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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beeboy Batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beeboy Batongbakal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Batongbakal counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Batongbakal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Batongbakal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendez misses with a takedown
and Batongbakal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendez won't be happy with that.
Beeboy Batongbakal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Mendez.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've been hearing that Batongbakal has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez is still trying to improve position.
Batongbakal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mendez's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batongbakal tries to move to mount but Mendez blocks the move with his legs.
Check out the look on Batongbakal's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mendez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendez has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Batongbakal escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Batongbakal!
Batongbakal landing a few strikes.
Mendez looking for a sweep but Batongbakal has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mendez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Batongbakal controlling the action here.
Batongbakal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
Mendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendez looking for submissions off his back.
Mendez looking for a kimura from the bottom but Batongbakal passes into side control!
Mendez looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal moves into full mount!
Batongbakal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Batongbakal prevents Mendez from getting the reversal.
Batongbakal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Batongbakal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Batongbakal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Batongbakal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Batongbakal cracks Mendez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mendez tries to reverse the position but Batongbakal maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal controlling the position easily from mount.
Mendez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mendez working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batongbakal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Batongbakal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mendez is trying desperately to improve position.
Batongbakal controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beeboy Batongbakal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Batongbakal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Batongbakal pinned against the cage. Batongbakal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendez with a poor takedown
and Batongbakal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beeboy Batongbakal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Mendez.
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Batongbakal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batongbakal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batongbakal swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Batongbakal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendez. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Batongbakal misses the target.
Raul Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batongbakal misses the shot to the body.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Batongbakal is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batongbakal misses the shot to the body.
Mendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Batongbakal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batongbakal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Batongbakal lands with a nice body punch.
Mendez fails to land the takedown.
Beeboy Batongbakal is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Batongbakal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Batongbakal.
Batongbakal lands a couple of digs.
Batongbakal passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Batongbakal in particular looking to stall.
Batongbakal trying to pass the guard but Mendez defending well.
Batongbakal works his foot free and advances to mount.
Batongbakal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Batongbakal working Mendez over with strikes here.
Batongbakal looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mendez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beeboy Batongbakal!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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