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EUFC 40:Yoshi vs. Mendez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silky Slapyaface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyrdek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirty Girl. Rob Dyrdek had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Dyrdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silky Slapyaface!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyrdek tries to work over Slapyaface's front leg with a kick but Slapyaface checks it.
Dyrdek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dyrdek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dyrdek misses with a low kick.
Dyrdek tries to clinch but Slapyaface moves out of range.
Dyrdek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Slapyaface is rocked!
Slapyaface throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slapyaface is still on wobbly legs! Can Dyrdek finish him?
A choreographed right hand from Dyrdek misses the target.
Dyrdek closes the distance and clinches.
Slapyaface tries to break the clinch but Dyrdek is controlling the position.
Dyrdek prevents the takedown attempt.
Dyrdek lands a nice uppercut.
Dyrdek is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Slapyaface can't fight it off and eventually Dyrdek manages to take the fight to the floor. Slapyaface looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Slapyaface has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dyrdek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slapyaface is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slapyaface seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapyaface wants to work for an arm triangle but Dyrdek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dyrdek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slapyaface moves into full mount! Dyrdek won't be happy about that!
Dyrdek is breathing heavily.
Slapyaface misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Slapyaface moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dyrdek has worked his arm free - good work by Dyrdek!
Slapyaface wants to take a breather but Dyrdek manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Slapyaface.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapyaface not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slapyaface scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slapyaface drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slapyaface jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dyrdek working a defensive guard here.
Dyrdek keeping moving, preventing Slapyaface from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapyaface showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slapyaface forces his way into half guard.
Slapyaface is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slapyaface works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slapyaface working for a guillotine from mount but Dyrdek is in no mood to give up.
Slapyaface looking to control but Dyrdek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slapyaface moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dyrdek has worked his arm free - good work by Dyrdek!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Silky Slapyaface will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dyrdek misses with a two punch combination.
Slapyaface shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Slapyaface looking to finish with strikes here!
Slapyaface lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dyrdek wants to hold on but Slapyaface pushes him away.
Dyrdek is looking to improve his position but Slapyaface isn't that keen on the idea.
Slapyaface thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slapyaface looking to land elbow strikes but Dyrdek uses the position to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapyaface is working for an americana but Dyrdek has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Slapyaface was thinking about the submission.
Slapyaface is breathing heavily.
Slapyaface trying to control the position from guard on top but Dyrdek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slapyaface trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dyrdek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slapyaface working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Slapyaface tries to free his leg and advance position but Dyrdek is retaining full guard.
Dyrdek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slapyaface misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Dyrdek misses.
Dyrdek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slapyaface.
Dyrdek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dyrdek moves in looking to clinch but Slapyaface pushes him off.
Slapyaface avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slapyaface.
A punch lands to the side of Dyrdek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dyrdek tries for a takedown but Slapyaface circles away easily
and Slapyaface connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slapyaface wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Dyrdek.
Slapyaface throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dyrdek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dyrdek manages to break the clinch.
Dyrdek clinches but Slapyaface breaks the clinch
and Slapyaface decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dyrdek's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slapyaface trying to control but Dyrdek is working from the bottom.
Slapyaface trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slapyaface prevents Dyrdek from getting back to his feet.
Slapyaface stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dyrdek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slapyaface drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dyrdek looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dyrdek looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dyrdek!
Dyrdek controlling the position from side mount.
Slapyaface manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dyrdek's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silky Slapyaface showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Slapyaface darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slapyaface passes into side control, despite Dyrdek's attempt to control the position.
Slapyaface thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slapyaface is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dyrdek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slapyaface wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dyrdek, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapyaface tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slapyaface has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Slapyaface throws an elbow but Dyrdek slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dyrdek struggling a bit here.
Slapyaface is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dyrdek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapyaface tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slapyaface wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dyrdek, who protects the arm well.
Silky Slapyaface has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slapyaface is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dyrdek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slapyaface wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Slapyaface tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Slapyaface misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Slapyaface wants to control but Dyrdek is keeping him busy.
Dyrdek parries the strikes from Slapyaface easily there. Slapyaface is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dyrdek to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dyrdek gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Slapyaface takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rob Dyrdek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slapyaface misses with a head shot.
Slapyaface jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dyrdek manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Slapyaface tries for a kimura but Dyrdek is defending well.
Dyrdek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Slapyaface has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silky Slapyaface comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slapyaface winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silky Slapyaface!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Chips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Chips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Chips tries to sprawl out of it but Liddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chips manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chips looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Chips swinging wilding here.
Chips avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chips swivels and escapes.
Chips blocks a head kick by Liddell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chips keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joey Chips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Liddell gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chips is not content to let Liddell control the position.
Chips wants to improve his position but Liddell is controlling well.
Chips is trying to stand.
Liddell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Liddell prevents Chips from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liddell works his way into side control.
Liddell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chips keeps working.
Chips can't do much from the bottom here.
Chips sneaks back into half guard.
Liddell prevents Chips from improving his position.
Chips manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips misses with a double jab.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell shoots in and bounces Chips off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chips has momentary wrist control but Liddell slips an elbow through the middle.
Chips is rocked!
