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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 2682 p4p, 3813 weight class) and Jon Horn (ranked 365 p4p, 467 weight class). Jon Horn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pierre Ragout Mendy's chin.
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendy's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horn.
Horn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horn throws a head kick but Mendy moves out of range.
Mendy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mendy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Horn's corner calls for a 1-2. Horn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horn.
Mendy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horn scores with a push kick.
Horn pushes Mendy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendy wants a takedown but no success here.
Mendy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Horn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Horn manages to break the clinch.
Mendy throws a series of punches but Horn avoids them all with ease.
Horn connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn lands a high kick!
Horn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horn manages to break the clinch.
Horn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mendy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Horn's guard.
Mendy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Horn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mendy dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn pushes Mendy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mendy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mendy tries to score with some ground and pound. Horn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Horn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mendy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Mendy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Horn pushes Mendy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mendy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Horn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mendy.
Mendy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mendy scores with punches from side control.
Horn tries to escape but Mendy is in control.
Horn dodges the ground and pound from Mendy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horn is trying to get back to his feet.
Mendy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Horn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Horn is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Mendy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mendy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mendy cracks Horn with a big elbow.
Horn taking a bit of punishment here - Mendy scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Mendy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Horn tries to escape but Mendy is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Horn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mendy is controlling him well.
An elbow from Mendy crashes against the mat.
Mendy working the head and body with strikes.
Mendy cracks Horn with a big right hand but Horn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Mendy.
Mendy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horn keeps working.
Horn is trying to buck Mendy off.
Mendy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Horn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Horn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mendy trying to control the action but Horn is working from the bottom.
Mendy working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy slows the pace down.
Horn is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Horn is trying to buck Mendy off.
Mendy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Horn, who protects the arm well.
Horn is trying to get back to his feet.
Mendy trying to control the action but Horn is working from the bottom.
Mendy in side control, throwing shots but Horn defends.
Mendy working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy 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.
A shot to the body from Mendy misses
and Horn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horn lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horn.
Horn throws a head kick that Mendy semi-blocks.
Horn lands a right hook to the body.
Mendy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horn manages to avoid it.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jon Horn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendy throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Mendy misses with a takedown attempt - Horn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mendy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horn connects with a right hand. Mendy shakes it off.
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!
Horn dodges the punch combination from Mendy.
Nice cross by Horn.
Mendy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy throws a combination that misses
letting Horn counter with a right hand.
Oh Mendy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendy takes a swing at Horn's ribcage but misses.
Mendy missing with a left hand there. Horn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horn jabs at Mendy's body.
Horn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendy's sensitive parts.
Horn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendy.
Mendy loads up on a big right hand but Horn slips the punch.
Mendy throws a wild body kick that Horn sees coming a mile off.
Mendy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horn pinned against the cage. Horn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ragout Mendy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Horn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendy seems to have got his legs back now.
Good leg kick by Horn.
Horn works Mendy's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendy throws out the jab.
Mendy is looking to wear down Horn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horn scores with a head kick. Mendy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Pierre Ragout Mendy has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mendy! Horn dives in looking to finish! Mendy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Horn!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jon Horn thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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