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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Try A Little Tenderness. Hector Mendoza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
29 - 8 - 0 |
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306 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Dale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendoza throws a sloppy body shot
and Dale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza has closed the distance and engaged Dale in a clinch.
Mendoza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Philip Dale has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dale.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dale blocks the elbow strike.
Mendoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
Dale throws a head punch that misses.
Dale misses with some punches.
Dale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dale's elbow.
Mendoza misses with an elbow strike.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Dale scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dale.
A right handed body shot lands from Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Dale has the dominant position.
Dale lands a nice uppercut.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dale blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale.
A hook to the body from Dale.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dale.
A right hook to the body lands for Dale.
Mendoza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dale.
Dale is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendoza lands a hook that snaps the head of Dale backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dale misses with a knee strike.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Dale is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendoza's face.
Mendoza lands a left hand.
Mendoza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dale tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
Mendoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dale misses with the head strike.
Mendoza swings wildly with an uppercut but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dale.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Mendoza lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Mendoza on the inside.
Philip Dale's cut is getting worse.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Mendoza catches Dale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendoza throws a body punch but Dale moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza gets a clinch.
Dale misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dale.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dale avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mendoza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dale's brow.
Dale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendoza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza is working Dale over against the cage.
Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Dale managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza throws a combination. Dale tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendoza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hector Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a sloppy head kick
and Dale moves into the clinch.
Mendoza pushes off an throws an elbow but Dale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
Dale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dale avoids the elbow strike from Mendoza, against the cage.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dale has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Dale is blocking nicely.
Dale blocking some punches.
Dale lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendoza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut
and Dale counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendoza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Mendoza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Dale's cut.
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.
Mendoza cracks the inside of Dale's front leg.
Jab, jab by Mendoza - just one landing.
Dale blocks a head kick by Mendoza.
Dale tries to move into range but Mendoza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Philip Dale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick by Mendoza misses
and Dale moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mendoza throws an elbow but misses.
Dale blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Dale blocks with his arms.
Dale managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza gets through Dale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dale misses with some punches.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mendoza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeez, Philip Dale's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hector Mendoza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Dale blocks with his arms.
Mendoza lands a left hand.
Dale avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendoza.
Mendoza swings wildly with an uppercut but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dale is defending well for now.
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dale blocks a body shot from Mendoza.
Dale lands a shoulder strike.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza misses with a knee strike.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Dale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendoza or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Dale is controlling the position.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Dale is blocking nicely.
Dale lands a nice shot to the body.
Dale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Dale blocks the elbow strike.
Dale blocks an elbow strike from Mendoza.
Dale misses with a punch on the inside.
Dale swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dale digs a right hand into Mendoza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendoza's gas tank.
Dale working aggressively here.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dale misses with some punches.
Mendoza lands an elbow that stopped Dale in his tracks for a moment.
Dale misses with a punch on the inside.
Dale lands an uppercut.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dale blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Dale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dale lands an uppercut.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dale's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mendoza throws an elbow but misses.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Dale lands a body shot.
Dale with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hector Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Dale blocks it.
Dale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza misses with an elbow over the top.
Dale lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Dale.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Mendoza lands a body punch.
Dale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendoza scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Dale lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dale is leaning against Mendoza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dale.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Dale pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dale lands with a light punch inside.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Dale blocks an uppercut.
Dale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dale with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Hector Mendoza's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dale is defending well for now.
Dale lands an uppercut.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dale gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dale dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Mendoza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendoza throws a lazy head kick
and Dale counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dale.
A head punch on the inside from Dale fails to land.
Dale prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
A head punch on the inside from Dale fails to land.
Mendoza works on Dale's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Dale is controlling him.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Dale blocks with his arms.
Mendoza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza tries to work over Dale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dale lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dale.
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dale backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Dale.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendoza lands with a short shot to the head.
Dale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendoza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dale misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dale fails to land.
Mendoza pushes off an throws an elbow but Dale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dale misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Dale.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dale blocks it with crossed arms.
Dale lands with a short shot to the head.
Dale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dale lands a nice uppercut.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Mendoza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to work over Dale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dale fails to land.
Dale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Dale blocks an elbow strike from Mendoza.
Dale lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dale.
Dale lands with a light punch inside.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
The cut above Hector Mendoza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Dale looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Mendoza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Dale blocks an elbow strike.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dale lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Dale working aggressively here.
Dale scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Dale.
Dale tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
Mendoza misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Dale on the inside.
Dale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dale lands with a left to the head.
Hector Mendoza's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dale.
Dale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses.
Dale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dales head.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Dale blocks with his arms.
Dale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza pushes off an throws an elbow but Dale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendoza or not.
Dale blocks a body shot from Mendoza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dale works on Mendoza's body with a couple of short punches.
Dale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Mendoza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Philip Dale!
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