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Event:
TWGC 43 (205lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 23, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 3 losses; Paulo Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 15 losses; Benjamin Sisko!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Sisko looking to score a takedown here. Mendes is defending well but Sisko drives through and ends up in Mendes's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mendes (0) vs (2) Sisko
Mendes controlling Sisko's posture.
Mendes looking to control but Sisko passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sisko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Sisko has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko looking to pass the guard.
Mendes being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Sisko looking to pass the guard.
Mendes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sisko is one step ahead there.
Sisko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sisko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (0) vs (5) Sisko#T2#
You can see the frustration on Mendes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes is trying to escape the position but Sisko is controlling the position.
Mendes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sisko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mendes wants to control but Sisko is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Sisko content to control rather than advance.
Sisko tries to pass to full mount but Mendes defends it. #T4##SUB#
Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Sisko has control of the leg.
Sisko not doing much here.
Mendes is doing well to control the position and prevent Sisko from advancing to side control.#T5#
Mendes manages to get to full guard.
Sisko stopping the sweep attempt from Mendes.
Sisko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendes pulls Sisko in to control the position. #T6#
Sisko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendes holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sisko is now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T7#
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendes is working hard here to advance position.
Sisko controlling the pace.
Mendes is looking to improve his position.
#T8#
Mendes is looking to get back to full guard here but Sisko has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (0) vs (8) Sisko
Mendes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sisko controls the position.
Mendes gets back to half guard.
Sisko stalling. #T9#
Mendes is trying to maintain the position but Sisko is very close to passing his half guard.
Sisko controlling the action here.#T10#
Sisko wants to pass to mount but Mendes is defending the position.
Mendes trying to get back to full guard but Sisko takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (0) vs (11) Sisko
Mendes is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T11#
Mendes is controlling an arm, preventing Sisko from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Sisko controlling the position easily from mount.
Sisko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T12#
Mendes tries to lock up and control but Sisko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sisko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendes is looking to escape. #T13#
Mendes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mendes is trying to get back to full guard.
Sisko moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (0) vs (14) Sisko
Mendes can't do much from the bottom here. #T14#
Sisko moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mendes is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sisko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mendes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sisko wins on points by 14 to 0. |
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Event:
NYF 86: Carter vs Brewer
Date: Oct 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Janowski lands a right hook to the body.
Mendes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Janowski takes one to the chin there.
Janowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janowski jabs at Mendes's body.#TD#
Mendes dives in and scores a takedown into Janowski's guard.
Janowski working a defensive guard here.
Mendes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that Mendes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
Janowski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janowski keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully. #T1#
Janowski trying to keep a closed guard but Mendes is proving a slippery customer.
Janowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Janowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Janowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Janowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Janowski has managed to get both his arms back between Mendes's legs - danger averted.
Mendes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Janowski manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T2#
Janowski is trying to keep Mendes in close.
Janowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Janowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Janowski keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Janowski trying to keep a closed guard but Mendes is proving a slippery customer.
Mendes trying to control but Janowski is working from the bottom.
Mendes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Mendes throws an elbow that misses. Janowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendes's guard. Nice move by Janowski!#REVB#
Janowski looking to pass the guard.
Mendes looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendes, not yet. #SUB#
Mendes has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Janowski should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mendes has tightened it up now! Janowski should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
NYF 81: Kramer vs Holton
Date: Aug 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes dives in for a single leg takedown but Tokoro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Mendes backs off Tokoro throws a huge counter combo but Mendes manages to avoid it all.
We've been hearing reports that Mendes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tokoro has a couple of punches blocked by Mendes.
Mendes fails to pull guard.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Tokoro.
Tokoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tokoro walks away with a smile on his face. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokoro misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendes tries to counter with a takedown but Tokoro is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Mendes shoots in and gets a takedown into Tokoro's guard.
Tokoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tokoro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokoro is trying to keep Mendes in close.
Tokoro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T1#
Mendes throwing strikes from guard but Tokoro blocks nicely.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendes is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tokoro throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
Mendes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Tokoro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendes on the side of the head.
Mendes lands a jab to the nose.
Tokoro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tokoro throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokoro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD#
Mendes gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes wants to control but Tokoro is keeping him busy.
Tokoro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tokoro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tokoro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendes is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Mendes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura but Tokoro is defending well.
#T3##SUB#
Mendes is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokoro trying to control here.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Tokoro is defending well. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tokoro is looking to improve his position.
Tokoro keeps trying to improve his position.
Tokoro is still trying to improve position.
Mendes is thwarting Tokoro's attempts to control the position.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokoro keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokoro wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hideo Tokoro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Tokoro missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Mendes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tokoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokoro throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Tokoro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tokoro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tokoro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes scores with a hook.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokoro throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Tokoro.
