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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Mendoza (ranked 25140 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Stalin (ranked 7979 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza throws a chopping leg kick but Stalin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stalin throws a body kick that misses.
Stalin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stalin misses with a head kick.
Mendoza is looking for a counter combo.
Stalin tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin scores with a head kick. Mendoza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stalin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stalin leaves Mendoza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stalin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza shoots in looking for a takedown. Stalin tries to sprawl out of it but Mendoza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stalin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stalin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stalin lands a head kick!
Stalin lands a head kick!
Joseph Stalin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalin misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looks for a takedown but Stalin sprawls well.
Stalin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mendoza blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stalin swivels and escapes.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Stalin.
Stalin looks winded!
Stalin tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mendoza could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stalin thuds his shin into the meat of Mendoza's side.
A head kick misses from Stalin.
Mendoza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stalin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin scores with a push kick.
Stalin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joseph Stalin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Stalin keeps it at a distance.
Stalin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stalin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mendoza eats them both and turns towards Stalin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mendoza shoots in looking for a takedown. Stalin tries to sprawl out of it but Mendoza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stalin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza blocks the body kick.
Mendoza darts in looking for a takedown but Stalin gets double underhooks and turns Mendoza into the cage.
Stalin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Stalin looks to move away, Mendoza throws a big counter combo but Stalin just gets out of the way.
Mendoza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stalin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stalin throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Mendoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendoza throws a sloppy head kick and Stalin moves out of range easily.
Stalin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Stalin is predictable there
and Mendoza counters with a shoot takedown. Stalin fights it but they end up in guard.
Mendoza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stalin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendoza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mendoza won't allow Stalin to get back to his feet.
Mendoza gets to his feet - Stalin follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stalin counters with a head kick.
Stalin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donny Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stalin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stalin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stalin misses with a body kick.
Mendoza drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stalin sprawls and moves away.
Mendoza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stalin defends well and Mendoza ends up having to push Stalin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stalin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendoza staying out of range there.
Mendoza is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stalin.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Stalin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stalin.
Stalin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalin throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendoza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendoza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stalin's head.
Mendoza lands a couple of elbows.
Stalin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendoza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendoza stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mendoza dives in and grabs Stalin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stalin pushes down on Mendoza's head and hops out.
Mendoza blocks a head kick by Stalin.
Mendoza attempts a counter takedown but Stalin avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Stalin tries to get set, Mendoza tries to push him back and clinch up but Stalin manages to avoid the attempt.
Stalin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalin throws a big counter head kick but Mendoza avoids it with no problem.
Mendoza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stalin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stalin throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stalin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Stalin. No joy for Mendoza on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stalin circles away.
Mendoza fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Stalin.
Mendoza attempts a counter takedown but Stalin avoids it well and moves away.
No luck for Mendoza with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mendoza or perhaps it was just good defense by Stalin, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mendoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stalin tries a head kick but it misses.
Stalin scores with a spinning back kick!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendoza.
Stalin tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mendoza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mendoza is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Stalin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Stalin for a finish.
Stalin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendoza missing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Stalin hold on?!
Mendoza misses with an elbow to the head.
Stalin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mendoza's arms.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendoza has Stalin flattened out and is raining down punches.
Stalin is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Stalin wants to get back to his feet.
Stalin is trying to remain composed but Mendoza is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Mendoza connects with a big shot to the side of Stalin's head.
Stalin covers up after that shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Stalin hold on?
Mendoza loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Stalin hold on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a hammerfist to the side of Stalin's head.
Donny Mendoza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendoza is looking for the choke from the back position but Stalin is controlling his hands well.
Mendoza is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Stalin wants to get back to his feet.
Mendoza is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Stalin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Mendoza has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Stalin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Mendoza doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Donny Mendoza!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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