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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zew Whoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zew Whoosh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zew Whoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt - Whoosh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whoosh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whoosh showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whoosh wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.
Whoosh throwing shots but Mendes is blocking nicely.
Whoosh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whoosh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whoosh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whoosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendes defending well though.
Whoosh not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoosh throwing shots but Mendes is blocking nicely.
Whoosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whoosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendes defending well though.
Whoosh wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes is looking to escape.
Whoosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whoosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whoosh controlling the action here.
Whoosh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh thows a huge punch but Mendes dodges it nicely.
Whoosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whoosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whoosh is really struggling to control Mendes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mendes is looking to improve his position.
Whoosh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Whoosh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendes is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mendes because Whoosh loaded up on that one.
Whoosh misses with a head shot.
Mendes is bucking up trying to escape but Whoosh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Whoosh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mendes because Whoosh loaded up on that one.
Whoosh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Mendes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Whoosh throws some wild stikes that Mendes manages to avoid easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whoosh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whoosh working Mendes over with strikes here.
Whoosh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Whoosh.
Mendes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Whoosh.
Whoosh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whoosh misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whoosh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendes is looking to escape.
Whoosh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zew Whoosh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whoosh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whoosh tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendes has a takedown stuffed.
Mendes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whoosh tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whoosh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whoosh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Whoosh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mendes with the ground and pound but Whoosh uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Whoosh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Whoosh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Whoosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoosh throws a big elbow that misses.
Whoosh trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whoosh won't allow Mendes to get back to his feet.
Whoosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whoosh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whoosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whoosh is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Zew Whoosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whoosh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whoosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whoosh stands up from Mendes's guard - Whoosh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mendes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh is looking to escape.
Whoosh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendes.
Whoosh trying to hold on to Mendes's head to control him but Mendes postures up.
Whoosh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mendes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mendes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whoosh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Whoosh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mendes won't allow Whoosh to sweep him here.
Whoosh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whoosh holds on and takes a little breather.
Whoosh striking off his back but it's not causing Mendes any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zew Whoosh just wasn't active enough.
Whoosh closes the distance but Mendes moves to the side
and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown. Whoosh fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes prevents Whoosh from getting back to his feet.
Whoosh 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.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Whoosh is keeping the position.
Whoosh controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whoosh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mendes throws an elbow that misses. Whoosh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendes's guard. Nice move by Whoosh!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chad Mendes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whoosh defends it nicely.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whoosh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mendes trying to control the action but Whoosh is working from the bottom.
Whoosh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mendes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whoosh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whoosh is pulling down on Mendes's head. It's preventing any offense from Mendes, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whoosh is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoosh wants to get up but he can't break Mendes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Whoosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whoosh wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whoosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Whoosh stands up and waves to Mendes to follow him.
Zew Whoosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whoosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendes counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mendes dives in and scores a takedown into Whoosh's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whoosh keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Whoosh working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes working some strikes from top position.
Mendes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Whoosh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whoosh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet.
Whoosh misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mendes is trying to control Whoosh's posture but Whoosh avoids it.
Whoosh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mendes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Whoosh wants to control but Mendes is keeping him busy.
Mendes parries the strikes from Whoosh easily there. Whoosh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendes to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whoosh cracks Mendes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The strikes coming from Whoosh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Whoosh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mendes to his feet.
Mendes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whoosh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes blocks a leg kick.
Whoosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Mendes fails to land the takedown.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whoosh throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zew Whoosh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whoosh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zew Whoosh!
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energy
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