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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 935 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Luiz Mendoza (ranked 51 p4p, 92 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Six Nine circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza jabs Six Nine right on the nose. Six Nine blinks but takes it well.
Six Nine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Million Dollar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Six Nine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Six Nine slips a straight right by Mendoza.
A jab from Six Nine does it's job there.
Six Nine blocks a jab.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Six Nine avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Six Nine rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to pull guard but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Six Nine lands a right hand.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Six Nine won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Six Nine .
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Six Nine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Six Nine .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine is stalling here.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
Mendoza drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza working a defensive guard here.
Six Nine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendoza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Six Nine has managed to get both his arms back between Mendoza's legs - danger averted.
Six Nine stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mendoza misses with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Six Nine .
Six Nine looks for the body kick but Mendoza saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendoza momentarily.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Six Nine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Six Nine .
Six Nine slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Six Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Six Nine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Six Nine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendoza.
Tekashi Six Nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Six Nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Six Nine misses the target.
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
Six Nine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendoza doesn't seem bothered though.
Six Nine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendoza shoots for a double leg takedown but Six Nine sprawls well. He's pushed Mendoza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Six Nine gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Six Nine leaning against his opponent.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Six Nine dodges the punch combination from Mendoza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
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.
Six Nine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Six Nine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Six Nine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Six Nine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Six Nine is looking to slow Mendoza down with leg kicks.
Six Nine connects with a solid leg kick.
Six Nine with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Six Nine is trying to stall.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Six Nine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
Six Nine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Six Nine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Six Nine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
Mendoza wants to break free but Six Nine has control.
Mendoza wants to break free but Six Nine has control.
Six Nine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mendoza is trying to push Six Nine away but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling the position.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tekashi Six Nine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Six Nine .
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Six Nine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break free but Six Nine has control.
Six Nine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Six Nine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Six Nine stalling.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Six Nine lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
Mendoza wants to break free but Six Nine has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Six Nine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Six Nine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Six Nine digs a right hand into Mendoza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendoza's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Six Nine .
Six Nine slowing the pace effectively.
Six Nine keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendoza is trying to pull guard but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Six Nine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Six Nine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Six Nine clinches up with Mendoza and pushes him back against the cage.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Six Nine has him pinned against the cage.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Six Nine connects with a looping right hand.
Six Nine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mendoza if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Six Nine . That's going to slow Mendoza down.
Six Nine delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Six Nine keeps Mendoza at a distance using the push kick.
Mendoza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Six Nine . Mendoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Six Nine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendoza's sensitive parts.
Mendoza connects with a body shot.
Six Nine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mendoza ducks right into an uppercut from Six Nine .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Six Nine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendoza throws a sloppy body shot
and Six Nine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendoza thinking.
Six Nine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendoza in his tracks.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Six Nine .
Six Nine with a nice calf kick.
Six Nine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendoza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mendoza takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling the position.
Six Nine wants to stall.
Six Nine is struggling to control the position.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Six Nine trying to control the position but instead, Mendoza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Six Nine into the cage.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Six Nine won't allow it.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
Six Nine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Six Nine lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Six Nine 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Six Nine lands a nice uppercut.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Six Nine won't allow it.
Mendoza letting Six Nine take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Six Nine .
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling the position.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling the position.
Come on Six Nine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hand to the body from Six Nine .
Mendoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Six Nine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mendoza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mendoza tries to break free but Six Nine pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Six Nine keeps him there for the moment.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Six Nine has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Six Nine keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendoza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.
Mendoza can't break the clinch.
Six Nine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendoza or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a shot to the body.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Six Nine .
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
Six Nine cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot.
Six Nine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Six Nine digs a right hand into Mendoza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendoza's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Six Nine is stalling here.
Six Nine stalling in the clinch.
Six Nine stalling the fight.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza can't break the clinch.
Six Nine cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Six Nine cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Six Nine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to push Six Nine away but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza wants to break free but Six Nine has control.
Six Nine pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Six Nine lands with a good body shot.
Six Nine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendoza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendoza sizes up Six Nine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Six Nine moves into the clinch.
Six Nine can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Six Nine digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Six Nine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mendoza tries to break free but Six Nine pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Six Nine .
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Six Nine works the jab nicely.
Six Nine instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Six Nine lands with a right to the head.
Six Nine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Six Nine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Six Nine .
A short right from Six Nine on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Six Nine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Six Nine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Six Nine has Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine lands a left hand.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Six Nine gets underhooks to prevent Mendoza's takedown attempt.
Six Nine leaning against his opponent.
Six Nine effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Six Nine for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Six Nine prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Mendoza can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Six Nine .
Six Nine has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Six Nine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Six Nine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Six Nine has Mendoza pressed against the cage.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Six Nine .
Mendoza is trying to push Six Nine away but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Six Nine .
Mendoza being controlled against the cage.
Mendoza letting Six Nine take a breather here.
Six Nine seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Six Nine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Six Nine keeps him there for the moment.
Mendoza can't break the clinch.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Six Nine holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendoza drops back down to his feet.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Six Nine - that landed with a thud.
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Six Nine has the dominant position.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Six Nine .
Mendoza is trying to push Six Nine away but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendoza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine had his way with Luiz Mendoza in that round.
That's time! Six Nine 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendoza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Six Nine - the referee stops the clock and Mendoza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Six Nine . Mendoza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mendoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Six Nine .
Mendoza misses with a right hand
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendoza's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendoza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the body.
Six Nine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Six Nine gets caught napping as Mendoza dives in and scores a takedown. Six Nine manages to retain guard.
Six Nine has his feet on Mendoza's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Six Nine - that will leave a mark!
Mendoza is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Six Nine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Six Nine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Six Nine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mendoza if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luiz Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Six Nine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendoza wants to break free but Six Nine has control.
Six Nine is leaning against Mendoza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine avoiding damage.
Six Nine is leaning against Mendoza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Six Nine .
A right hook to the body lands for Six Nine .
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to break free but Six Nine has control.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Six Nine has him pinned against the cage.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
Six Nine keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendoza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Six Nine .
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Six Nine presses Mendoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Six Nine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Six Nine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendoza fails to pull guard.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Six Nine .
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Six Nine digs a right hand into Mendoza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendoza's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Six Nine keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Six Nine as the two fighters clinch.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Six Nine .
A short right from Six Nine on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Six Nine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza is rocked!
Six Nine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Six Nine finish him?
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Six Nine as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Six Nine dips a shoulder and cracks Mendoza with a mighty uppercut! Mendoza falls back against the cage and Six Nine unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mendoza is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Six Nine screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tekashi Six Nine !
Tekashi Six Nine retains his bantamweight title!
Tekashi Six Nine 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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