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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brother Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon has chosen Biggest and the best - Clawfinger as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brother Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tycoon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendes backs up against the cage.
Tycoon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tycoon stands up out of the half guard.
Tycoon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes pulls Tycoon in close to his closed guard and prevents Tycoon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tycoon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tycoon wants to stand but Mendes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mendes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tycoon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mendes is proving hard to escape from.
Mendes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tycoon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mendes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mendes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Mendes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mendes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tycoon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mendes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tycoon is trying to stand back up but Mendes is controlling him
Tycoon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mendes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mendes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tycoon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tycoon controlling the position easily from mount.
Mendes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tycoon trying to control but Mendes is having none of it.
Tycoon working the ground and pound effectively.
Tycoon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is working to get back to half guard.
Tycoon landing punches.
Mendes working to try and regain half guard.
Tycoon lands a big elbow.
Tycoon cracks Mendes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mendes tries to lock up and control but Tycoon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tycoon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mendes tries to hold on but Tycoon postures up.
Tycoon with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tycoon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tycoon lands a big shot there that rocks Mendes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mendes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mendes tries to reverse the position but Tycoon maintains control.
Tycoon scoring with strikes but Mendes is staying in there.
Mendes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tycoon scoring with strikes but Mendes is staying in there.
Tycoon wants to control the pace but Mendes is squirming around nicely.
Tycoon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tycoon working the ground and pound effectively.
Mendes tries to hold on but Tycoon pushes him away.
Mendes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Tycoon dominated that round.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tycoon pushes Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Tycoon.
Mendes has hold of one of Tycoon's legs. Tycoon is fighting the takedown attempt but Mendes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mendes won't allow Tycoon to get back to his feet.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tycoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tycoon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tycoon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Mendes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mendes advances position into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tycoon explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes fails with the takedown
so Tycoon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tycoon passes Mendes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mendes is trying to control but can't.
Mendes is looking to improve his position.
Tycoon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
Brother Tycoon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tycoon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Tycoon circles away easily
and Tycoon counters with a series of strikes. Mendes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tycoon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tycoon counters with a body kick that stops Mendes in his tracks momentarily.
Mendes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tycoon's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes seems to be working for a kimura but Tycoon defends the submission attempt.
Mendes stops Tycoon from getting back to his feet.
Tycoon is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.
Tycoon looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon is looking to improve his position.
Mendes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tycoon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tycoon counters with an inside leg kick.
Tycoon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tycoon.
Mendes fails with the takedown
and Tycoon counters with a single leg into guard. Mendes didn't expect that.
Mendes is trying to keep Tycoon in close.
Tycoon gets to his feet. Mendes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a takedown
and Tycoon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mendes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes is trying to escape the mount.
Tycoon avoids the attempt from Mendes to control.
Tycoon prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.
Tycoon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mendes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tycoon lands a big shot there that rocks Mendes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mendes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tycoon controlling his opponent.
Tycoon prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Tycoon 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!
Tycoon connects with a solid leg kick.
Tycoon clinches.
Tycoon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tycoon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mendes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tycoon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt
and Tycoon counters by moving into the clinch.
Mendes goes for a takedown attempt but Tycoon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tycoon closes the distance and clinches.
Tycoon is stalling here.
Tycoon landing knees to the head.
Tycoon manages to break the clinch.
Mendes fails with the takedown
and Tycoon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendes won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes is looking for a sweep.
Mendes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon working the ground and pound.
Tycoon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mendes to his feet.
Mendes shoots and misses
and Tycoon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tycoon.
Tycoon wanted to stand there but Mendes had control of the position.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Tycoon from controlling successfully.
Mendes controls Tycoon momentarily but Tycoon frees himself.
Tycoon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tycoon wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes looking to control.
Tycoon distracts Mendes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendes is looking for a triangle but Tycoon pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes controls Tycoon momentarily but Tycoon frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good exchange - Tycoon coming out on top.
Tycoon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendes fails with the takedown
and Tycoon counters with an inside leg kick.
Tycoon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tycoon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tycoon is looking to stand up but Mendes won't let him.
Mendes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tycoon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tycoon stands up and waves to Mendes to follow him.
Brother Tycoon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a takedown
and Tycoon counters with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Tycoon scores with a four punch combination!
Mendes shoots and misses
and Tycoon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendes's knee momentarily.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tycoon counters with a left and a right that stings Mendes.
Rodrigo Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Tycoon circles away easily
and Tycoon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mendes wants a takedown but no success here.
Tycoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tycoon scores with a leg kick.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tycoon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendes's knee momentarily.
Mendes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tycoon counters with a head kick. That will keep Mendes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mendes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tycoon rushes Mendes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tycoon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon is pressed up against the cage. Mendes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tycoon down to the mat. Tycoon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tycoon clinches.
Tycoon working Mendes over with knees to the body.
Tycoon lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendes is working for takedown but Tycoon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rodrigo Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tycoon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mendes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tycoon escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tycoon moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tycoon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brother Tycoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tycoon 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brother Tycoon!
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