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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Powa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jo Powa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendoza wants to sweep but Powa has passed to side control!
Powa wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
Mendoza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendoza defending against the ground and pound.
Powa trying to control the position but Mendoza is working away.
Powa wants to stand but Mendoza has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Powa wants to stand but Mendoza is controlling his arm.
Mendoza struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to buck Powa off but Powa is having none of it.
Mendoza is working hard here to advance position.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet but Powa drags him back down.
Powa taking a breather here.
Powa working away.
Mendoza is holding Powa down, trying to stall.
Powa throws an elbow but Mendoza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Powa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jo Powa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powa, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Powa is pressed up against the cage. Mendoza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Powa down to the mat. Powa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Powa throws a wild body kick that Mendoza sees coming a mile off.
Powa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powa drives through with a takedown into Mendoza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza is looking to stand back up but Powa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mendoza.
Powa is taking a breather. Mendoza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Powa stops Mendoza from getting back to his feet.
Mendoza regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendoza, not yet.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Powa postures up in Mendoza's guard and throws a big left but Mendoza blocks it.
Powa stopping the sweep attempt from Mendoza.
Powa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendoza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mendoza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Powa slips nicely into half guard.
Powa slows the pace down in half guard.
Powa is trying to control. Mendoza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to control but can't.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mendoza is trying to stand.
Powa prevents Mendoza from improving his position.
Jo Powa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Powa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Powa trying to control the action but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powa stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mendoza to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jo Powa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Powa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mendoza sprawls well initially but Powa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Powa wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
Powa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mendoza controls his leg.
Powa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Powa is keen to just control but Mendoza is a slippery customer.
Mendoza gets full guard.
Powa drops back looking for a leg! Mendoza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendoza manages to kick Powa off! Powa jumps back into Mendoza's guard.
Powa stops Mendoza from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Powa's guard.
Mendoza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendoza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendoza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Powa working a defensive guard here.
Powa is breathing heavily.
Mendoza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Powa's head.
Mendoza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mendoza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendoza landing some decent shots from guard.
Jo Powa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Powa's head.
Powa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mendoza!
Mendoza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza gets back to full guard.
Mendoza 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.
Powa won't allow Mendoza to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powa wants to stand but Mendoza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Powa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendoza is keeping the position for now.
Mendoza wants to stand but Powa is controlling the position.
Powa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendoza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Powa has managed to get both his arms back between Mendoza's legs - danger averted.
Mendoza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powa is one step ahead there.
Mendoza is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Powa trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
Powa wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powa works over Mendoza with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Mendoza dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendoza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Powa feints and then cracks Mendoza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendoza down.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
Powa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mendoza quickly recovers to half guard.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet.
Mendoza tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Powa manages to move to mount!
Powa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is looking to get to half guard.
Powa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Powa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mendoza tries to lock up and control but Powa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Powa looking to control but Mendoza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendoza wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mendoza is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mendoza and Powa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Powa has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Powa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mendoza's half guard.
Powa stops Mendoza from getting back to his feet.
Mendoza won't allow Powa to pass to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mendoza is defending against the submission attempts here by Powa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to stand.
Powa not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powa wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
Jo Powa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
Mendoza tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powa forces Mendoza back against the cage and clinches.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jo Powa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Powa 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jo Powa!
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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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