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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Storm Father (ranked 4473 p4p, 20620 weight class) and Daniel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Storm Father!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Father tries to clinch up.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
Father tries to counter by clinching up but Mendoza breaks away and moves out of range.
Father wants to clinch.
Father moves out of range of the leg kick from Mendoza.
Father was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendoza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Father checks it well.
Father takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendoza jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Father counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza tries a low kick but Father avoids it.
We've been informed that Mendoza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Father fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Father was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Father takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Father has time to react.
Mendoza has managed to clinch.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendoza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Father backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mendoza.
Still in the clinch, Mendoza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Father misses with some punches.
Mendoza scores with a hook to the body.
Mendoza lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Father blocks a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with an elbow strike.
Father gets control of Mendoza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Father will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Father has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mendoza is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Mendoza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza connects with a knee to the head.
Father drags the fight down to the ground.
Father has his feet on Mendoza's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Father misses with a left hand
and Father takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Mendoza lands with a nice body punch.
Father dodges the punch combination from Mendoza.
Father takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Father walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendoza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Father drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mendoza avoiding damage.
Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Father blocks with his arms.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Father is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendoza gets through Father's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Father tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendoza avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Mendoza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza digs a right hand underneath Father's ribcage. Father let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to work over Father's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Father fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Mendoza.
Father is breathing heavily.
Mendoza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza scores with a shoulder strike.
Father avoids the elbow strike from Mendoza, against the cage.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Father avoids it.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
A short body shot lands from Mendoza as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses.
Mendoza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Father backwards.
Mendoza presses Father against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Father.
Mendoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mendoza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendoza lunges at Father with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Father's hand.
Mendoza lands with a right hand.
Mendoza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Father seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Father is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mendoza.
Father walks into a jab.
Father is rocked!
Mendoza dips to his left and cracks Father with an uppercut!
Oh Father is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendoza tries to score with a low kick but Father moves his leg out of the way.
Father seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Father.
Mendoza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendoza.
Daniel Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tried to score with a low kick but Father checks it.
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendoza is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Father takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendoza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Father does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendoza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Father's head.
Father drops his hands momentarily and Mendoza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Father gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Father walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Father.
Father seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Father moves to clinch but Mendoza breaks away
and Father takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Father has closed the distance and engaged Mendoza in a clinch.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Father blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Father lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Father prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendoza.
Father misses with some punches.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fathers head.
Mendoza stalling the fight.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike.
Mendoza digs a right hand underneath Father's ribcage. Father let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Father's elbow.
Father fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza digs a right hand into Father's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Father's gas tank.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Father.
Father has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Father avoids it.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Father blocks with his arms.
Mendoza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Father takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mendoza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendoza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendoza.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Father's head.
Mendoza throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Father on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza digs a right hand into Father's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Father's gas tank.
Mendoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mendoza.
Good body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Father is defending well for now.
Mendoza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Father blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mendoza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Father doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendoza jabs Father right on the nose. Father blinks but takes it well.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
Father looks to clinch
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendoza cracks Father with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendoza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Father backs up against the cage.
Mendoza wants to slow Father down by chopping away at his legs.
Father wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mendoza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Father counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Mendoza.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Father circles away quickly and effectively.
As Mendoza tries to get set, Father tries to push him back and clinch up but Mendoza manages to avoid the attempt.
Storm Father is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Father throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Father moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendoza as he connects with a hook.
Mendoza pushes Father up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Father backwards.
Father misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza lands a right hand.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Father has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mendoza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Father up against the cage.
Daniel Mendoza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mendoza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Father backwards.
Mendoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Father pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza controlling from the top position.
Daniel Mendoza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Father has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mendoza is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Mendoza unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Father! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mendoza is unloading with more strikes now! Father drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Mendoza!
Daniel Mendoza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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