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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry De Ruijte (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry De Ruijte!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza blocks a head kick by De Ruijte.
De Ruijte forces Mendoza back against the cage and clinches.
Mendoza wants to break free but De Ruijte has control.
Mendoza tries to break free but De Ruijte pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza jumps guard but De Ruijte stands there with Mendoza around his waist. Mendoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but De Ruijte won't allow it.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but De Ruijte won't allow it.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but De Ruijte holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendoza drops back down to his feet.
De Ruijte pulls Mendoza into guard.
Mendoza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendoza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendoza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Ruijte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendoza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Ruijte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Ruijte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza throwing strikes but missing.
Mendoza 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ruijte striking off his back but it's not causing Mendoza any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Ruijte will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mendoza distracts De Ruijte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendoza connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Ruijte has his foot on Mendoza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendoza works his way back into a safe position though.
De Ruijte looking to control.
De Ruijte 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.
Mendoza is working De Ruijte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendoza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Ruijte looking to control.
De Ruijte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendoza manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to control the position but De Ruijte postures up.
De Ruijte drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Ruijte jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mendoza managing to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Ruijte 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.
Mendoza looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Ruijte is one step ahead there.
Mendoza controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brandon Mendoza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Ruijte closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mendoza to the mat! Mendoza manages to get full guard.
Mendoza has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De Ruijte should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mendoza has tightened it up now! De Ruijte should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brandon Mendoza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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