Nice defenses there by Tokoro.
Tokoro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokoro clobbers Mendes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tokoro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendes tries to clinch but Tokoro moves out of range.
Tokoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokoro.
Mendes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tokoro avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Tokoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokoro looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Tokoro fails to land. #TD#
Mendes gets control of Tokoro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mendes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tokoro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tokoro wants to stand but Mendes has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tokoro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mendes is tightening it up a little... Tokoro has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tokoro reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tokoro taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mendes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
NYF 75:Sillalahi vs Belmiro
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Kakuzo lands with an overhand left.
Kakuzo feints and then cracks Mendes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendes down. #TD2#
Kakuzo dives in and scores a takedown into Mendes's guard.
Kakuzo wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.
Mendes trying to control the position.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Kakuzo from controlling successfully.
Kakuzo is in close to Mendes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kakuzo throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Kakuzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kakuzo trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Mendes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Kakuzo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kakuzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kakuzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.
Kakuzo keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Kakuzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendes is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Mendes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kakuzo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mendes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kakuzo pulls down on the head and he's put Mendes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nakagome Kakuzo! |
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Event:
NYF 69: Arnolds vs Hicks
Date: Jun 01, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Mendes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dujardin did well to prevent Mendes getting side control.
Mendes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dujardin trying to control but Mendes postures up.
Dujardin is looking to improve his position.
Mendes wants to control but Dujardin is keeping him busy.
Mendes controlling the pace. #SUB#
Dujardin is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.
Dujardin wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin is controlling Mendes's trapped leg to prevent Mendes from advancing to side control.#T1#
Mendes prevents Dujardin from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dujardin wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Mendes prevents Dujardin from improving his position.
Mendes trying to control from half guard but Dujardin is working away. #SUB2#
Dujardin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Mendes wants to control but Dujardin is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Dujardin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T2#
Mendes trying to control but Dujardin postures up.
Dujardin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
Mendes is trying to control but can't.
Mendes trying to get back to full guard but Dujardin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dujardin landing shots from mount.
Mendes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dujardin with shots to the head and body - Mendes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mendes is looking to improve his position but Dujardin isn't that keen on the idea.#T3#
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Dujardin's attempts to control the action.
Mendes tries to hold on but Dujardin pushes him away.
Dujardin prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.
Dujardin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dujardin raining down shots from the mount!
Dujardin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mendes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB#
Mendes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendes taking some punishment here, with Dujardin in his half guard. #SUB#
Mendes actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
Mendes is looking to control Dujardin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendes avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Dujardin seems content to control.
Mendes gets back to full guard.
Dujardin wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving. #SUB#
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dujardin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dujardin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Dujardin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Dujardin with a jab.
A big right from Dujardin misses.
Dujardin throws a big shot that misses.
Dujardin throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes lands a really nice looking cross but Dujardin seems unphased.
Nice sprawl there from Dujardin as Mendes shoots in.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dujardin throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Dujardin finds it's target.#CUT2#It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
Mendes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dujardin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mendes scrambles back to his feet.
Dujardin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dujardin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#TD#
Mendes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendes is trying to control the action in half guard but Dujardin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dujardin gets full guard.
Mendes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dujardin trying to control the position here. #T1#
Dujardin looking for a sweep. Not yet Dujardin, not yet.
Mendes working some strikes from top position.
Mendes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendes working some strikes from top position.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Dujardin is retaining full guard.
Mendes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendes throwing strikes but missing.
Dujardin wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Mendes throwing strikes but missing.
Dujardin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendes controls the pace.
Dujardin wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Mendes is fighting to break Dujardin's control of his arms but Dujardin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendes fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Dujardin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T3#
Mendes wants to get back to full guard.
Olivier Dujardin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendes is pressing down on Dujardin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dujardin is working Mendes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Mendes has an active guard here but Dujardin has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dujardin lands a nice short elbow.
Mendes is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Dujardin is trying to control. Mendes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendes tries to roll over but Dujardin keeps him under control.
Mendes taking some punishment here, with Dujardin in his half guard.
Dujardin working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Dujardin seems content to control.
Mendes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dujardin is working away from the top position though.
Dujardin is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dujardin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dujardin's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Olivier Dujardin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dujardin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mendes under the eye.
Dujardin tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dujardin to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Dujardin pushes him off.
Dujardin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dujardin scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendes should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Dujardin closes the distance and clinches.
Mendes is trying to pull guard but Dujardin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Dujardin.
Dujardin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dujardin cracks Mendes with a nice body shot.
Dujardin scores with a hook to the body.
Dujardin tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Dujardin back against the cage.
Mendes tries to pull guard but Dujardin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Mendes misses with the head strike.
