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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Rak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Mendez's chin.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Rak.
Rak walks into a jab.
Mendez cracks Rak with a good jab.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rak tries to score with a low kick but Mendez moves his leg out of the way.
Rak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendez scores with a nice right hand.
Mendez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rak closes the distance and clinches.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rak throws a sloppy body shot
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Rak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak works over Mendez's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Rak misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Rak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rak tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rak counters with a three punch combo that has Mendez backing up. Mendez nods at Rak to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Rak's shoulder, as Rak tries to avoid the shot.
Rak is looking to land body kicks.
Rak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rak misses with a looping right.
Mendez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Rak.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Rak moves away and avoids it.
Rak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Rak's shoulder, as Rak tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Rak counters with a nice leg kick.
Mendez misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Rak misses with a double jab
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Mendez cracks Rak with an open hand slap.
Rak slips under a jab.
George Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rak swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Rak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rak.
Rak moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Rak misses with a body shot.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Rak moves away and avoids it.
Mendez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rak throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Rak misses.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rak moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Rak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to push Rak away but Rak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rak finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendez's head.
George Mendez's cut is getting worse.
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 throws a hook to the side of Rak's head but Rak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Rak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mendez connects with a single shot there.
Mendez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rak on the side of the head.
Mendez defending well as Rak loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mendez misses with a right hand
and Rak counters with an outside leg kick.
Rak walks into a left hand.
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 George Mendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Mendez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Mendez.
Mendez lands a left and a right that send Rak crashing to the mat, dazed. Mendez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rak is rocked!
Blue Rak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Rak counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Rak misses with a looping right.
Rak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rak swinging wildly here.
Rak tries to land a leg kick but Mendez saw it coming and moves away.
Rak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Rak has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Rak has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Rak moved out of range.
George Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Mendez misses.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Rak. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rak is looking to clinch.
Rak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Rak misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez throws a right hand that Rak ducks under and follows up with a left that Rak also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Rak tries to clinch up.
Rak tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rak misses the target.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Rak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rak tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rak misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rak momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rak throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Mendez lands with a straight right. Rak didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rak throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Rak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rak counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
Rak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rak to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rak.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendez's knee momentarily.
Rak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rak scrambles back to his feet.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rak counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez misses with an uppercut
enabling Rak to counter with a crisp jab.
Rak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick from Rak.
Rak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rak misses with a few strikes there.
Rak tries to clinch up.
Rak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Rak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Rak's head but Rak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rak. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand
and Rak counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Mendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Mendez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rak misses with a combination
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rak momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Mendez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rak swinging wildly here.
Mendez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Mendez.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Rak off the cage and back into range.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Rak moves away and avoids it.
Rak misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez throws a jab when Rak was well out of range.
Rak swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rak. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendez really felt that one!
Rak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rak.
Rak lands with a nice body punch.
Rak throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
Rak slips under a jab from Mendez.
Mendez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rak fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Rak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Rak slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Rak avoids them all with ease.
Rak misses with a leg kick
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Rak misses with a body shot.
Rak moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Rak throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rak moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Rak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Rak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
and Rak counters with a left to the body.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand
and Rak counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rak tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rak. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rak tries to land a body kick
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blue Rak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Rak moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez lands with a nice body punch.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Rak off the cage and back into range.
Mendez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Rak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rak motions for Mendez to come forward. Rak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rak counters with a crisp one two that drops Mendez! Rak thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mendez to his feet! Mendez is in big trouble!
Mendez is rocked!
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rak throws a leg kick but Mendez moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blue Rak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mendez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Mendez!
A less than humble George Mendez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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