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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Mendez (ranked 340 p4p, 53 weight class) and Quinoa Smiff (ranked 550 p4p, 90 weight class). Mendez comes into the arena with Angelito blaring out of the sound system. Angelo Mendez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quinoa Smiff's chin.
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184 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy.
Smiff darts in and clinches Mendez up against the cage.
Smiff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiff is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smiff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mendez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smiff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez stops a takedown attempt from Smiff.
I was talking to Mendez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Angelo Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinoa Smiff.
Mendez has Smiff pressed against the cage, preventing Smiff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendez prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff is trying to drag Mendez to the mat but Mendez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez scores with a sloppy right hand. Smiff should have avoided that one.
Smiff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendez counters by moving into the clinch.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiff blocks a jab.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Smiff off the cage and back into range.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Smiff avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smiff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiff moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Smiff lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smiff in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mendez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Smiff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quinoa Smiff!
Quinoa Smiff really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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
56% |
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