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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Quintana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phad Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mendes advances nicely into full mount.
Quintana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendes cracks Quintana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Quintana tries to lock up and control but Mendes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendes looking to ground and pound but Quintana is blocking nicely.
Mendes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mendes looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes lands a big elbow.
Mendes controlling from mount.
Mendes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mendes raining down shots from the mount!
Quintana is in a horrible position here. Mendes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mendes throws some wild stikes that Quintana manages to avoid easily.
Mendes content just to control the position here.
Mendes punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes controlling from the full mount.
Mendes punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mendes scoring with strikes but Quintana is staying in there.
Quintana wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mendes.
Mendes misses with a head shot.
Mendes looking to finish Quintana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quintana!
Mendes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quintana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mendes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mendes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quintana?
Mendes controlling the pace for now.
Mendes thowing shots but they're missing.
Mendes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Quintana because Mendes loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phad Mendes dominated that round.
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.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mendes advances to half guard.
Mendes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mendes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Quintana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendes.
Mendes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mendes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Quintana to regain full guard.
Mendes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendes postures up and lands a big shot to Quintana's brow.
Mendes is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throwing strikes but missing.
Mendes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quintana can do to turn this around?
Quintana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendes.
Mendes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mendes is looking to advance position but Quintana has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mendes gets back to half guard.
Mendes is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendes moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendes is on top in guard.
Mendes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes stays in close to Quintana's body and controls the position.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mendes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phad Mendes dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mendes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mendes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mendes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mendes moves into full mount! Quintana won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes breaks from Quintana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mendes working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes content just to control the position here.
Mendes with a couple of short strikes.
Phad Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jose Quintana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mendes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mendes avoids the attempt from Quintana to control.
Mendes raining down shots from the mount!
Quintana is in a horrible position here. Mendes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mendes controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a big elbow.
Mendes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Quintana blocking the ground and pound.
Mendes with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes landing strikes from the mount.
Quintana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendes controlling the pace for now.
Mendes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mendes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Quintana is rocked!
Mendes controlling the position easily from mount.
Mendes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Quintana for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phad Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phad Mendes!
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FIGHT
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