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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Combo Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Combo Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Mendez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage digs a good body shot into Mendez's ribs.
Rage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
Rage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rage jabs at Mendez's body.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rage cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rage sprawls well. Rage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Combo Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendez in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage scores with a spinning back kick!
Mendez looks gassed!
Mendez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mendez back to the cage. Rage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rage lands the left hand.
Rage connects with a leg kick. Mendez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Combo Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage jabs Mendez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rage lands with a nice body punch.
Rage throws a head kick that Mendez semi-blocks.
It looks like Pedro Mendez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendez on the side of the head.
Rage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rage lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands with a slapping head kick.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - Rage coming out on top.
Rage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Rage. Beautiful body shot.
Rage keeps Mendez at a distance using the push kick.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rage throws a series of strikes that have Mendez backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rage lands a two punch combo.
Mendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendez backs up against the cage.
Mendez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendez's head.
Rage digs a good hook to Mendez's body.
A head kick from Rage lands but Mendez takes it in his stride.
Rage works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
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!
Rage scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage scores with a spinning back kick!
Rage throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendez's head.
Rage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Rage.
Rage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mendez eats them both and turns towards Rage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mendez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rage scores with a hook.
Rage scores with the left hand. Mendez knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage lands with a nice combination. Mendez backs away looking to recover.
Rage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Combo Rage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Mendez'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.
Rage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rage lands with an overhand left.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rage scores with a nice head shot.
Mendez moves forwards but Rage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Rage.
Mendez closes the distance and pushes Rage back into the cage.
Rage stalling in the clinch but Mendez improves position.
Rage avoiding damage as Mendez throws knees to the body.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Rage is looking to control Mendez's arms but Mendez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rage has his back to the cage.
Rage can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Combo Rage.
A shot to the liver by Rage. Beautiful body shot.
Rage lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Rage throws a one two combo.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rage lunges at Mendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendez's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rage.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Rage. Beautiful body shot.
Rage digs a good body shot into Mendez's ribs.
Rage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rage lands a right hook to the body.
Mendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rage connects with an inside leg kick.
Rage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rage tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rage lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Rage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rage scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendez should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Rage scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Rage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage lands a right hook to the body.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Combo Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Mendez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rage lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Mendez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Rage sprawls well. He's pushed Mendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab from Rage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rage.
Combo Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rage thows a body kick. Mendez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rage jabs at Mendez's body.
Rage lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rage's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rage duly obliges.
Rage is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left lands for Rage.
Rage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mendez back to the cage. Rage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rage is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
Rage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rage scores with a body shot.
Mendez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage scores with a jab to the body.
Rage cracks Mendez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Rage.
Rage throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rage!
Rage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Rage tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Rage.
Mendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Combo Rage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage scores with a one two! Mendez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rage lands with a kick to the temple. Mendez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rage scores with a push kick.
Rage throws a good cross that connects.
Rage lands with a nice body punch.
Rage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rage works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rage.
Rage connects with a crisp jab.
Rage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a one two combo.
Rage thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Rage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mendez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rage scores with a shot to the body.
Rage connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedro Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Combo Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Combo Rage!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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