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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Mendez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Mendez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendez moves into the clinch.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez blocks the elbow strike.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Willis tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez looks gassed!
Willis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands with a right to the head.
Willis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Willis lands a nice knee to the body.
Willis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis blocks an uppercut.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Willis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Willis lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Pedro Mendez has been cut.
Willis scores a nice knee to the body.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Willis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Willis throws an elbow but misses.
Willis avoiding damage as Mendez throws knees to the body.
Willis has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Mendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Willis avoids the damage to the body.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Willis landing knees to the head.
Willis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Willis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendez's brow.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Mendez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis tries to pull guard but Mendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Willis drops back down to his feet.
Willis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendez blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Willis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendez's face.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Willis looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Willis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendez blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis has Mendez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mendez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Willis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Willis scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mendez avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Willis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Mendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Willis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four 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.
Willis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Willis obliges.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Willis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Willis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis looks to clinch
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Mendez's cut.
That's time! Willis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Willis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez dodges an elbow strike from Willis.
Mendez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Willis wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendez won't allow it.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Willis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Willis.
Willis misses with a knee strike.
Willis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Willis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Willis scores with a knee to the head.
Willis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Willis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Willis lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendez won't want to take too many of those.
Willis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Willis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
Mendez takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis with a knee to the head.
Willis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Willis lands a knee to the body.
Willis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Willis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendez's face.
Willis lands a knee to the body.
Willis misses with a knee to the head.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mendez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Willis clinches but Mendez breaks the clinch
and Mendez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
That's four 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.
Mendez throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evan Willis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Mendez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Willis closes the distance but Mendez moves to the side
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Evan Willis has been cut.
Evan Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis clinches but Mendez breaks the clinch
and Mendez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Willis tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Willis.
Mendez blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez connects with a knee to the head.
Mendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willis is defending well for now.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis tries to pull guard but Mendez won't allow it.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Willis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendez keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendez's defenses.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Mendez trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Mendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Willis controls his hands.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Willis crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mendez dodges an elbow strike from Willis.
Willis tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Willis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendez blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Willis landing knees to the body.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Willis connects with a knee to the head.
Willis lands an elbow inside.
Willis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Willis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendez's face.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willis is defending well for now.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mendez moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Willis looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Willis tries to pull guard but Mendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Willis drops back down to his feet.
Mendez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Mendez missing with knees to the body.
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.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Mendez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Willis scores with a knee to the head.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Willis misses with a knee to the head.
Mendez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Willis working Mendez over with knees to the body.
Willis tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Willis scores with a hook to the body.
Mendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Willis.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Pedro Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evan Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Willis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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