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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anton Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Parish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Heath Parish!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mendez is looking to counter punch.
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anton Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parish's waist but Parish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendez off to one side.
Parish fails with the takedown.
Parish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anton Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Parish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parish dives in and grabs Mendez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes down on Parish's head and hops out.
Mendez shoots in and gets a takedown into Parish's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parish is looking for a triangle but Mendez pushes his legs off easily.
Mendez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parish is proving hard to escape from.
Parish wants to sweep here but Mendez controlling him for the moment.
Parish has his foot on Mendez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendez works his way back into a safe position though.
Parish looks winded!
Parish has his hands on Mendez's head, controlling the position.
Mendez distracts Parish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parish looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendez passes into half guard.
Mendez lands strikes from half guard.
Mendez is thwarting Parish's attempts to control the position.
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parish has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parish makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Parish is trying to break free.
Mendez manages to pull guard.
Mendez wants to stand up but Parish is controlling him.
Mendez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mendez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mendez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Parish was covering up waiting for the punch and Mendez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parish wants to control the position but Mendez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Parish trying to hold on to Mendez's head to control him but Mendez postures up.
Mendez winds up and cracks Parish with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendez lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
Parish fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parish misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Parish.
Parish tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendez swivels and escapes.
Mendez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mendez connects with a right hand. Parish shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendez's waist but Mendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parish off to one side.
Anton Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Parish.
Parish is breathing heavily.
Parish tries for a takedown but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parish throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendez throws a sloppy head kick
and Parish counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mendez!
Mendez parries the strikes from Parish easily there. Parish is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendez to escape.
Mendez pushes Parish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parish can do to turn this around?
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parish is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mendez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendez is not content to let Parish control the position.
Mendez tries to buck Parish off but Parish is having none of it.
Parish in the domination position with Mendez hanging on.
Mendez is trying to control Parish's posture but Parish avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Parish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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Mendez pushes Parish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Parish working the ground and pound but Mendez is defending the strikes.
Parish working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Parish is trying to get an arm triangle but Mendez is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parish misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Anton Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez keeps Parish under control for a moment.
Parish trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
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The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendez shoots in but no luck this time.
Parish looks for a takedown but Mendez sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heath Parish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parish is fending him off so far but Mendez persists. Nope, Parish circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Parish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heath Parish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parish shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense.
Mendez gets the takedown into side control.
Parish manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mendez's best efforts.
Parish throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Parish is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parish trying to control but Mendez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parish manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mendez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendez.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parish defends it nicely.
Parish throws a leg kick that misses.
Parish looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mendez!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is pushing Parish's head away, looking to escape. Parish manages to hold on to the position though.
Mendez wants to control but Parish postures up.
Parish tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Parish looks up at the clock and then as Mendez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Parish smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez pushes Parish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mendez struggling a bit here.
Mendez dodges the ground and pound from Parish.
Parish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Parish looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendez pushes Parish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Parish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendez is not content to let Parish control the position.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mendez struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parish sprawls well initially but Mendez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parish has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mendez is on him like a limpet, forcing Parish back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Parish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parish gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mendez has his hands clasped together around Parish's back. He's all about the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heath Parish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heath Parish!
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RATING
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