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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Mendoza (ranked 1952 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Sonny Barella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barella has chosen Prova del 9 as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Barella!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barella moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barella manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mendoza on his heels. He'll look to pass Mendoza's guard now, I'm sure.
Barella pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendoza is keeping the position for now.
Barella working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Mendoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barella pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendoza is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barella preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barella wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
Barella missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza trying to control the position.
Barella has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barella throwing strikes but missing.
Mendoza working for a triangle but Barella defends it easily.
Barella keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Barella wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barella accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Barella from controlling successfully.
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.
Mendoza working a defensive guard but Barella passes into half guard.
Barella wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendoza keeps working.
Mendoza is controlling Barella's trapped leg to prevent Barella from advancing to side control.
Barella is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barella wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendoza keeps working.
Mendoza trying to control here.
Mendoza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendoza is trying to control the position but Barella postures up.
Barella in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barella being controlled here momentarily.
Barella trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barella lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barella defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Barella looks to land a combination. Mendoza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Barella sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barella showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendoza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza shoots in and bounces Barella off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barella working for a triangle but Mendoza defends it easily.
Mendoza working some strikes from top position.
Mendoza controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Barella keeps moving.
Mendoza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendoza controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Barella 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.
Sloppy strikes from Mendoza. Those never looked like landing.
Mendoza tries to keep at a distance but Barella has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Barella does no damage.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Barella misses.
Barella closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barella throws a front kick aimed at Mendoza's knee but Mendoza avoids it well.
Barella throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Mendoza.
Barella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barella fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendoza avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barella throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Barella avoids nicely.
Barella looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mendoza pulls Barella in close to prevent any damage.
Mendoza working a defensive guard but Barella passes into half guard.
Mendoza has hold of Barella's hands but Barella slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barella is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mendoza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barella.
Barella prevents Mendoza from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barella not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendoza tries to roll over but Barella keeps him under control.
Barella tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mendoza.
Mendoza is not content to let Barella control the position.
Mendoza is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Barella is looking for a kimura but Mendoza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barella to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mendoza is refusing to be controlled, as Barella sits in half guard.
Mendoza is looking to control Barella's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendoza avoid being mounted?
Mendoza is trying to control but Barella passes into side control!
Mendoza stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Sonny Barella has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendoza tries to bench press Barella off him but Barella keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barella looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barella trying to control the position but Mendoza is working away.
Mendoza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendoza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mendoza is refusing to be controlled, as Barella sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barella thows a huge punch but Mendoza dodges it nicely.
Barella wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendoza keeps working.
Barella wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendoza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Barella showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barella misses with a head kick.
Mendoza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barella doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barella is looking to chop away at Mendoza's legs.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barella misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Barella.
Mendoza misses with a combination
and Barella counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendoza is defended easily by Barella.
Barella misses with a wild combination.
Mendoza jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barella throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella misses with a head kick.
Barella pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza throws a shot to the body.
Mendoza throws a chopping leg kick but Barella manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Barella throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendoza goes for a double leg but Barella avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barella continues to drive forward.
Barella breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barella fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Mendoza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barella.
Barella tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Barella.
Barella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza thuds his right hand into Barella's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barella moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Barella blocks the low kick.
And Barella tries to counter it with a takedown but Mendoza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mendoza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barella.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barella tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza misses with a low kick.
Barella shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barella fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendoza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barella but Barella pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barella goes for a double leg but Mendoza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mendoza continues to drive forward.
Mendoza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barella looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Mendoza. Beautiful body shot.
Barella clobbers Mendoza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Barella is just out of range.
Barella showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barella scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barella dodges the punch combination from Mendoza.
Luiz Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some bone on bone action there as Mendoza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barella fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mendoza sprawls well initially but Barella persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barella tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mendoza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barella is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mendoza trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barella throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barella decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mendoza misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mendoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barella.
Mendoza is looking to wear down Barella with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barella jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barella with a poor takedown
and Mendoza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Barella is just out of range.
Barella misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Barella does no damage.
Barella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonny Barella is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barella takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barella slips a jab from Mendoza.
Barella lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendoza scores with a jab.
Barella works over Mendoza's head and body with a nice combination.
Barella staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Barella comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barella has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Barella!
A determined Sonny Barella didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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