Mendes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dujardin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dujardin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendes fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Dujardin.
Mendes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dujardin walks away with a smile on his face. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dujardin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paulo Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dujardin connects with a body shot.
Dujardin cracks Mendes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dujardin 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.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dujardin as he jumps to the side.
Dujardin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dujardin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mendes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dujardin's waist but Dujardin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendes off to one side.
Dujardin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendes moves forwards but Dujardin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dujardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dujardin throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Dujardin.
Dujardin dips to his left and cracks Mendes with an uppercut!#ROC2#Mendes is rocked!#CUT2#Paulo Mendes's cut is getting worse.
Dujardin drops Mendes with a huge uppercut! Mendes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dujardin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivier Dujardin!
A very excited looking Olivier Dujardin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
NYF 66: Tijhoff vs Field
Date: May 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Mendes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendes is defended easily by Winston.
Winston appears to be looking for a big counter.
Winston with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.#TD2#
Mendes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Winston is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mendes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Winston taking a bit of punishment here - Mendes scoring with strikes.
Winston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winston keeps working.
Winston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendes on the ground.#SUB2#
Mendes is trying to get an arm triangle but Winston is defending well. #T1#
Mendes working the ground and pound but Winston is defending the strikes.
Winston struggling a bit here.
Winston is pushing Mendes's head away, looking to escape. Mendes manages to hold on to the position though.
Winston regains half guard.#SUB2#
Mendes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendes lands with a punch from half guard.
Winston tries to kick Mendes off but Mendes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendes working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T2##SUB2#
Mendes wants to work for an arm triangle but Winston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Winston is positioning himself well to prevent Mendes advancing to mount.
Winston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendes.
Mendes stops Winston from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Mendes wants to work for an arm triangle but Winston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Winston pushes Mendes off looking to stand but Mendes dives back in and keeps control.
Mendes slips a nice elbow through Winston's hands, connecting with Winston's forehead.#SUB2#
Winston is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.
Mendes working over Winston with some ground and pound. Winston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Winston wants to get back to full guard.
Mendes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendes throwing shots but Winston is blocking nicely.
Mendes trying to control the pace.
Winston is trying to stand.
#SUB2#
Mendes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mendes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Mendes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Winston pushes Mendes off looking to stand but Mendes dives back in and keeps control.
Mendes controlling the pace.
Winston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendes stops Winston from getting back to his feet.
Winston is not content to let Mendes control the position.#SUB2#
Mendes is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Winston as he works his way to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston is looking to stand up but Mendes isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Mendes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Winston slips a straight right by Mendes.
Mendes defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand. #TD2#
Mendes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Winston!
Winston defending against the ground and pound.
Winston struggling a bit here.
Mendes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mendes looks up at the clock and then as Winston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mendes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The strikes coming from Mendes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes prevents Winston from escaping the position.
Winston looks to move to half guard but instead Mendes has passed into mount! Damn!
The referee warns Winston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mendes trying to control but Winston is having none of it. #T1#
Mendes unloading with bombs!
Winston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mendes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winston looks a forlorn figure.
Winston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Winston really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mendes with good strikes from the mount here!
Mendes content just to control the position here.
Paulo Mendes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendes cracks Winston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mendes working the ground and pound effectively.
#T2#
Mendes breaks from Winston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Mendes working for a guillotine from mount but Winston is in no mood to give up.
Mendes working the ground and pound effectively.
Winston wants to get back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Mendes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Winston can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Winston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Winston tries to buck Mendes off but he can't manage it. #T3#
Mendes breaks from Winston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mendes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Winston is trying to stand up.
Winston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Mendes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Winston has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mendes lands a big elbow. #SUB2#
Mendes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mendes controlling the pace for now.
Winston tries to hold on but Mendes postures up.#T4#
Winston is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Winston is in a horrible position here. Mendes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mendes lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendes has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mendes trying to control but Winston is having none of it.
Winston tries to buck Mendes off but he can't manage it.
Winston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Mendes shoots for a double leg takedown but Winston sprawls well. He's pushed Mendes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Winston misses the target.#TD2#
Mendes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Winston's half guard.
Winston is trying to get back to full guard.
Winston is refusing to be controlled, as Mendes sits in half guard.
Mendes slips a nice elbow through Winston's hands, connecting with Winston's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston is trying to stand up here but Mendes is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Mendes.
Winston is trying to stand back up but Mendes is controlling him
#T1#
Mendes trying to control from half guard but Winston is working away.
Mendes lands strikes from half guard.
Mendes stops Winston from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Mendes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mendes trying to control the action but Winston is working from the bottom.
Mendes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mendes looking to finish Winston with some ground and pound. This is bad for Winston!
