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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 768 p4p, 918 weight class) and Jason Mendoza (ranked 22 p4p, 26 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mendoza scores with a kick to the body.
Mendoza tries to work over Motts's front leg with a kick but Motts checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Motts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Motts on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza closes the distance and pushes Motts back into the cage.
Motts misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendoza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motts is defending well for now.
Motts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza digs a right hand underneath Motts's ribcage. Motts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Motts can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Motts controls the action.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motts avoids it.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Motts.
Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Motts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motts is defending well for now.
Mendoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Gregory Motts has been cut.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Motts controls his hands.
Motts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mendoza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motts's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Motts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Motts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Motts pushes Mendoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Motts lands a left hand.
Mendoza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Motts tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Motts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Motts controls his hands.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Motts.
Motts avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses.
Mendoza landing knees to the head.
I was talking to Motts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mendoza tries to work over Motts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Motts avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motts avoids it.
A short left from Motts.
Motts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Motts is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Motts blocks the elbow strike.
Mendoza misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Motts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Motts lands a nice uppercut.
Motts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Motts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Motts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Motts swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motts misses with the head strike.
Mendoza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A shot in the inside from Mendoza.
Nice body punch from Motts.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza lands with a right to the head.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Motts won't want to take too many of those.
Motts is breathing heavily.
Mendoza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Motts's face.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Motts blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza pushes Motts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
Motts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Motts on the inside.
Motts lands a body punch.
Mendoza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Motts slows down the pace here.
Motts looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mendoza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Motts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Motts lands a jab to the nose.
Motts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mendoza.
Mendoza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendoza lands a body punch.
Motts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Motts's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Mendoza as the two fighters clinch.
Mendoza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mendoza throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Mendoza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Motts is rocked!
Mendoza lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Motts to his knees! Mendoza keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Mendoza!
Jason Mendoza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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