Liddell passes Chips's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liddell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chips is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking for a kimura here.
Chips actively working from the bottom here.
Liddell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chips pushes Liddell off looking to stand but Liddell dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chips fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell 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.
Liddell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chips.
Oh Chips is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell Rushes Chips and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Chips is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Liddell Piles on the pressure and Chips crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Davis misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Davis stands up from Johnson's guard - Davis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Davis cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis wants a takedown.
Davis is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Johnson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Johnson looking to stall.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis drags the fight down to the ground.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Davis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davis thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Davis wants to advance to full mount but Johnson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Davis wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Derrick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Davis shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Davis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Davis controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Check out the look on Davis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis laying and praying for a moment but Johnson takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackson Davis.
I think Davis 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derrick Johnson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Canelo Jhonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canelo Jhonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jhonson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jhonson throws a head kick that half lands.
Diggler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jhonson's head.
Jhonson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diggler lands with a nice body kick.
Diggler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggler misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jhonson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jhonson throws a nice head kick!
Jhonson throws a nice looking combination but Diggler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diggler lands a nice shot to the body.
Jhonson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diggler misses with a head kick.
Diggler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jhonson is rocked!
It looks like Canelo Jhonson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler cracks Jhonson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jhonson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Diggler pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jhonson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Diggler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Silas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural comes into the arena with back in black - ACDC blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Natural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Silas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Natural as Silas shoots in.
Natural swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natural darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silas trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natural is taking a breather. Silas 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.
Natural missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silas is looking to improve his position.
Natural performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Natural wants to pass the guard but Silas is defending well.
Natural is controlling the pace.
Natural's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Natural has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Natural seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silas for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Natural just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natural thows a body shot but no joy.
Natural misses with a body shot.
Natural throws a looping overhand right but Silas ducks down to avoid it.
Silas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natural misses the shot to the body.
Silas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natural misses with a wild body shot.
Silas avoids the body shot from Natural.
Nice defenses there by Silas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silas has a takedown stuffed.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natural wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck for Silas with that takedown attempt.
Randy Natural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Silas.
Natural scores with a punch to the head.
Natural takes a swing at Silas's ribcage but misses.
Natural throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natural lands with a nice body punch.
Silas looks gassed!
Natural darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Natural wants to pass to mount but Silas is defending the position.
Silas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Natural dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Natural takes a swing at Silas's ribcage but misses.
Natural throws a hook but Silas blocks it.
Natural feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Natural throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Natural stays in close to Silas's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natural.
Natural just misses with a punch to the body.
Natural throws a jab but it's blocked by Silas.
Natural swings for the body but Silas moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silas fails with the takedown.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natural shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Natural is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silas.
Silas is breathing heavily.
Natural just content to control the position.
Silas pushes Natural away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Natural gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural staying calm.
Silas wants to get back to his feet but Natural is dominant here and he's now got Silas's back!
Natural tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Natural just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Natural closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silas to the mat! Silas manages to get full guard.
Silas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Natural controls the pace.
Silas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Natural puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Natural content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Natural 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!
Natural swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natural scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Natural controlling the pace.
Silas wants to control but Natural is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Natural just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Natural's waist but Natural gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silas off to one side.
Silas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Natural as he jumps to the side.
Silas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silas gets caught flat footed, as Natural shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Natural is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silas is looking for a triangle but Natural pushes his legs off easily.
Natural is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silas wants to sweep but no luck.
Randy Natural overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Natural showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Natural just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natural.
Natural closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Natural is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Randy Natural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Silas.
Natural content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Andrei Silas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Natural for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Natural showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Natural has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Natural!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Meridius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Meridius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edwards doesn't seem bothered though.
Meridius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Meridius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Edwards wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Edwards scores with a couple of short elbows.
Meridius is trying to get back to half guard.
Meridius is working hard here to advance position.
Edwards is looking to take a break and control but Meridius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edwards looks up at the clock and then as Meridius takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Edwards smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Meridius wants to get back to his feet.
Meridius is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edwards checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edwards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Meridius is trying to control Edwards's posture but Edwards avoids it.
Meridius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Edwards advances nicely into full mount.
Edwards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meridius is looking to escape.
Meridius manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Edwards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Meridius is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is working for a submission of some sort.
Edwards is nestled in close to Meridius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Meridius is not content to let Edwards control the position.
Edwards sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Edwards seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Edwards seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meridius trying to hold on to Edwards's head to control him but Edwards postures up.
Meridius looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edwards passes to side control.
Edwards looks gassed!
Meridius can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meridius gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Edwards pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Meridius tries to reverse the position but Edwards maintains control.
Edwards working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Meridius turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Edwards off and cradles Meridius's limp body as Edwards celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Matt Edwards!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson comes into the arena with This Calling by All That Remains blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a hook but Richardson blocks it.
Mitchell fails with the takedown.
Mitchell shoots in but Richardson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richardson stuffs the takedown.
Nate Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Mitchell.
Richardson throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Mitchell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richardson tries to avoid it but Mitchell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richardson to the ground. Richardson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mitchell looks gassed!
