon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lincon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincon throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendoza is trying to defend but Lincon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to get to full guard but Lincon has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lincon in particular looking to stall.
Lincon is thwarting Mendoza's attempts to control the position.
Lincon thows a huge punch but Mendoza dodges it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincon throwing shots but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Mendoza kicks off Lincon and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincon misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Lincon misses its intended target.
Lincon moves out of range of the body kick from Mendoza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Mendoza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lincon circles away quickly and effectively.
Lincon looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Lincon lands a body shot.
Lincon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lincon's hands.
Lincon staying out of range there.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut
and Lincon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mendoza!
Lincon lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mendoza dodges the ground and pound from Lincon.
Lincon wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
Mendoza manages to get back to half guard.
Mendoza tries to kick Lincon off but Lincon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lincon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendoza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lincon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mendoza trying to control the position.
Lincon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendoza looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendoza, not yet.
Lincon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lincon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lincon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lincon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lincon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lincon landing with the ground and pound.
Lincon trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to sweep but no luck.
Lincon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lincon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lincon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendoza is keeping the position for now.
Lincon prevents Mendoza from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza wants to sweep here but Lincon controlling him for the moment.
Lincon is working Mendoza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lincon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lincon postures up.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet but Lincon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon stays in close to Mendoza's body and controls the position.
Mendoza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lincon.
Lincon stopping the sweep attempt from Mendoza.
Lincon landing with the ground and pound.
Lincon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lincon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lincon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lincon postures up in Mendoza's guard and throws a big left but Mendoza blocks it.
Lincon throws a big elbow that misses.
Mendoza is trying to keep Lincon in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza keeping full guard, as Lincon tries to pass.
Lincon lands a couple of digs.
Mendoza controlling Lincon's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincon stops Mendoza from standing up.
Mendoza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luis Mendoza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lincon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lincon gets a takedown into half guard.
Lincon trying to control the action but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lincon looks for a takedown but Mendoza sprawls well.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
Lincon thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza throws a hook but Lincon avoids it easily.
Lincon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincon swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Lincon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincon cracks a nice hook into Mendoza's ribs.
Lincon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincon misses with a straight left.
Lincon gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to stand up here but Lincon is controlling him well.
Lincon is taking a breather. Mendoza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lincon stops Mendoza from getting back to his feet.
Mendoza is controlling Lincon's trapped leg to prevent Lincon from advancing to side control.
Nice strikes from Lincon there.
Lincon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mendoza pushes Lincon off looking to stand but Lincon dives back in and keeps control.
Lincon wants to pass to mount but Mendoza is defending the position.
Mendoza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lincon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mendoza!
Lincon dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincon with a couple of short strikes.
Mendoza wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lincon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lincon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lincon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendoza's face.
Mendoza tries to hold on but Lincon postures up.
Lincon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lincon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mendoza badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lincon around the waist but Lincon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lincon is the winner by TKO! Lincon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Lincon!
Abe Lincon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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