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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by Shells - Get your roll on. Mendes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Steve McQueen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
49 - 32 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers clinches up against the cage.
Mendes takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendes avoiding damage.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendes is defending well for now.
Mendes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendes avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dekkers is struggling to control the position.
The referee calls for Mendes to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dekkers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
Mendes lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes working hard to break the clinch.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dekkers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendes takes a shot to the head.
Mendes managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendes avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Mendes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendes won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes tries to stall but Dekkers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendes looks winded!
Dekkers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Dekkers taking a breather.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dekkers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dekkers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dekkers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dekkers cracks the inside of Mendes's front leg.
Dekkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dekkers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dekkers thuds his right hand into Mendes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Dekkers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Dekkers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dekkers - that will leave a mark!
Mendes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendes duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big right from Mendes misses.
Mendes scores with a hook.
Dekkers thows a body kick. Mendes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
Dekkers is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mendes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dekkers.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Dekkers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendes is rocked!
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dekkers, right into the meat.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Dekkers finish him?
Mendes misses with an uppercut
and Dekkers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dekkers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Mendes 's eye.
Dekkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendes misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dekkers throws a monster overhand right that drops Mendes! Dekkers follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas Dekkers!
A relieved looking Bas Dekkers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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