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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shahram Sheikhan (ranked 3897 p4p, 2141 weight class) and Luiz Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Shahram Sheikhan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shahram Sheikhan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shahram Sheikhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheikhan moves to clinch but Mendoza breaks away
and Mendoza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendoza works the jab nicely.
Sheikhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza is looking to score with low kicks.
Mendoza checks the leg kick.
Mendoza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sheikhan is fending him off so far but Mendoza persists. Nope, Sheikhan circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendoza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sheikhan to the ground. Mendoza is now in Sheikhan's guard.
Sheikhan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheikhan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendoza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheikhan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendoza's face.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Sheikhan has him pinned against the cage.
Sheikhan avoiding damage.
Sheikhan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikhan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendoza drags the fight down to the ground.
Sheikhan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mendoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendoza is trying to control the position but Sheikhan postures up.
Sheikhan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendoza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mendoza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Mendoza slips a jab from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheikhan is looking to counter the offense by Mendoza and move into the clinch.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheikhan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan backing away here, and Mendoza unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Sheikhan checks it.
Sheikhan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Mendoza swings for the body but Sheikhan moves out of range.
Sheikhan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mendoza sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendoza takes a swing at Sheikhan's ribcage but misses.
Sheikhan jabs at Mendoza's body.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheikhan manages to avoid it.
Mendoza misses with a double jab.
Mendoza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Sheikhan misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mendoza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sheikhan is able to avoid easily.
Mendoza dives in and grabs Sheikhan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sheikhan pushes down on Mendoza's head and hops out.
Mendoza connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Sheikhan avoids nicely.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Sheikhan moved away.
Sheikhan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mendoza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mendoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheikhan.
Nice uppercut there from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendoza should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Sheikhan slams his shin into Mendoza's torso.
Shahram Sheikhan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheikhan ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
Sheikhan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheikhan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan dodges the punch combination from Mendoza.
As Mendoza tries to get set, Sheikhan tries to push him back and clinch up but Mendoza manages to avoid the attempt.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Sheikhan moves into range and clinches up with Mendoza.
Sheikhan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sheikhan with a knee to the head.
Sheikhan misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikhan.
Sheikhan trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sheikhan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sheikhan looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
Sheikhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheikhan.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sheikhan quickly recovers to half guard.
Sheikhan controlling the position well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luiz Mendoza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sheikhan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza cracks a nice hook into Sheikhan's ribs.
Sheikhan with the inside leg kick.
Mendoza thuds his right hand into Sheikhan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendoza throws a low kick, looking for Sheikhan's leg but Sheikhan calmly moves out of range.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mendoza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Mendoza works Sheikhan's body with a nice hook.
Sheikhan throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheikhan circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza scores with a sloppy right hand. Sheikhan should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza misses with a low kick.
Sheikhan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheikhan misses with a straight left.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendoza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sheikhan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sheikhan.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheikhan misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Luiz Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheikhan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sheikhan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Sheikhan avoids nicely.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Sheikhan moves out of range.
Sheikhan throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan moves in looking to clinch but Mendoza pushes him off.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheikhan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheikhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sheikhan rather than just go for the knockout.
Sheikhan throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Mendoza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sheikhan as he jumps to the side.
Sheikhan tried to counter with a leg kick but Mendoza avoided it.
Mendoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheikhan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mendoza jabs Sheikhan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luiz Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheikhan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendoza checks it well.
Sheikhan is looking to score with low kicks.
Sheikhan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sheikhan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheikhan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendoza on the side of the head.
Sheikhan scores with a jab. Mendoza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sheikhan throws a solid leg kick but Mendoza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sheikhan.
Sheikhan throws a head kick but Mendoza moves out of range.
Sheikhan misses with a body kick.
Mendoza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Sheikhan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
As Mendoza looks to move away, Sheikhan throws a big counter combo but Mendoza just gets out of the way.
Sheikhan has managed to clinch.
Mendoza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sheikhan scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza jumps guard and drags Sheikhan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mendoza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendoza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sheikhan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan continues to stall.
Mendoza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sheikhan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luiz Mendoza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Sheikhan takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendoza throws a body punch but Sheikhan moves out of range.
Sheikhan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendoza at a distance.
Sheikhan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sheikhan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Sheikhan moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
Sheikhan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sheikhan tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sheikhan misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendoza throws a front kick aimed at Sheikhan's knee but Sheikhan avoids it well.
Sheikhan moves out of range of the body kick from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sheikhan.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Sheikhan saw that one coming.
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 throws a jab when Sheikhan was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendoza throws out a leg kick but Sheikhan moves out of range and Mendoza only half commits.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sheikhan throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheikhan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheikhan takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Sheikhan's shoulder, as Sheikhan tries to avoid the shot.
Sheikhan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sheikhan throws the kick towards the body but Mendoza avoids it.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheikhan.
Sheikhan looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
Mendoza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sheikhan tries to move into range but Mendoza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mendoza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sheikhan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheikhan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sheikhan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendoza has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Mendoza as he connects with a hook.
Sheikhan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Sheikhan cracks Mendoza with a good jab.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
Mendoza needs to keep his hands up - Sheikhan had a free shot at his head there.
Sheikhan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheikhan misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Sheikhan has him pressed against the cage.
Sheikhan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sheikhan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sheikhan misses with a punch to the body.
Sheikhan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendoza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sheikhan smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan throws an off balance right hand
and Mendoza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Sheikhan keeps moving.
Sheikhan trying to control the position.
Mendoza throws a strike but Sheikhan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sheikhan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sheikhan slips nicely into half guard.
Luiz Mendoza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendoza tries to roll over but Sheikhan keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sheikhan is working away from the top position though.
Mendoza keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Luiz Mendoza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mendoza moves into full guard.
Sheikhan trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
Shahram Sheikhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheikhan postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luiz Mendoza.
I've got Mendoza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luiz Mendoza!
In his post fight interview, Luiz Mendoza started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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