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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Davis (ranked 2790 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Mendez (ranked 4150 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Mendez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Mendez's head back.
That has opened up Carlos Mendez's cut even more.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Davis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendez.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Mendez tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Davis throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Mendez's head back.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davis back to the cage. Mendez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Mendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Davis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Mendez wants to clinch.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Davis.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Mendez wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
Mendez wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis darts in and clinches Mendez up against the cage.
Mendez blocking some punches.
Davis working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendez.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Davis walks into a jab.
Mendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Carlos Mendez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendez in his tracks.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mendez is looking to clinch.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davis avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mendez slips under a jab.
Mendez throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendez scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendez misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendez lands a head shot.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Davis avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendez tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davis throws a hook but Mendez blocks it.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez tries to clinch but Davis moves away
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Mendez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Mendez slips the punch.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mendez slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis jabs Mendez right on the nose. Mendez blinks but takes it well.
Davis throws an overhand right that has Mendez reeling! Davis follows up with more punches and Mendez is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Davis!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Davis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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