Mendes lands a heavy elbow. #T2#
Mendes looking to control but Winston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendes landing shots from mount.
Winston wants to control but Mendes is having none of it.
Winston is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Mendes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Winston is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Mendes is looking for a triangle but Winston pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Mendes wants to control the position but Winston says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mendes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mendes wants to sweep here but Winston controlling him for the moment.
Mendes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winston manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Mendes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Mendes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendes is pushing down on Winston's leg trying to pass to half guard. Winston is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendes content to control rather than advance.
Winston pushes Mendes off but Mendes dives into side control.
Winston is trying to buck Mendes off.
Winston looks to move to half guard but instead Mendes has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes tries to control but Winston wriggling away.
Dallas Winston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendes scoring with strikes but Winston is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Mendes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Mendes!
After the fight, Paulo Mendes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 26
Date: Apr 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Mendes shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamasaki tries to sprawl out of it but Mendes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamasaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes slips under a jab from Yamasaki.
Mendes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamasaki loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
As Yamasaki looks to move away, Mendes throws a big counter combo but Yamasaki just gets out of the way.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Yamasaki circles away easily
and Mendes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamasaki misses with a body shot.
Yamasaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamasaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamasaki lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Mendes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendes.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Yamasaki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Mendes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Mendes walks into a left hand.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamasaki's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yamasaki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mendes walks into a straight right hand from Yamasaki.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamasaki as he jumps to the side.
Yamasaki cracks Mendes with a good jab.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamasaki is fending him off so far but Mendes persists. Nope, Yamasaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamasaki lands with a hook. Mendes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
Yamasaki throws a shot to the body.
Mendes defending well as Yamasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Mendes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamasaki catches Mendes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendes takes one to the side of the head.
Yamasaki misses with a combination
#TD#
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mendes seems content to control.
Mendes trying to control from half guard but Yamasaki is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Mendes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes lands with a punch from half guard. #T4#
Ground and pound from Mendes.
Mendes blocks the strikes from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki wants to improve his position but Mendes is controlling well.
#SUB#
Mendes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yamasaki has hold of Mendes's hands but Mendes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Yamasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Mendes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice jab there from Yamasaki.
Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Yamasaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendes cracks Yamasaki with an open hand slap.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Yamasaki.
Mendes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamasaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki scores with a shot to the body.
Yamasaki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mendes back to the cage. Yamasaki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yamasaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T1#
Mendes moves away from the strike by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Mendes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yamasaki is refusing to be controlled, as Mendes sits in half guard.
Mendes controlling the action here.
Mendes prevents Yamasaki from improving his position.
Paulo Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Mendes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamasaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendes. #T2#
Yamasaki wants to get back to his feet.
Mendes is trying to control. Yamasaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendes works his way into full mount! #SUB#
Mendes looking for a guillotine from mount but Yamasaki is having none of it. #T3##SUB#
Mendes is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Yamasaki is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Yamasaki flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Mendes anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Yamasaki and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Mendes slips an arm under Yamasaki chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Mendes has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Mendes is squeezing on Yamasaki like an anaconda would it's prey. Yamasaki fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night Rio
Date: Mar 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Babcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Mendes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babcock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Babcock catches Mendes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Babcock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babcock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babcock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
And Mendes tries to counter it with a takedown but Babcock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
Babcock cracks a nice hook into Mendes's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body. Mendes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Babcock instigates a clinch.
Babcock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Babcock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendes tries to pull guard but Babcock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1#
Babcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babcock has Mendes pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Babcock.
Babcock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Babcock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendes controls his hands.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Mendes jumps guard but Babcock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Mendes.#TD2#
Mendes gets control of Babcock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mendes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Babcock postures up in Mendes's guard and throws a big left but Mendes blocks it. #SUB2#
Mendes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Babcock defends well.#SUB2#
Babcock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Babcock has managed to get both his arms back between Mendes's legs - danger averted.#T2#
Babcock is pushing down on Mendes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendes is fighting to maintain full guard but Babcock has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendes is not content to let Babcock control the position.#SUB2#
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Babcock slips a nice elbow through Mendes's hands, connecting with Mendes's forehead.
Mendes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Babcock has control of the leg.
Mendes is trying to control but can't.
#T3#
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Babcock has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Mendes has hold of Babcock's hands but Babcock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mendes is looking to control Babcock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendes avoid being mounted?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mendes wants to improve his position but Babcock is controlling well.
Babcock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Mendes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Mendes won't allow Babcock to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Babcock connects with a nice short shot to Mendes's temple.
Mendes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock. #SUB2#
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Babcock trying to control the action but Mendes is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendes slips a jab from Babcock.
Jesse Thomas Babcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock lands with a nice body punch.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
A slow jab from Babcock misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babcock misses with a straight left.
