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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliman Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caliman Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillermo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matos on his heels. He'll look to pass Matos's guard now, I'm sure.
Mendez postures up in Matos's guard and throws a big left but Matos blocks it.
Mendez throws a strike but Matos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendez's guard.
Matos tries to pass to full mount but Mendez defends it.
Mendez actively working from the bottom here.
Mendez actively working from the bottom here.
Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matos seems to be working for a kimura but Mendez defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez trying to control here.
Matos works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to escape the mount.
Matos landing strikes from the mount and Mendez is in trouble!
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez wants to control but Matos is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Matos.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Matos finish him?
Matos has isolated one of Mendez's arms. Mendez looking to fight him off but Matos twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caliman Matos!
After the fight, Caliman Matos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Guillermo Mendez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry fans'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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