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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeferson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Riley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeferson Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Riley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Riley as Mendes shoots in.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but Mendes shows good takedown defense.
Riley gets a takedown into half guard.
Riley not doing much here.
Mendes is pressing down on Riley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
Riley wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Riley is in close to Mendes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley postures up in Mendes's guard and throws a big left but Mendes blocks it.
Riley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendes trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
Riley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Riley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Riley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet but Riley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Riley trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Mendes being controlled here, momentarily.
Riley connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Mendes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riley regains half guard.
Riley wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Mendes wants to work for an arm triangle but Riley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mendes thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Riley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendes's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Riley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mendes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riley's sensitive parts.
Mendes slaps away a takedown attempt from Riley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riley throws a low kick but Mendes avoids it.
Riley looks for a takedown but Mendes sprawls well.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendes as he jumps to the side.
Jeferson Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Riley.
Mendes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendes rushes Riley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mendes.
Mendes manages to break the clinch.
Mendes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley gets caught napping as Mendes dives in and scores a takedown. Riley manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riley has escaped and now he's on top!
Riley trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Mendes is looking to stand back up but Riley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mendes.
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riley pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley content to control rather than advance.
Riley winds up and cracks Mendes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Riley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riley works his way into full mount!
Riley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Riley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Riley trying to control but Mendes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to control but Riley is having none of it.
Riley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mendes hang on?
Riley controlling the position easily from mount.
Riley tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Riley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Riley landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is desperately trying to improve his position but Riley has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Riley looking to finish Mendes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mendes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.
Riley controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Riley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Riley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mendes?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley working the ground and pound effectively.
Riley controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendes tries to avoid it but Riley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendes to the ground. Mendes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jeferson Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendes tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
Riley with a poor takedown
and Mendes counters with a three punch combo that has Riley backing up. Riley nods at Mendes to acknowledge the strikes.
Riley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mendes trying to control the position.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Riley looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Mendes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riley has a takedown stuffed.
Jeferson Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Riley.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Chris Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendes looking to control.
Riley postures up in Mendes's guard and throws a big left but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes being controlled here, momentarily.
Mendes has momentary wrist control but Riley slips an elbow through the middle.
Riley postures up in Mendes's guard and throws a big left but Mendes blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riley throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Riley is in close to Mendes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chris Riley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riley with a nice head shot there.
Mendes controls Riley momentarily but Riley frees himself.
Riley lands a couple of digs.
Jeferson Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riley 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Riley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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