Babcock misses the jab.
Mendes throws a counter combo.
Babcock connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Babcock. Beautiful body shot.
Jesse Thomas Babcock is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Babcock catches Mendes right on the button with a cross.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.#T1#
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock connects with a looping right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendes.
Babcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Paulo Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Babcock 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Babcock has closed the distance and engaged Mendes in a clinch.
Babcock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Babcock tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Babcock back against the cage.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Mendes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Babcock manages to get underhooks.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Mendes.
Babcock working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow. #BC#
Babcock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Babcock.
Mendes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left lands for Babcock.
Mendes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Babcock counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock misses with a body shot.
Donk. Babcock catches Mendes right on the button with a cross.#CL#
Mendes tries to keep at a distance but Babcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Babcock.
Babcock lands an uppercut.#T3#
Mendes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Babcock just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Babcock.
Babcock is stalling here.
Babcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babcock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendes up against the cage.
Babcock misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Babcock to work.
Babcock stalling the fight.
Babcock digs a right hand into Mendes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendes's gas tank.
Babcock lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Babcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes lands a jab.#T4#
Nice uppercut there from Babcock.
Babcock swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
Babcock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Babcock cracks a nice hook into Mendes's ribs.
Babcock connects with a single shot there.
Nice takedown defense from Babcock. No joy for Mendes on that attempt.
Babcock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Babcock misses the target.
Babcock missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babcock.
As Babcock backs off Mendes throws a huge counter combo but Babcock manages to avoid it all.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babcock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3##TD2#
Mendes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Babcock is trying to defend but Mendes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Babcock keeping hold of Mendes's head, controlling as best he can.
Paulo Mendes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mendes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Babcock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock wants to improve his position but Mendes is controlling well.
Mendes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Babcock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Babcock regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mendes.
Babcock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mendes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock pulls Mendes in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Babcock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
Babcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Mendes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Babcock defends it easily.
Babcock pushing down on Mendes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Babcock connects with a nice short shot to Mendes's temple.
Babcock is controlling the pace.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendes's head. #T3#
Mendes is trying to control but can't.
Babcock tries to pass to full mount but Mendes defends it.
Babcock is thwarting Mendes's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Babcock trying to control the action but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Mendes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babcock is aware though and is defending well.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendes has wrist control.#SUB2#
Mendes looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.
Babcock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babcock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendes is pulling down on Babcock's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jesse Thomas Babcock did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Babcock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Babcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babcock throws a lazy right hand but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babcock throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Nice cross by Babcock.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Babcock pinned against the cage. Babcock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Babcock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Mendes moves away from the strike by Babcock.
Babcock misses with a straight right.
Mendes feints the counter takedown.#CL#
Mendes tries to keep at a distance but Babcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Babcock to keep the fight standing.
Mendes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Mendes.
Babcock misses with a body punch.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendes is trying to pull guard but Babcock has him pressed against the cage.
Babcock slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babcock as Mendes tries to tie him up. #T2#
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Babcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mendes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Babcock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Babcock tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Babcock back against the cage.
Mendes wants a takedown.
Mendes tries to pull guard but Babcock won't allow it.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Babcock tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Babcock back against the cage.
Babcock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Babcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendes jumps guard but Babcock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Babcock.
Babcock works on Mendes's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendes misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Babcock prevents it.
Mendes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Babcock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Babcock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Babcock.
Mendes misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow. #TD2#
Mendes pulls guard successfully.
Mendes looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendes, not yet.
Babcock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Babcock is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock with a nice head shot there.
Babcock postures up and lands a big shot to Mendes's brow.
Babcock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Mendes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Babcock defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendes's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock had his way with Paulo Mendes in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt
and Babcock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babcock lands with an overhand left.
Mendes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babcock misses with a straight right.
Mendes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes throws the left hand but Babcock avoids the punch easily.
Mendes walks into a straight right hand from Babcock.
Mendes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Babcock throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Babcock clobbers Mendes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Babcock throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Mendes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mendes.
Mendes being controlled here momentarily.
Babcock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Babcock is trying to keep Mendes in close.
#T2#
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
Mendes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Babcock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mendes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T3##SUB2#
Mendes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Babcock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mendes but great work by Babcock.
Mendes tries to bench press Babcock off him but Babcock keeps the position.
Mendes is trying to control Babcock's posture but Babcock avoids it.
Mendes is looking to reverse the position.
Babcock trying to control the position but Mendes is working away.
Mendes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Babcock works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mendes tries to hold on but Babcock pushes him away.
Babcock dominating with strikes here.#T4#
Babcock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mendes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mendes is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes tries to hold on but Babcock pushes him away.
