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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Go Tenks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Go Tenks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Mondello! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big right from Tenks misses. Mondello shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tenks pinned against the cage. Tenks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Mondello misses with a leg kick and Tenks counters with a three punch combo that has Mondello backing up. Mondello nods at Tenks to acknowledge the strikes. Mondello shoots in and drives through. Tenks sprawls well. Tenks throws a sloppy head kick and Mondello moves out of range easily. Mondello has a takedown stuffed. Go Tenks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Mondello. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mondello. Mondello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Tenks throws a sloppy head kick and Mondello moves out of range easily. Logan Mondello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tenks drives through and clinches with Mondello against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tenks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mondello shoots in but no luck this time. Mondello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tenks to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mondello fails to land the takedown. Go Tenks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mondello fails with the takedown. Mondello gets tackled into the cage by Tenks. Tenks maintains the clinch. Tenks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mondello shoots in and drives through. Tenks sprawls well. Tenks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mondello. Tenks misses with a wild body shot. Mondello fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tenks avoids it really well and circles away. Mondello scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Excellent takedown into side control there by Mondello. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Mondello wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tenks, who protects the arm well. 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! Mondello is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tenks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Mondello misses with the ground and pound. Mondello is trying to get an arm triangle but Tenks is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tenks tries to escape but Mondello is in control. Mondello tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mondello has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Mondello looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Mondello is trying to get an arm triangle but Tenks is defending well. Tenks is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mondello passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tenks! Mondello looking to isolate an arm here. Tenks doesn't see it coming and as Mondello extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Mondello!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Logan Mondello!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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