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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendoza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendoza thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Mendoza wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mendoza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mendoza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mendoza is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to control but can't.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendoza.
Mendoza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mendoza is looking for a kimura here.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King trying to control here.
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 has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from King as Mendoza shoots in.
Mendoza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mendoza throws a strike aimed at the side of King's head but King avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendoza working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
Mendoza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mendoza is putting a hurting on King here, landing some big shots from side control.
King manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
King is breathing heavily.
Mendoza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendoza is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mendoza to get the leverage.
Mendoza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Mendoza working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control but Mendoza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendoza is working for a submission of some sort.
Mendoza throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Mendoza tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
Mendoza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mendoza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King trying to control but Mendoza postures up.
Mendoza tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four 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.
King trying to control from the bottom.
Mendoza trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendoza counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
Mendoza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mendoza passes to full mount!
Mendoza with a couple of short strikes.
Mendoza throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by Mendoza.
Mendoza thowing shots but they're missing.
Mendoza working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Mendoza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mendoza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendoza thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Mendoza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendoza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendoza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for King!
King sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendoza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Mendoza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Mendoza eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Felipe Mendoza has got the better of the ground game so far.
King tries to get to full guard but Mendoza has control of the leg.
King is in trouble now - Mendoza has advanced to mount!
Mendoza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
King is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mendoza jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… King is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by King and Mendoza has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mendoza is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Mendoza keeps moving and retains side control.
King struggling a bit here.
King looking for a sweep but Mendoza has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mendoza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looking to finish with strikes here!
Mendoza dominating with strikes here.
Mendoza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mendoza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. King can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mendoza is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mendoza throws some wild stikes that King manages to avoid easily.
Mendoza working for a submission but King is keeping him at bay.
Mendoza looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
King wants to hold on but Mendoza pushes him away.
Mendoza looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
Mendoza blocks King's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mendoza misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mendoza cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mendoza looking to land elbow strikes but King uses the position to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mendoza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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 shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in King's guard.
Mendoza stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Mendoza postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Mendoza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendoza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King looking to control.
King wants to sweep here but Mendoza controlling him for the moment.
Mendoza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendoza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mendoza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
King wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
Mendoza gets back to half guard.
King wants to take a breather but Mendoza is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendoza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
King trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
Mendoza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mendoza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendoza lands a heavy elbow.
Mendoza is working for a guillotine from mount but King frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza avoids the attempt from King to control.
Mendoza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mendoza looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza unloads with some shots from mount but King bucks and avoids them well.
Mendoza unloads with some shots from mount but King bucks and avoids them well.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendoza on the ground.
Mendoza working the ground and pound effectively.
Mendoza misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Mendoza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mendoza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but King manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mendoza gets to mount! King was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mendoza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King wants to control but Mendoza is having none of it.
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mendoza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Felipe Mendoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendoza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mendoza misses with a head shot.
Mendoza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mendoza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendoza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Mendoza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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