Babcock landing punches.
Babcock landing punches.
Mendes is trying to escape the mount.
Mendes wants to control but Babcock is having none of it.
Paulo Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babcock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Thomas Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babcock 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Thomas Babcock!
A relieved looking Jesse Thomas Babcock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night Tokyo
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Mendes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Eriksson misses the target.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eriksson throws a lazy right hand but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eriksson digs a good body shot into Mendes's ribs.
Eriksson lands with a hook. Mendes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eriksson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eriksson lands a body shot.
Eriksson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eriksson misses with a straight right.
Eriksson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Eriksson duly obliges. #CUT2#It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksson tests Mendes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eriksson lands an overhand right.
Eriksson misses the shot to the body.
Eriksson lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Eriksson misses.
Eriksson tries to move into range but Mendes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#TD#
Mendes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eriksson is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Mendes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mendes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T1#
Mendes lands a nice forearm strike.
Mendes scoring with punches and elbows.
Eriksson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendes scoring with punches from side control.
Mendes lands an elbow.
Eriksson is trying to get back to half guard.
Eriksson wants to control but Mendes postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Eriksson is looking to regain half guard here but Mendes keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Mendes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eriksson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2##SUB#
Mendes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Eriksson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Eriksson is looking to control Mendes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eriksson avoid being mounted?
Eriksson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mendes is thwarting Eriksson's attempts to control the position.#T3#
Mendes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendes works his way into side control.
Mendes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eriksson taking a bit of punishment here - Mendes scoring with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Eriksson is looking to reverse the position.
Mendes is staying tight to Eriksson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mendes is putting a hurting on Eriksson here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
Mendes working the ground and pound from side control.
Eriksson tries to improve position but can't.
Eriksson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Eriksson is trying to work for a sweep but Mendes has mounted him!
Mendes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mendes wants to control the pace but Eriksson is squirming around nicely.
Eriksson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mendes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes looking to control but Eriksson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eriksson is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendes has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Mendes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
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.#R2#
Mendes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eriksson is fending him off so far but Mendes persists. Nope, Eriksson circles away and we're back to standing.
Eriksson throws a shot from downtown. Mendes moves away and avoids it.
Mendes slips a jab from Eriksson.
Jab, jab by Mendes - just one landing.
Ludvig Eriksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes slips a jab from Eriksson.
Eriksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paulo Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut
and Mendes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendes lands a jab-cross combination.
Eriksson throws a hook to the side of Mendes's head but Mendes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Mendes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendes with a jab.
Eriksson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes lands with a nice combination. Eriksson backs away looking to recover.#ROC#Eriksson is rocked!
Mendes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eriksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eriksson looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Eriksson.
Eriksson takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Eriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eriksson scores with a shot to the body.
#T1#
Eriksson slips under a jab from Mendes.
Eriksson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Eriksson loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eriksson.
Mendes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Eriksson misses the target.
Ludvig Eriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eriksson misses with a straight left.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eriksson looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Mendes with a hook.
Ludvig Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendes on the side of the head.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eriksson misses with a combination
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksson looks to land a combination but Mendes avoids it well.
Mendes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Eriksson finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
Eriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Mendes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Eriksson misses.
Mendes scores with a nice strike.
Eriksson connects with a single shot there.
Eriksson misses with a looping right.
Eriksson misses with a straight left.
Eriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes walks into a jab.
Mendes misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Mendes cracks Eriksson with an open hand slap.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eriksson.
Eriksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes tries to counter with a takedown but Eriksson is quick to defend against it.
Eriksson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eriksson throws out a counter right but Mendes avoids it with no problem.
Mendes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T3#
Eriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eriksson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Eriksson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Mendes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eriksson scores with a hook.#TD#
Mendes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#SUB2#
Eriksson has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
Mendes landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Eriksson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mendes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendes works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T4##SUB#
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura but Eriksson is defending well.
Eriksson is looking to improve his position.
Mendes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eriksson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eriksson manages to get to full guard.
Mendes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Paulo Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Mendes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Eriksson throws a right hand that misses
and Mendes counters with a one-two to the body.
Ludvig Eriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes defending well as Eriksson loads up on a big left hand.
Eriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Eriksson.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eriksson.
Nice uppercut lands for Eriksson. That snapped Mendes's head back.
Eriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Mendes's shoulder, as Mendes tries to avoid the shot.
Mendes scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for Eriksson.
Eriksson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes lands a jab to the nose.
Mendes scores with a sloppy right hand. Eriksson should have avoided that one.
Eriksson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#KD2#
Eriksson drops Mendes with a nice combination! Eriksson dives into Mendes's guard, looking to finish!
#ROC2#Mendes is rocked!
Mendes looking to control.
