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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Handcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Handcock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Mendes's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Handcock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Mendes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handcock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Handcock avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Handcock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Handcock managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Handcock tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the cage.
Handcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendes working Handcock over with knees to the body.
Mendes prevents Handcock from breaking the clinch.
Handcock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Handcock is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Handcock.
Mendes blocks an uppercut.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handcock wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Good body shot from Handcock.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Handcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendes controls his hands.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Handcock blocks it.
Handcock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Handcock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Handcock tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the cage.
Handcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jason Handcock has been cut.
Handcock misses with a punch to the body.
Handcock wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Handcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Handcock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Handcock tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Handcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendes blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcock throws a head punch that misses.
Handcock tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the cage.
Handcock wants to stall.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendes landing knees to the body.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Handcock stalling in the clinch.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Handcock blocks it.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Handcock.
Mendes scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendes scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Handcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handcock has a couple of punches blocked by Mendes.
Handcock stalling in the clinch but Mendes improves position.
Handcock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Handcock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Handcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes stalling against the cage.
Mendes pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mendes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Handcock has passed into half guard!
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!
Mendes is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Mendes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Handcock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mendes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mendes feints and then cracks Handcock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Handcock down.
Mendes is looking to slow Handcock down with leg kicks.
Mendes throws a nice head kick!
Crunch! Mendes slams his shin into Handcock's torso.
Mendes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes thows a body kick. Handcock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mendes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Handcock swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
Jason Handcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes connects with a leg kick. Handcock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Handcock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mendes - the referee stops the clock and Handcock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mendes. Handcock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handcock.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mendes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Handcock takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mendes lands a leg kick that knocks Handcock off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendes.
An inside leg kick lands from Mendes.
Mendes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mendes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mendes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Handcock. That did some damage!
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
Mendes scores with a head kick.
Jason Handcock's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handcock has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mendes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mendes crunches a lovely knee into Handcock's ribcage.
Mendes working Handcock over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Handcock's face.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Mendes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Handcock stalling in the clinch but Mendes improves position.
Handcock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jesus Mendes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
Mendes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Handcock up against the cage.
Handcock tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Handcock back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Handcock is trying to break free.
Handcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendes controls his hands.
Handcock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Handcock tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the cage.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Handcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendes taking a breather.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but Handcock blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
Handcock tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes with a knee to the head.
Handcock throws a head punch that misses.
Handcock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Mendes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Handcock taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handcock controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Handcock'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.
Handcock blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Handcock clinches up against the cage.
Handcock tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Handcock back against the cage.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendes keeps control of Handcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
Handcock digs a right hand underneath Mendes's ribcage. Mendes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Handcock throws a head punch that misses.
Mendes scores a nice knee to the body.
Handcock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Handcock misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Handcock's face.
Mendes keeps control of Handcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes lands a good knee to the midsection. Handcock won't want to take too many of those.
Handcock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Handcock tries to work over Mendes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendes landing knees to the body.
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendes crunches a lovely knee into Handcock's ribcage.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Handcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handcock tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handcock.
Mendes stalling in the clinch.
Handcock takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Handcock is rocked!
Handcock is looking to control Mendes's arms but Mendes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Handcock has his back to the cage.
Oh Handcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Handcock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Handcock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendes misses with a knee to the head.
Handcock tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Handcock back against the cage.
Handcock seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Handcock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes jumps guard.
Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Handcock is aware though and is defending well.
Handcock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Handcock manages to get himself to full guard.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Handcock is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is stalling in the full guard.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handcock is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mendes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Mendes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Handcock's cut.
That's time! Handcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mendes tries to keep at a distance but Handcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Handcock is blocking nicely.
Mendes landing knees to the head.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but Handcock blocks with his arms.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but Handcock blocks with his arms.
Mendes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Handcock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handcock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Handcock.
Handcock is trying to break free.
Mendes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Handcock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jason Handcock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mendes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Handcock is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handcock.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but Handcock blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handcock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Handcock wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Handcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Handcock can't find room to land a body shot as Mendes controls the action.
Mendes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Handcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Handcock taking a breather.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Handcock takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handcock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a good knee to the midsection. Handcock won't want to take too many of those.
Handcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handcock tries to work over Mendes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Handcock wants to stall.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
Handcock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handcock.
Handcock working hard to break the clinch.
Mendes stalls.
Mendes has Handcock pressed against the cage, preventing Handcock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes landing knees to the head.
Handcock tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the cage.
Handcock throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes lands a nice knee to the body.
Handcock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Handcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handcock avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Mendes blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendes blocks an uppercut.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Mendes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jason Handcock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Handcock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Handcock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mendes being controlled against the cage.
Handcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
Handcock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Mendes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a knee strike.
Handcock wants to stall.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendes tries to pull guard but Handcock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mendes landing knees to the head.
Mendes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Handcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Handcock avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Handcock is blocking nicely.
Mendes misses with a knee to the head.
Handcock tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Handcock lands with a left to the head.
Mendes is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Handcock tries to stall but Mendes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mendes landing knees to the head.
Handcock leaning against his opponent.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Handcock avoids it.
Handcock lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mendes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendes looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendes stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Handcock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Handcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Handcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Handcock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendes working Handcock over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Handcock.
Handcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handcock has a couple of punches blocked by Mendes.
Handcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jason Handcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Mendes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Mendes.
Well Mendes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Mendes!
Jesus Mendes is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Jesus Mendes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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