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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes has chosen Steve McQueen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chad Mendes struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temitope Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
An attempted straight right counter from Obama misses the target.
Obama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Obama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Obama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Obama lands with a right hand.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Obama.
Mendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
Obama throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Obama.
Mendes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes lands with a good body shot.
Obama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendes throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Obama misses with a double jab.
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Obama tries to bum rush Mendes with a series of wild strikes but Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chad Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes moves out of range of the leg kick from Obama.
Mendes misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Obama.
Obama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obama throws a series of strikes that have Mendes backpedaling.
Mendes is rocked!
Mendes lands a jab to the nose.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes is looking to slow Obama down with leg kicks.
Mendes seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama misses with a double jab.
Mendes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obama is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Obama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Obama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Mendes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Obama misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendes.
Mendes stuns Obama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Obama.
Mendes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes throws a front kick that sends Obama stumbling back into the cage.
Obama defending well as Mendes loads up on a big left hand.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obama.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Obama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes cracks Obama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendes looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses the jab.
Obama with a nice cross.
Obama scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendes lands an overhand right.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama misses with a body kick.
Mendes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Obama slips under a jab from Mendes.
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes throws a front kick aimed at Obama's knee but Obama avoids it well.
Mendes wants to land a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
Obama looking to score a takedown here. Mendes is defending well but Obama drives through and ends up in Mendes's guard.
Obama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obama trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to stand and escape but Obama is having none of it.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Obama from controlling successfully.
Obama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Obama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Obama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obama.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Obama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obama lands with a shot to the body.
Obama throws a chopping leg kick but Mendes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Obama lands a really nice looking cross but Mendes seems unphased.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Mendes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obama.
Obama throws a big counter combination but Mendes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Obama.
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obama.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendes. That did some damage!
Mendes lands a right hook to the body.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Obama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Obama passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mendes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama working the ground and pound effectively.
We've been hearing that Obama has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obama tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Mendes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Obama.
Obama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obama with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've been informed that Mendes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Obama looking to control but Mendes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Obama thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Obama tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Obama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obama throwing strikes here but Mendes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Obama's attempts to control the action.
Obama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mendes is surviving well by controlling Obama's body position as best he can.
Obama with good strikes from the mount here!
Obama wants to finish this one by submission but Mendes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to take his opponent's back but Mendes doesn't allow it.
Obama 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.
Obama has control of Mendes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mendes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Obama's attempts to control the action.
Obama raining down hammerfists from mount.
Obama takes Mendes's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mendes is in trouble.
Mendes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Obama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Obama has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Obama looking for the choke from the back.
Obama has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Mendes is defending well but eventually Obama manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Mendes has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Temitope Obama!
An out of breath Temitope Obama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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