Eriksson postures up in Mendes's guard and throws a big left but Mendes blocks it. #T1#
Eriksson scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eriksson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendes's guard.
Eriksson thows a huge punch but Mendes dodges it nicely.
Mendes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendes.
Eriksson wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.#SUB#
Eriksson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mendes to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Eriksson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mendes pulls down on the head and he's put Eriksson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 18
Date: Dec 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Mendes throws a looping overhand right but McCoy ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCoy with the counter takedown but Mendes avoids it easily.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCoy.
McCoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
Mendes shoots in but no luck this time.
McCoy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendes.
McCoy takes one on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Mendes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCoy. McCoy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Mendes. Those never looked like landing.
McCoy throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Mendes works over McCoy's head and body with a nice combination.
McCoy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCoy.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Mendes has a takedown stuffed.
Mendes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCoy loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
Mendes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCoy.
Nice takedown defense from Mendes. No joy for McCoy on that attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Mendes. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
McCoy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mendes trying to hold on to McCoy's head to control him but McCoy postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McCoy in particular looking to stall.
Mendes is looking for a sweep. McCoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendes is working hard here to advance position.
Mendes trying to control but McCoy postures up.
Mendes is not content to let McCoy control the position.
McCoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCoy working the head and body with strikes.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but McCoy has control of the leg. #T3#
McCoy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McCoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCoy. #SUB#
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCoy pulls his head out easily.
McCoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCoy passes to full mount!
McCoy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McCoy landing punches.
Mendes tries to hold on but McCoy pushes him away.
McCoy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#T4#
McCoy looking to finish Mendes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mendes!
Mendes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McCoy lands a big shot there that rocks Mendes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee warns Mendes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McCoy working the ground and pound effectively.
Mendes is looking to improve his position but McCoy isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendes is looking to escape.
Mendes regains half guard.
McCoy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy McCoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
McCoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Mendes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendes.
Jab, jab by Mendes - just one landing.
Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Mendes dips to his left and cracks McCoy with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt - McCoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulo Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCoy throws out the jab.
Mendes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCoy's hands.
McCoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes. #T1#
Mendes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt.
McCoy ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
McCoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from McCoy.
Mendes lands a lovely overhand right.
McCoy lands a nice shot that snaps Mendes's head back.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mendes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but McCoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as McCoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendes doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#Paulo Mendes's cut is getting worse.
Mendes shoots in and drives through. McCoy sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Mendes misses.
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendes.
McCoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCoy connects with a body shot.
McCoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCoy throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And McCoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Mendes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mendes has a takedown stuffed.
McCoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T3#
McCoy jabs Mendes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCoy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mendes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#Paulo Mendes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mendes or perhaps it was just good defense by McCoy, which made it look bad.
A big right from Mendes misses. #TD#
Mendes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCoy trying to keep a closed guard but Mendes is proving a slippery customer.
McCoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCoy trying to control the position here.
McCoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
McCoy working a defensive guard here.
Mendes throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
McCoy looking for a guillotine here but Mendes defends easily.
Willy McCoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendes connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Willy McCoy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
McCoy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes walks into a left hand.
Mendes has his takedown stuffed
and McCoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCoy misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mendes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendes moves away from the strike by McCoy. #T1#
McCoy thuds a left hand into Mendes's body.
Paulo Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendes should have avoided that one. #CUT2#Jeez, Paulo Mendes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McCoy dips to his left and cracks Mendes with an uppercut!#ROC2#Mendes is rocked!
Mendes misses with a takedown
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCoy tries to avoid it but Mendes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCoy to the ground. McCoy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendes looks up at the clock. Bad move! McCoy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mendes. McCoy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy McCoy!
Our winner, Willy McCoy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 17
Date: Dec 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Mendes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mendes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Mendes. Those never looked like landing.
McGee shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Mendes drives through with a takedown into McGee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McGee striking off his back but it's not causing Mendes any problems. #SUB#
Mendes drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mendes seems to have locked his on tight now - McGee screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mendes, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Paulo Mendes!
After the fight, Paulo Mendes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
TOF 55
Date: Nov 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Gibbons looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gibbons, as that shot connected.
Gibbons works the jab nicely.
Gibbons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendes on the side of the head.
Gibbons slips under a jab.
Gibbons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gibbons throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
Gibbons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendes is looking to counter punch.
Gibbons misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Gibbons finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibbons throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T1#
Gibbons wants to get back to his feet but Mendes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbons wants to control the position but Mendes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gibbons trying to control but Mendes postures up.
Mendes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Mendes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gibbons wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Gibbons is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.
Mendes thows a huge punch but Gibbons dodges it nicely.
#T2#
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Gibbons is defending well.
