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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rafael Mendes (ranked 4422 p4p, 94 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 24489 p4p, 129 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Rafael Mendes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rafael Mendes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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162 lbs
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine
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Knockout power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Mendes sees coming a mile off.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes clinches with his opponent.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mendes.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the ropes.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendes misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendes keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson .
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Mendes backs away looking to recover.
Mendes rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Johnson tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mendes.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendes tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.
Mendes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Mendes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Mendes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendes misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael 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.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Mendes jumps back.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson .
Mendes blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Mendes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mendes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Mendes misses with some punches.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rafael Mendes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes working aggressively here.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Mendes works on Johnson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson .
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendes.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Mendes misses with some punches.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendes misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mendes.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendes can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Mendes misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Mendes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Mendes lands an uppercut.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Mendes dominated that second round.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendes misses with some punches.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling him.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson wants to break free but Mendes has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Mendes tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling him.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Mendes.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mendes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson 's brow.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes misses with an elbow strike.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Mendes tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mendes back against the ropes.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Demitrious Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is trying to push Mendes away but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Mendes!
An out of breath Rafael Mendes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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