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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange has chosen ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 cm
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157 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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183 cm
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149 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Mendes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mendes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Mendes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mendes. Lange shrugs it off though. Lange looks to clinch and Mendes counters with a series of strikes. Lange will be more careful next time no doubt. Lange tries to keep at a distance but Mendes has taken the fight into the clinch. Mendes pulls guard. 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! Lange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Lange wants to get up but he can't break Mendes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Lange wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendes holds on and takes a little breather. Mendes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Mendes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Mendes moves into the clinch successfully.
Lange misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lange tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Lange back against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Lange's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mendes is trying to trip Lange. He has hold of a leg but Lange is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mendes persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Mendes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Mendes gets to his feet. Lange looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! A shot to the liver by Mendes. Beautiful body shot. Jake Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lange tries to clinch but Mendes moves out of range. Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Mendes lands a leg kick that knocks Lange off balance momentarily. Lange tries to clinch there but Mendes circles away.
Lange shoots in for a takedown but Mendes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A jab lands there for Mendes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mendes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mendes fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Lange to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Lange looks to clinch but Mendes throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Lange taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Mendes! Jake Mendes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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