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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Junior throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza throws a hook but Junior avoids it easily.
Mendoza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Mendoza coming out on top.
Junior misses with a shot to the body
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza throws a good cross that connects.
Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Junior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Junior.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendoza blocks the leg kick.
As Junior looks to move away, Mendoza throws a big counter combo but Junior just gets out of the way.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Junior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Junior.
Mendoza jabs Junior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Junior throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mendoza with a jab.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendoza.
Junior tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mendoza with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
Junior lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
Junior takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Junior walks into a straight right hand from Mendoza.
Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Junior.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Junior.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior slips under a jab.
Junior is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
A telegraphed right hand from Junior misses the target.
Mendoza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendoza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendoza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Junior slips under a jab from Mendoza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendoza is looking to counter punch.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Junior throws out a counter right but Mendoza avoids it with no problem.
Junior rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the ropes.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
A short right from Junior.
Junior stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Junior has Mendoza pressed against the ropes, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Junior throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior lunges at Mendoza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendoza's hand.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Junior's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendoza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Mendoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mendoza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendoza there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Junior has closed the distance and engaged Mendoza in a clinch.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Junior.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
Junior throws a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Junior misses the target.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Mendoza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Mendoza dominated that round.
That's time! Mendoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Junior misses.
Junior scores with the left hand. Mendoza knows he should have avoided that one.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendoza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
Junior lands with a cross.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
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!
Mendoza ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
Mendoza is rocked!
Mendoza throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Oh Mendoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendoza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendoza seems to have got his legs back now.
Junior thumps Mendoza with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Mendoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Mendoza.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junior walks into a left hand.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mendoza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar Mendoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendoza off the ropes and back into range.
Mendoza misses with a lunging right hand
and Junior counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior scores with a leg kick.
Junior throws a low kick but Mendoza avoids it.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Junior drops his hands momentarily and Mendoza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendoza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junior.
Junior throws a front kick aimed at Mendoza's knee but Mendoza avoids it well.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Junior has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Junior misses with a straight right.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Mendoza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Junior moves into the clinch.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
Junior has Mendoza pressed against the ropes, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Junior has double underhooks.
Junior digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Junior stalling the fight.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Junior.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Junior does no damage.
Junior blocks a jab.
Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Junior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior scores with a punch to the head.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Mendoza.
Junior throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Junior is predictable there
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neymar Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
A little jabbing left from Junior on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junior can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Mendoza.
Junior cracks Mendoza with a good jab.
Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendoza's sensitive parts.
Junior will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendoza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Junior scores with the left hand. Mendoza knows he should have avoided that one.
Junior scores with a nice head shot.
Junior throws a leg kick but Mendoza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Junior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mendoza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a combination. Junior tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendoza thuds a left hand into Junior's body.
Mendoza lands a jab to Junior's midsection.
Junior cracks a nice hook into Mendoza's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendoza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to work over Mendoza's front leg with a kick but Mendoza checks it.
Mendoza scores with the left hand. Junior knows he should have avoided that one.
Mendoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior connects with a crisp jab.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Junior slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Mendoza defending well as Junior loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Junior does it's job there.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendoza's calf.
Junior lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior thumps Mendoza with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it.
A big left from Junior misses.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the body.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Junior counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza lands a jab to Junior's midsection.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mendoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Junior's head.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
Mendoza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Junior's shoulder, as Junior tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Junior releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendoza. That snapped Junior's head back.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Junior lands a jab to the head.
Mendoza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Junior misses.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neymar Junior.
I think Junior 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Neymar Junior!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Edgar Mendoza!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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