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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuuska Muikkunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuuska Muikkunen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus Mendes's chin.
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155 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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153 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuuska Muikkunen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Muikkunen blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Muikkunen throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and Muikkunen moves out of range easily.
A big right from Muikkunen misses.
Mendes wants to slow Muikkunen down by chopping away at his legs.
Muikkunen misses with a few strikes there.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendes lands with a slapping head kick.
Mendes closes the distance and pushes Muikkunen back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muikkunen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muikkunen takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Nuuska Muikkunen has been cut.
Muikkunen wants a takedown.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Muikkunen blocks it.
Muikkunen managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Muikkunen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muikkunen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Muikkunen blocks it.
Muikkunen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muikkunen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muikkunen managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendes misses with a knee strike.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Muikkunen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muikkunen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muikkunen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muikkunen managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Muikkunen is blocking nicely.
Mendes successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Muikkunen throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendes is on top in guard.
Muikkunen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Muikkunen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muikkunen trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Mendes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Muikkunen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muikkunen cracks Mendes with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mendes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Muikkunen!
Mendes moves to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Muikkunen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Mendes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Muikkunen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Muikkunen for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muikkunen breaks Mendes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Muikkunen is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Mendes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nuuska Muikkunen'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.
No luck for Muikkunen with that takedown attempt.
Muikkunen misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
Mendes tries to land a front kick but Muikkunen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mendes tries to clinch but Muikkunen is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Muikkunen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Muikkunen keeps it at a distance.
Mendes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Muikkunen to the mat! Muikkunen manages to get full guard.
Muikkunen controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
Muikkunen keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Muikkunen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendes defends it easily.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Muikkunen keeps moving.
Muikkunen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard.
Muikkunen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muikkunen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Muikkunen wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Muikkunen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muikkunen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jesus Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muikkunen is pushing down on Mendes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendes is fighting to maintain full guard but Muikkunen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Muikkunen wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muikkunen connects with a nice short shot to Mendes's temple.
Mendes trying to hold on to Muikkunen's head to control him but Muikkunen postures up.
Muikkunen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Muikkunen has control of the leg.
Muikkunen is trying to work for a kimura but Mendes is defending well.
Mendes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muikkunen.
Muikkunen wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muikkunen is thwarting Mendes's attempts to control the position.
Mendes is trying to get back to full guard.
Muikkunen lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muikkunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Muikkunen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Muikkunen wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Muikkunen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muikkunen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muikkunen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muikkunen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Muikkunen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuuska Muikkunen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nuuska Muikkunen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mendes gets a clinch.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muikkunen is defending well for now.
Muikkunen managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Muikkunen blocks it.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Muikkunen blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Muikkunen avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muikkunen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mendes to the ground. Muikkunen is now in Mendes's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muikkunen.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet but Muikkunen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muikkunen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Muikkunen from controlling successfully.
Muikkunen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mendes 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.
Muikkunen lying in Mendes's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Mendes decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Muikkunen taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesus Mendes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jesus Mendes thanked Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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