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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jackson (ranked 4953 p4p, 4975 weight class) and Damon Mendoza (ranked 468 p4p, 469 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damon Mendoza !
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Mendoza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza 's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendoza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mendoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jim Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendoza lands a head shot.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendoza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Mendoza .
Mendoza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendoza ! But no joy.
Mendoza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
Damon Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mendoza , as that shot connected.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendoza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza .
Mendoza cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Mendoza lands.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Mendoza slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Mendoza dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza .
A jab lands there for Mendoza .
Mendoza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendoza as he connects with a hook.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendoza moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Mendoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mendoza clinches with his opponent.
Mendoza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Mendoza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Mendoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for Mendoza .
Jim Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mendoza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Mendoza .
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Mendoza counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Mendoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Donk. Mendoza catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Mendoza throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Jackson misses with a combination
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Mendoza moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
A shot to the liver by Mendoza . Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Mendoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Mendoza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Mendoza lands a head shot.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Damon Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a swing at Mendoza 's ribcage but misses.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendoza circles away quickly and effectively.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendoza scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
A little jabbing left from Mendoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Mendoza 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! This is the final round!
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. Jackson catches Mendoza right on the button with a cross.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Mendoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves forwards but Mendoza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Mendoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendoza with a hook.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Mendoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mendoza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jim Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza connects with a single shot there.
Mendoza throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
A jab lands there for Mendoza .
Jackson throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Mendoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mendoza ducked under it nicely.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease.
Mendoza throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Mendoza counters with a left to the body.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jab from Mendoza .
Mendoza connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Mendoza 's head but Mendoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendoza scores with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Mendoza lands.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Mendoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendoza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Mendoza !
Damon Mendoza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jim Jackson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck!'.
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hype
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