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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between frank mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, frank mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dank!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mendoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dank.
Dank looks to land a right hand but mendoza moved out of range.
mendoza lands with a kick to the temple. Dank shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Frank Dank has been cut.
mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
mendoza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dank gets full guard.
mendoza stopping the sweep attempt from Dank.
Dank keeping moving, preventing mendoza from controlling successfully.
Dank is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
mendoza drops back looking for a leg! Dank is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dank manages to kick mendoza off! mendoza jumps back into Dank's guard.
mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Dank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mendoza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
mendoza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
mendoza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dank keeping moving, preventing mendoza from controlling successfully.
mendoza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dank stuffs the takedown attempt from mendoza. mendoza gets slowly back to his feet.
mendoza is breathing heavily.
Dank dodges the punch combination from mendoza.
mendoza looks to land a combination but Dank avoids it well.
mendoza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dank as he avoids it easily.
Dank shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
mendoza is working to get back to half guard.
Dank with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dank fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
mendoza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dank on the ground.
Dank avoids the attempt from mendoza to control.
Dank scoring with strikes but mendoza is staying in there.
mendoza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mendoza is looking to get to half guard.
Dank landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dank unloading with bombs!
mendoza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dank with good strikes from the mount here!
Dank trying to control but mendoza is having none of it.
mendoza is trying to escape the mount.
mendoza wants to control but Dank is having none of it.
mendoza is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Dank.
Dank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mendoza wants to control but Dank is having none of it.
mendoza is trying to escape the mount.
mendoza tries to hold on but Dank pushes him away.
mendoza working to try and regain half guard.
mendoza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dank with shots to the head and body - mendoza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dank with good strikes from the mount here!
Dank jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but mendoza manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mendoza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dank looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dank is looking for a sweep. mendoza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dank is staying active underneath mendoza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dank gets back to full guard.
mendoza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dank is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dank working a defensive guard here.
Dank has his foot on mendoza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. mendoza works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dank manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dank looking for a guillotine from mount but mendoza is having none of it.
Dank has control of mendoza's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and mendoza regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dank punching from mount but mendoza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
mendoza is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Dank's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
mendoza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and mendoza duly obliges.
mendoza tries to bum rush Dank with a series of wild strikes but Dank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
mendoza has his takedown stuffed
and Dank counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for mendoza!
Dank looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dank is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. mendoza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dank scores with a couple of good head shots there.
mendoza is working to get back to half guard.
Dank tries to control but mendoza wriggling away.
mendoza is looking to improve his position but Dank isn't that keen on the idea.
Dank fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dank unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mendoza tries to hold on but Dank postures up.
Dank scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mendoza working to try and regain half guard.
mendoza gets back to half guard.
mendoza is looking to control Dank's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can mendoza avoid being mounted?
mendoza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dank is looking to take a break and control but mendoza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
mendoza is looking to improve his position.
mendoza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dank postures up.
mendoza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
mendoza works over Dank's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mendoza connects with a high kick.
mendoza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dank. That did some damage!
Dank throws a solid leg kick but mendoza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dank.
mendoza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dank counters with a nice double leg into side control. mendoza won't be happy with that.
Dank is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, mendoza has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dank working away.
mendoza is looking for a sweep.
Dank content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dank lands an elbow.
Dank working the ground and pound.
mendoza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
mendoza is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dank scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at mendoza to see if he's OK.
mendoza taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dank tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dank has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
mendoza wants to control but Dank postures up.
Dank trying to control the action but mendoza is working from the bottom.
mendoza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dank tries for a kimura but mendoza is defending well.
mendoza struggling a bit here.
mendoza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
mendoza is pressing down on Dank's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mendoza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
mendoza keeping full guard, as Dank tries to pass.
Frank Dank has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dank scoring with some ground and pound.
Dank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mendoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
mendoza keeping moving, preventing Dank from controlling successfully.
mendoza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mendoza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dank scoring with some ground and pound.
mendoza working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as mendoza holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dank dodges the punch combination from mendoza.
mendoza throws a sloppy head kick and Dank moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Dank's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A combination from mendoza does no damage.
mendoza looks to land a combination but Dank avoids it well.
mendoza shoots and misses
and Dank counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
mendoza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
mendoza keeping moving, preventing Dank from controlling successfully.
Dank is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dank wants to pass the guard but mendoza is keeping the position.
Dank is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
mendoza is trying to control the position but Dank postures up.
Dank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dank drops back looking for a leg! mendoza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and mendoza manages to kick Dank off! Dank jumps back into mendoza's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mendoza fails with the takedown
and Dank counters with a shoot takedown. mendoza fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dank pushes down on mendoza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dank trying to control the action but mendoza is working from the bottom.
mendoza tries to get to full guard but Dank has control of the leg.
mendoza taking some punishment here, with Dank in his half guard.
mendoza has hold of Dank's hands but Dank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
mendoza tries to get to full guard but Dank has control of the leg.
Dank wants to take a breather but mendoza is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Dank takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
mendoza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
mendoza shoots in looking for a takedown. Dank tries to sprawl out of it but mendoza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dank manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mendoza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dank scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dank prevents mendoza from improving his position.
Dank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. mendoza defending well though.
mendoza trying to hold on to Dank's head to control him but Dank postures up.
mendoza is looking for a sweep. Dank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
mendoza trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A right-left combo lands from mendoza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mendoza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
mendoza wants to control from the top but Dank keeps moving.
mendoza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dank is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
frank mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
mendoza stopping the sweep attempt from Dank.
mendoza stands up out of Dank's guard for a moment - Dank manages to land a nice upkick.
Dank manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dank with good strikes from the mount here!
mendoza is squirming around, avoiding Dank's attempts to control the action.
Dank connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mendoza is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Dank locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! mendoza is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Dank!
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