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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmond Heath has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edmond Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Heath circles away.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch but Heath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza throws a body kick that misses.
Mendoza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heath blocks a head kick by Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heath circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mendoza lands a front kick.
Heath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mendoza.
Heath misses with a takedown attempt - Mendoza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mendoza closes the distance but Heath moves to the side
enabling Heath to counter with a crisp jab.
Heath is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
Mendoza wants to clinch
letting Heath counter with a right hand.
Carter Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendoza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heath on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carter Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendoza throws a combination that misses
and Heath counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendoza tries to clinch
and Heath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Heath circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
Heath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendoza gets caught napping as Heath dives in and scores a takedown. Mendoza manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendoza is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Heath dives into side control.
Mendoza looks winded!
Heath is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendoza has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Mendoza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is not content to let Heath control the position.
Heath is working Mendoza over with some ground and pound from side control.
Heath 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 lull in the action here as Heath stalls from top position.
Heath working away.
Mendoza is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Heath is controlling him well.
Mendoza is looking for a sweep.
Heath wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendoza keeps working.
Mendoza wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath taking a breather here.
Heath cracks Mendoza with a big elbow.
Heath throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Heath landing a few strikes.
Mendoza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Heath working the ground and pound.
Heath working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heath looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edmond Heath will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza rushes Heath and presses him up against the cage.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Carter Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Heath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendoza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
Mendoza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heath counters by moving into the clinch.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Heath has him pinned against the cage.
Heath throws an elbow that misses.
Heath is looking to control Mendoza's arms but Mendoza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heath has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heath just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heath lands with a light punch inside.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Heath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Heath is avoiding it.
Mendoza looks to clinch
and Heath moves into the clinch.
Mendoza tries to break free but Heath pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza blocks the elbow strike.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Heath blocks with his arms.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heath is defending well for now.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heath blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Heath digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to break free but Heath pushes him back against the cage.
Heath stalling the fight.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heath avoids it.
Mendoza misses with a knee strike.
Heath creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendoza's defenses.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Heath.
Heath wants to stall.
Heath misses with a punch on the inside.
Heath throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heath is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Heath keeps him there for the moment.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heath.
Heath trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heath moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heath.
Heath 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 looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heath circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendoza looks to clinch
and Heath counters with a nice body shot.
Mendoza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendoza wants it to stay on the feet.
Heath fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Heath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendoza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
Heath scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Heath tries to score with some ground and pound. Mendoza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Heath is looking to take a break and control but Mendoza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heath prevents Mendoza from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carter Mendoza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mendoza tries to clinch up
and Heath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza misses with a double jab
letting Heath counter with a right hand.
Mendoza has managed to clinch.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Heath is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Heath throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza tries to clinch there but Heath circles away.
Mendoza looks for the body kick but Heath saw that one coming.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendoza takes a swing at Heath's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heath keeps the fight on the outside.
Heath shoots in and bounces Mendoza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendoza is pulling down on Heath's head to control his posture.
Mendoza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heath is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mendoza doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Heath is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Heath seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mendoza for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Edmond Heath has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch but Heath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
Heath shoots in and drives through. Mendoza sprawls well.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza moves to clinch but Heath breaks away
and Heath counters with a stiff right hand.
Heath avoids a kick to the body.
Mendoza throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Heath fails with the takedown.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Heath moves out of range.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Heath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and Heath counters with a stiff right hand.
Heath tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mendoza defends well and Heath ends up having to push Mendoza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Heath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendoza tries to clinch up but Heath circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendoza has closed the distance and engaged Heath in a clinch.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza darts in and clinches Heath up against the cage.
Mendoza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Heath takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heath throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heath using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Heath keeps him there for the moment.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heath will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heath has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heath lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mendoza 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Mendoza!
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FIGHT
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