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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Merendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Estrada had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustavo Merendi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Estrada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Estrada there.
Merendi misses with a wild combination.
Merendi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Merendi passes to side control.
Estrada seems a little lost for a moment, as Merendi dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merendi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Estrada to his feet.
Merendi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Estrada cracks Merendi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Merendi drops his hands momentarily and Estrada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merendi wants to clinch.
Merendi moves into the clinch.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Estrada lands with a right to the head.
Merendi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Estrada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Estrada scores with a shoulder strike.
Estrada lands with a light punch inside.
Estrada looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estrada presses Merendi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Merendi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merendi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Estrada counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merendi doesn't manage to clinch there - Estrada circles away.
Merendi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Estrada lands a lovely overhand right.
Merendi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Estrada to the mat! Estrada manages to get full guard.
Estrada pushes Merendi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Estrada scores with a hook.
Merendi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Estrada counters with a nice uppercut.
Estrada lands a glancing blow to the side of Merendi's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estrada cracks a nice hook into Merendi's ribs.
Estrada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Estrada duly obliges.
Estrada lands a nice looking body shot.
Merendi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Estrada stuns Merendi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Merendi tries to close the distance and clinch but Estrada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Merendi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jonathan Estrada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Merendi.
Decent striking displayed by Estrada there.
Merendi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Estrada to score with a decent uppercut.
Estrada connects with a single shot there.
Merendi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Estrada circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Estrada misses the target.
Merendi looks winded!
Merendi throws a sloppy head kick and Estrada moves out of range easily.
Merendi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Merendi looks to clinch
and Estrada counters with a stiff right hand.
Merendi throws a lazy head kick
and Estrada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Merendi thinking.
Estrada cracks Merendi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Estrada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Merendi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Estrada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Merendi scrambles back to his feet.
Estrada pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Merendi back to the cage. Estrada follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Estrada scores with a jab to the head.
Jonathan Estrada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estrada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Merendi momentarily.
Merendi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Estrada as he avoids it easily.
Merendi tries for a takedown but Estrada circles away easily
letting Estrada counter with a right hand.
Estrada lands with a nice combination. Merendi backs away looking to recover.
Jonathan Estrada is winning the standup battle so far.
Estrada scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Merendi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Merendi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estrada is looking to counter punch.
Merendi doesn't manage to clinch there - Estrada circles away.
As Merendi looks to move away, Estrada throws a big counter combo bu Merendi just gets out of the way.
Merendi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Estrada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merendi throws a hook to the side of Estrada's head but Estrada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Estrada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Estrada.
Estrada works Merendi's body with a nice hook.
Estrada lands a lovely overhand right.
Estrada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Merendi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Merendi tries to clinch there but Estrada circles away.
Merendi tries for a takedown but Estrada circles away easily
and Estrada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jonathan Estrada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Merendi.
Merendi is breathing heavily.
Merendi walks into a left hand.
Jonathan Estrada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merendi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Estrada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Merendi looks for a takedown but Estrada sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Estrada misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estrada cracks Merendi with an open hand slap.
Gustavo Merendi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Estrada.
Estrada scores with a nice right hand.
Merendi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Estrada scores with a nice strike.
Merendi walks into a left hand.
Estrada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Estrada lands a jab to Merendi's midsection.
Estrada scores with a jab. Merendi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Estrada. Beautiful body shot.
Merendi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Merendi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Merendi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Merendi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Estrada counters with a straight right hand.
Estrada scores with a sloppy right hand. Merendi should have avoided that one.
Estrada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merendi can do to turn this around?
Estrada lands a nice shot that snaps Merendi's head back.
Merendi dodges the punch combination from Estrada.
Estrada digs a good hook to Merendi's body.
Merendi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Estrada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Estrada lands the left hand.
Estrada lands a slapping body shot.
Merendi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Estrada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada misses with a straight right.
Merendi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Merendi closes the distance and clinches.
Estrada digs a right hand underneath Merendi's ribcage. Merendi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Estrada is looking to break free of the clinch but Merendi has double underhooks.
Merendi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estrada scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Estrada. Those never looked like landing.
Estrada slips a jab and a cross from Merendi.
Estrada scores with a jab to the body.
Merendi shoots in for a takedown but Estrada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merendi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Merendi shoots in but no luck this time.
Merendi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Estrada dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Estrada shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Merendi eats them both and turns towards Estrada to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Merendi walks into a left hand.
Merendi tries to clinch but Estrada is having none of it.
It looked like Estrada was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Merendi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Estrada swivels and escapes.
Merendi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Estrada went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Estrada lands a nice hook to Merendi's body. Merendi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Estrada scores with a nice strike.
Estrada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Merendi on the side of the head.
Estrada stuffs the takedown.
Estrada was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrada's jab looks to have found its range, popping Merendi under the eye.
Estrada moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Merendi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Estrada.
Merendi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jonathan Estrada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Merendi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Merendi in his tracks.
Estrada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Estrada lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Estrada.
Merendi walks into a stiff left hand from Estrada.
Estrada throws a shot to the body.
Estrada throws a low kick, looking for Merendi's leg but Merendi calmly moves out of range.
Merendi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Estrada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merendi shoots and misses
and Estrada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Estrada lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merendi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Merendi tries to close the distance and clinch but Estrada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada cracks a nice hook into Merendi's ribs.
Estrada stuffs the takedown.
Estrada with a hook.
Estrada stuns Merendi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Merendi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Estrada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Estrada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Estrada punishes Merendi's body with a nice straight punch.
Merendi fails with a takedown attempt.
Estrada lands with a nice combination. Merendi backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merendi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Estrada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Merendi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Estrada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Estrada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Merendi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Estrada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Merendi wants to clinch but Estrada slips to the side
and Estrada counters with a nice uppercut.
Merendi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Estrada sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Estrada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Merendi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Estrada counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada cracks Merendi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Merendi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merendi dives in and grabs Estrada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Estrada pushes down on Merendi's head and hops out.
Estrada is looking for a counter combo.
Estrada with a jab.
Estrada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Merendi shoots for a double leg takedown but Estrada sprawls well. He's pushed Merendi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Estrada connects with a right hand. Merendi shakes it off.
Estrada digs a good hook to Merendi's body.
Merendi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Estrada digs a good body shot into Merendi's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Estrada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Estrada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Estrada!
Jonathan Estrada tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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