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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Angelito. Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Got Five On It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
184 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez staying out of range there.
Mendez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Mendez defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mendez misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
It looks like Mat Diaz has been cut.
Mendez throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mendez staying out of range there.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendez drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez lands a big uppercut and Diaz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diaz looks OK. Mendez waves Diaz back to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez throws a monster overhand right that drops Diaz! Mendez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Angelo Mendez waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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