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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sabas Mendiola (ranked 1259 p4p, 1320 weight class) and Chance Greyvine (ranked 186 p4p, 194 weight class). Greyvine has chosen Ace of Spades - Motorhead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sabas Mendiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Greyvine!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyvine avoids the body shot from Mendiola.
Greyvine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greyvine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Greyvine.
Mendiola loads up on a big right hand but Greyvine slips the punch.
Mendiola moves out of range as Greyvine strikes.
Mendiola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greyvine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mendiola is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Greyvine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendiola slips a jab and a cross from Greyvine.
Greyvine pushes Mendiola up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendiola goes for a takedown attempt but Greyvine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Greyvine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Greyvine enables Mendiola to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Greyvine manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greyvine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendiola.
Greyvine striking from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mendiola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Greyvine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendiola stopping the sweep attempt from Greyvine.
Greyvine controlling Mendiola's posture.
Greyvine trying to keep a closed guard but Mendiola is proving a slippery customer.
Mendiola might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendiola stopping the sweep attempt from Greyvine.
Greyvine keeping moving, preventing Mendiola from controlling successfully.
Mendiola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Greyvine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mendiola misses with a body shot.
Mendiola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greyvine throws out the jab.
Mendiola appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mendiola throws a body shot but no joy.
Greyvine tries to bum rush Mendiola with a series of wild strikes but Mendiola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greyvine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greyvine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendiola moves away.
Mendiola closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Greyvine to the mat! Greyvine manages to get full guard.
Greyvine pushes Mendiola off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mendiola misses with a hook. Greyvine ducked under it nicely.
Greyvine scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Sabas Mendiola has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Mendiola.
Mendiola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greyvine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendiola's hands.
Greyvine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendiola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendiola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greyvine.
Mendiola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greyvine lands a nice hook to Mendiola's body. Mendiola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendiola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greyvine at a distance.
Mendiola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greyvine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Greyvine.
Mendiola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greyvine misses with the combination.
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!
Mendiola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greyvine moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendiola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendiola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greyvine lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Greyvine can't find room to land a body shot as Mendiola controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Greyvine.
Mendiola scores with a shoulder strike.
Mendiola is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Greyvine tries to throw a body punch but Mendiola avoids it by throwing Greyvine back against the cage.
Greyvine looking to stall.
Greyvine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chance Greyvine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sabas Mendiola's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greyvine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greyvine throws a body punch but Mendiola moves out of range.
Mendiola leaves Greyvine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendiola slips a jab from Greyvine.
A big left from Greyvine misses.
Greyvine walks into a stiff left hand from Mendiola.
Chance Greyvine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greyvine looks to land a right hand but Mendiola moved out of range.
Greyvine misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Greyvine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendiola lands a slapping body shot.
Greyvine fails with a takedown attempt.
Greyvine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendiola half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine connects with a jab.
Mendiola lands a right hook to the body.
Greyvine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greyvine misses with a few strikes there.
Mendiola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greyvine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendiola lands a nice hook to Greyvine's body. Greyvine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Greyvine looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendiola is just out of range.
Greyvine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendiola rather than just go for the knockout.
Mendiola avoids the body shot from Greyvine.
Greyvine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendiola drops down looking for a counter takedown but Greyvine sprawls and moves away.
Mendiola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greyvine.
Mendiola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Greyvine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendiola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Greyvine's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greyvine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendiola lands with an overhand left.
Greyvine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greyvine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendiola circles away.
Sabas Mendiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Greyvine.
Greyvine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Greyvine.
Greyvine clinches up with Mendiola and pushes him back against the cage.
Greyvine prevents a body shot from Mendiola.
Greyvine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendiolas head.
Nice body punch from Mendiola.
Greyvine is looking to control Mendiola's arms but Mendiola gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greyvine has his back to the cage.
Greyvine effectively controlling the action here.
Mendiola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine blocks a body shot from Mendiola.
Mendiola blocking some punches.
Mendiola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Greyvine is breathing heavily.
Greyvine is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mendiola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Greyvine.
Mendiola digs a right hand underneath Greyvine's ribcage. Greyvine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendiola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendiola lands a hook that snaps the head of Greyvine backwards.
Mendiola lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendiola.
Greyvine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendiola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendiola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greyvine takes one to the side of the head.
Greyvine misses with a body punch
and Mendiola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola lands with a shot to the body.
Greyvine misses with a double jab
and Mendiola counters with a single leg into guard. Greyvine didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greyvine looking for a sweep. Not yet Greyvine, not yet.
Mendiola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greyvine has momentary wrist control but Mendiola slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendiola is in close to Greyvine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greyvine is rocked!
Mendiola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mendiola is in close to Greyvine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sabas Mendiola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sabas Mendiola's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mendiola lands a slapping body shot.
Greyvine looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendiola is just out of range.
Mendiola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendiola looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Greyvine!
Greyvine tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mendiola lands a shot to the head.
Greyvine is still in real trouble! Can Mendiola finish him?
Greyvine takes a huge shot to the dome and he's out cold! Big knockout! Mendiola celebrates with his corner and points to his sponsors on a baseball cap.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sabas Mendiola!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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