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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dynamite tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mendes is in Dynamite's guard.
Mendes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dynamite wants to sweep but no luck.
Dynamite working a defensive guard here.
Mendes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mendes misses with a double jab
and Dynamite counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendes thinking.
Dynamite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dynamite jabs Mendes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dynamite jabs Mendes right on the nose. Mendes blinks but takes it well.
Mendes fails to land the takedown.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
Mendes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dynamite's waist but Dynamite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendes off to one side.
Dynamite throws an overhand right that lands on Mendes's shoulder, as Mendes tries to avoid the shot.
Dynamite feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendes's calf.
Mendes moves out of range as Dynamite strikes.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Mendes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
Dynamite lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Dynamite.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendes.
Mendes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dynamite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Napoleon Dynamite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dynamite misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
Dynamite looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Dynamite lands a jab to Mendes's midsection.
Dynamite connects with a solid leg kick.
Dynamite misses the shot to the body.
Dynamite misses with a straight right.
Dynamite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dynamite falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dynamite takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dynamite misses with a wild body shot.
Mendes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dynamite misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Dynamite misses.
Dynamite is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendes rather than just go for the knockout.
Dynamite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dynamite. That's going to slow Mendes down.
Napoleon Dynamite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dynamite takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Dynamite defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mendes.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dynamite sprawls well. Dynamite wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet.
Mendes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dynamite tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mendes is in Dynamite's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dynamite is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mendes seems to be looking for submissions.
Mendes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mendes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dynamite for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is looking for submissions but instead, Dynamite has regained full guard.
Dynamite not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dynamite working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendes.
Mendes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dynamite works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Mendes stands up from Dynamite's guard - Mendes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mendes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dynamite sprawls well initially but Mendes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mendes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mendes works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looking to control but Dynamite is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dynamite bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Dynamite from controlling successfully.
Mendes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
Dynamite got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dynamite has managed to get both his arms back between Mendes's legs - danger averted.
Mendes is looking for a triangle but Dynamite pushes his legs off easily.
Dynamite stands and steps away. Mendes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dynamite misses with a straight right.
Dynamite throws a shot from downtown. Mendes moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mendes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Mendes does no damage.
Napoleon Dynamite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dynamite scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendes in his tracks.
Dynamite throws a hook but Mendes avoids it easily.
Dynamite misses with a left hand
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
Dynamite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dynamite misses with a leg kick.
Mendes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dynamite but Dynamite pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendes drops his hands momentarily and Dynamite takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dynamite misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Dynamite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dynamite takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Dynamite throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dynamite takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dynamite misses with a hook
and Mendes counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dynamite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dynamite throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendes shoots for a takedown but Dynamite saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes shoots in looking for a takedown but Dynamite manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendes scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Dynamite leaves Mendes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dynamite throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
Mendes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dynamite's waist but Dynamite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendes off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with an uppercut.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dynamite.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Dynamite.
Dynamite throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Mendes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes won't allow Dynamite to sweep him here.
Dynamite being controlled here, momentarily.
Dynamite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.
Dynamite is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
Mendes controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jake Mendes just wasn't active enough.
Dynamite lands with a shot to the body.
Mendes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dynamite lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dynamite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mendes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mendes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dynamite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Dynamite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dynamite has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Dynamite!
Napoleon Dynamite very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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