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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 4124 p4p, 3073 weight class) and Paul Herrera (ranked 487 p4p, 384 weight class). Paul Herrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 31 - 27 - 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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy throws an overhand right that lands on Herrera's shoulder, as Herrera tries to avoid the shot.
Herrera throws a fast counter high kick but Mendy manages to duck under it in time.
Herrera's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Herrera's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Herrera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Herrera stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Mendy.
Mendy misses with a double jab.
Herrera follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Herrera scores with a nice body kick.
Herrera throws a leg kick but Mendy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mendy misses with an uppercut.
Herrera changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy misses with a straight right.
Mendy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herrera drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mendy sneaks out the side door and pushes Herrera away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera misses with a leg kick
so Mendy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mendy is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Herrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herrera trying to control the position.
Mendy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Herrera keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
Herrera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy won't allow Herrera to get back to his feet.
Herrera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendy is aware though and is defending well.
Herrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Herrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mendy chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Herrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy cracks Herrera with a solid left hand.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Herrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Herrera is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mendy dives into side control.
Mendy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Herrera takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Herrera is looking to reverse the position.
Mendy in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy looks up at the clock and then as Herrera takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mendy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mendy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Herrera's legs.
Herrera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mendy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Herrera wants to control but Mendy postures up.
Herrera is being controlled here.
Mendy is putting a hurting on Herrera here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mendy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herrera keeps working.
Herrera seems a little lost for a moment, as Mendy dominates the positioning.
Herrera is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Mendy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Herrera down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Herrera blocks a head kick by Mendy.
Mendy swings for the body but Herrera moves out of range.
Mendy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herrera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Herrera showed some decent athleticism there.
Mendy is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendy is working hard here to advance position.
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera wanted to stand there but Mendy had control of the position.
Herrera throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herrera stops Mendy from standing up.
Mendy pulls Herrera in to control the position.
Mendy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Herrera is one step ahead there.
Mendy pulls Herrera in to control the position.
Herrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Herrera is looking to stand up but Mendy won't let him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendy pinned against the cage. Mendy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pierre Ragout Mendy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two 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.
Herrera tries to clinch there but Mendy circles away.
Mendy feinted with a counter takedown.
Mendy slaps away a takedown attempt from Herrera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mendy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Herrera.
Mendy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Herrera is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mendy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Mendy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendy misses with a takedown
and Herrera counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Herrera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendy misses the body punch
and Herrera counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Mendy misses.
Mendy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Herrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herrera can do to turn this around?
Herrera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendy is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Herrera is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herrera trying to control but Mendy is working from the bottom.
Mendy has his hands on Herrera's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera won't allow Mendy to sweep him here.
Mendy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mendy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendy is adopting a defensive guard.
Mendy continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Herrera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mendy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Herrera trying to keep a closed guard but Mendy is proving a slippery customer.
Mendy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mendy chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendy landing some decent shots from guard.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Herrera keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendy is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendy.
Herrera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Herrera throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mendy trying to control but Herrera is working from the bottom.
Mendy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mendy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two 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.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy tries to free his leg and advance position but Herrera is retaining full guard.
Herrera seems keen to control Mendy's posture.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendy works over Herrera with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Mendy postures up.
Herrera keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
Herrera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendy passes into half guard.
Herrera is refusing to be controlled, as Mendy sits in half guard.
Herrera trying to control here.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Herrera's head.
Mendy working over Herrera with some ground and pound. Herrera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
Herrera is rocked!
Mendy controlling the action here.
Herrera is still in real trouble! Can Mendy finish him?
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herrera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy controlling the action here.
Mendy is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Herrera is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mendy fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Herrera from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mendy! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Ragout Mendy!
Pierre Ragout Mendy gave a mention to Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Paul Herrera spoke after the fight, saying 'I love you all!'.
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