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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Rodgers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza takes a swing at Rodgers's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza misses with a jab to the body
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Rodgers ducked under it nicely.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodgers.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodgers counters with a low kick, right behind Mendoza 's knee.
Rodgers gets a clinch.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodgers has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodgers won't allow it.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Rodgers.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Rodgers counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling him.
Mendoza wants to break free but Rodgers has control.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws an elbow that misses.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodgers has managed to clinch.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Rodgers has him pinned against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza is trying to push Rodgers away but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza tests Rodgers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodgers thuds his right hand into Mendoza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodgers drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Mendoza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza letting Rodgers take a breather here.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza moves out of range as Rodgers strikes.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendoza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodgers at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses the body punch
and Rodgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Rodgers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendoza on the side of the head.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodgers 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 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodgers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodgers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Edgar Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza throws an off balance right hand
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodgers throws a nice head kick!
Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Mendoza back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Rodgers.
Rodgers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling him.
Rodgers tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Rodgers.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers.
Rodgers rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodgers slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Rodgers pushes Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodgers.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodgers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
Rodgers working aggressively here.
Rodgers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodgers's head backwards.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers stalks Mendoza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mendoza's face. Mendoza staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Rodgers is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers.
Rodgers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with an overhand left.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodgers takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Rodgers keeps him there for the moment.
Rodgers keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodgers prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodgers closes the distance but Mendoza moves to the side
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodgers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Rodgers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
It looks like Rodgers has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Rodgers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodgers pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Rodgers.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rodgers.
Mendoza tries to break free but Rodgers pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Rodgers keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Rodgers takes one on the button.
Rodgers tries to clinch up but Mendoza circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Rodgers works over Mendoza's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodgers wants to clinch.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Andy Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Mendoza is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. Mendoza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rodgers rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rodgers.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodgers won't allow it.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Rodgers keeps him there for the moment.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Rodgers has him pinned against the cage.
Rodgers lands a body punch.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodgers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Rodgers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodgers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodgers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodgers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rodgers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Rodgers avoids them all with ease.
Rodgers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodgers has double underhooks.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza dodges an elbow strike from Rodgers.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodgers has double underhooks.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andy Rodgers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodgers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendoza avoids the damage to the body.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling him.
Mendoza is trying to push Rodgers away but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break free but Rodgers has control.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Rodgers's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodgers circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza scores with a nice right hand.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodgers has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
Rodgers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodgers lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to push Rodgers away but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodgers taking a breather.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodgers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
Rodgers pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodgers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodgers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Mendoza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to clinch up
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodgers is looking to clinch.
Rodgers clinches.
Rodgers scores with a shoulder strike.
Mendoza wants to break free but Rodgers has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodgers misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Rodgers prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Rodgers works on Mendoza's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Mendoza is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodgers finish him?
Rodgers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodgers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendoza or not.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Rodgers dips a shoulder and cracks Mendoza with a mighty uppercut! Mendoza falls back against the cage and Rodgers unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mendoza is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rodgers screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rodgers!
Andy Rodgers retains his featherweight title!
Andy Rodgers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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