Richardson lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Mitchell crumples to the floor! Richardson milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nate Richardson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Jay-Z - Brooklyn We Go Hard as his entrance music. Paolo Mendez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Yoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendez. That did some damage!
Yoshi feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Yoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Yoshi throws a low kick but Mendez avoids it.
Mendez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mendez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshi tries to clinch up.
Yoshi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Yoshi or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez which made him look bad.
Yoshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Mendez as Yoshi shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Yoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Yoshi digs a good body shot into Mendez's ribs.
Yoshi misses with a looping left.
Yoshi shoots in and bounces Mendez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendez is trying to control the position but Yoshi postures up.
Yoshi looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yoshi lands with a kick to the temple. Mendez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Mendez stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoshi. Yoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Mendez. No joy for Yoshi on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi shoots in but Mendez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Yoshi misses.
Yoshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendez but Mendez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yoshi throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Yoshi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yoshi clobbers Mendez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yoshi throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Mendez. No joy for Yoshi on that attempt.
Yoshi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mendez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yoshi is putting a hurting on Mendez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yoshi tries to move to mount but Mendez blocks the move with his legs.
Yoshi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendez, who protects the arm well.
Mendez dodges the ground and pound from Yoshi.
Yoshi trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mendez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mendez is looking for a triangle but Yoshi pushes his legs off easily.
Mendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mendez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yoshi manages to get himself to full guard.
Mendez trying to control but Yoshi is working from the bottom.
Yoshi wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoshi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshi is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi is trying to control the position but Mendez postures up.
Yoshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Mendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshi is retaining full guard.
Mendez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mendez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Yoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshi throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi misses the shot to the body.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
Yoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshi misses with a body kick.
Yoshi misses with the combination.
Yoshi is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoshi cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yoshi misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshi throws a leg kick but Mendez checks it.
Yoshi closes the distance and clinches up with Mendez, looking for a takedown. Yoshi pushes Mendez against the cage but Mendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yoshi throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshi's head back.
Yoshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshi misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paolo Mendez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yoshi looks for a takedown but Mendez sprawls well.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yoshi as he jumps to the side.
Yoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Taka Yoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Yoshi lands but Mendez takes it in his stride.
Yoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez slips a jab and a cross from Yoshi.
Yoshi misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Yoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Yoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshi pushes Mendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi jumps guard but Mendez stands there with Yoshi around his waist. Yoshi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendez tries to stall but Yoshi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yoshi just leaning against Mendez, taking a breather.
Mendez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mendez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendez lands a left hand.
Mendez breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mendez gets caught flat footed, as Yoshi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yoshi trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yoshi passes into side control.
Mendez is looking for a sweep.
Mendez is not content to let Yoshi control the position.
Mendez sneaks back into half guard.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendez trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yoshi.
Mendez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mendez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mendez is trying to maintain the position but Yoshi is very close to passing his half guard.
Mendez wants to improve his position but Yoshi is controlling well.
Yoshi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendez moves into full guard.
Yoshi forces his way into half guard.
Yoshi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez manages to get to full guard.
Mendez looking for a guillotine here but Yoshi defends easily.
Mendez working for submissions but it's allowed Yoshi to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Yoshi there.
Yoshi passes to full mount!
Mendez regains half guard.
Mendez trying to hold on to Yoshi's head to control him but Yoshi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Taka Yoshi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yoshi tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a single leg into guard. Yoshi didn't expect that.
Yoshi wants to get back to his feet but Mendez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mendez slips nicely into half guard.
Mendez is keen to just control but Yoshi is a slippery customer.
Paolo Mendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but Yoshi defending well.
Yoshi tries to roll over but Mendez keeps him under control.
Mendez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yoshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendez takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
Yoshi shoots in for a double leg but Mendez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshi closes the distance but Mendez moves to the side
and Mendez counters with a single leg into guard. Yoshi didn't expect that.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoshi keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Yoshi is keeping the position.
Mendez stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshi.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Yoshi keeps moving.
Yoshi striking off his back but it's not causing Mendez any problems.
Mendez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Yoshi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi is looking to land body kicks.
Yoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.
Yoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Mendez. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mendez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mendez looking to finish Yoshi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yoshi!
Mendez is working for a guillotine from mount but Yoshi frees his head quite easily.
Yoshi working to try and regain half guard.
Mendez looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Mendez dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshi throws a series of punches but Mendez moves out of range.
Yoshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taka Yoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoshi. Yoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoshi has his takedown stuffed
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mendez showed some decent athleticism there.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshi keeps working.
Mendez is looking for a kimura here.
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Yoshi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yoshi is looking to improve his position.
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura but Yoshi is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi kicks off Mendez and gets to his feet.
Mendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshi throws a wild body kick that Mendez sees coming a mile off.
Yoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendez as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendez digs a good hook to Yoshi's body.
Yoshi throws a head kick that misses
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoshi tries to clinch up.
Mendez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mendez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A head kick misses from Yoshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mendez lands in his opponent's guard.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshi is keeping the position for now.
Yoshi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yoshi is looking for a triangle but Mendez pushes his legs off easily.
Yoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mendez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Mendez!
Paolo Mendez is the new light heavyweight champion!
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