Mendes is trying to control. Gibbons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gibbons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendes winds up and cracks Gibbons with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Mendes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gibbons doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendes.
Mendes throws a strike but Gibbons avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T3#
Mendes stopping the sweep attempt from Gibbons.
Mendes distracts Gibbons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendes trying to control but Gibbons is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Mendes drops back looking for a leg! Gibbons is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gibbons manages to kick Mendes off! Mendes jumps back into Gibbons's guard.
Mendes is looking to work some ground and pound but Gibbons has wrist control.
Mendes forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Mendes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gibbons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T4#
Gibbons is refusing to be controlled, as Mendes sits in half guard.
Gibbons trying to control here.
Gibbons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendes lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Mendes is working for a kimura but Gibbons is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Mendes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T5#
Gibbons is controlling Mendes's trapped leg to prevent Mendes from advancing to side control.
Gibbons taking some punishment here, with Mendes in his half guard.
Gibbons is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mendes connects with a nice short shot to Gibbons's temple. #SUB#
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura but Gibbons is defending well.
#SUB#
Mendes seems to be looking for submissions.
#T6#
Gibbons is refusing to be controlled, as Mendes sits in half guard.
Mendes 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.
Gibbons tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mendes manages to move to mount!
Gibbons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gibbons is squirming around, avoiding Mendes's attempts to control the action.
Mendes with good strikes from the mount here!
Gibbons taking shots to the head. #T7#
Mendes controlling the pace for now.
Gibbons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Mendes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gibbons is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gibbons and Mendes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#SUB#
Mendes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mendes scoring with punches from side control.
Mendes working the head with strikes. #T8#
Mendes is working Gibbons over with some ground and pound from side control. #SUB#
Mendes is trying to get an arm triangle but Gibbons is defending well.
Mendes controls the position.
Mendes trying to control the action but Gibbons is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Mendes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gibbons is trying to get back to half guard.#T9#
Mendes works to advance to full mount. Gibbons defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mendes landing strikes from the mount and Gibbons is in trouble!
Mendes landing strikes from the mount.#SUB#
Gibbons defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mendes.
Mendes avoids the attempt from Gibbons to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibbons squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mendes landing strikes from the mount.
Mendes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gibbons hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Mendes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gibbons misses with a double jab.
Gibbons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibbons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendes at a distance.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Gibbons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gibbons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mendes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gibbons has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Mendes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Mendes. #T1#
Mendes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendes lands a nice short elbow.
Gibbons trying to control but Mendes postures up.
Mendes is nestled in close to Gibbons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Mendes.
Mendes lands with a punch from half guard.
Gibbons is trying to control but can't.
#ES2#
Gibbons kicks off Mendes and gets to his feet. #T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendes dives in and grabs Gibbons's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gibbons pushes down on Mendes's head and hops out.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Gibbons.
Gibbons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibbons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mendes or perhaps it was just good defense by Gibbons, which made it look bad.
Gibbons tries to bum rush Mendes with a series of wild strikes but Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibbons lands a nice shot that snaps Mendes's head back.
#T3#
Mendes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendes shoots in and drives through. Gibbons sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendes moves out of range as Gibbons strikes.
Mendes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab by Mendes.
Mendes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gibbons pinned against the cage. Gibbons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
Gibbons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendes's head.
The fighters circling - Gibbons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roydell Gibbons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gibbons throws out the jab.
Mendes looks to land a left hand but Gibbons moved out of range nicely.
Gibbons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gibbons misses with a hook.
Mendes attempts a counter takedown but Gibbons avoids it well and moves away.
Paulo Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibbons throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Mendes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roydell Gibbons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gibbons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibbons can do to turn this around?
Mendes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gibbons tries to avoid it but Mendes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gibbons to the ground. Gibbons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T5#
Gibbons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gibbons misses with an uppercut
and Gibbons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gibbons lands with a cross.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Gibbons circles away easily
and Gibbons counters with a stiff right hand.
Gibbons looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
Mendes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gibbons is fending him off so far but Mendes persists. Nope, Gibbons circles away and we're back to standing.
Gibbons takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gibbons misses with a wild combination.
Mendes thuds his right hand into Gibbons's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T6#
Gibbons misses with a body shot.
Gibbons misses the jab.
Mendes shoots in and drives through. Gibbons sprawls well.
Gibbons throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Mendes is looking to counter the offense by Gibbons and move into the clinch.
Gibbons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes fails with the takedown.
Roydell Gibbons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T7#
Gibbons throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but Gibbons shows good takedown defense.
Mendes swings widly with a right hand
and Gibbons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gibbons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gibbons lands a jab to the nose.
Mendes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gibbons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendes counters with a stiff right hand.
Gibbons throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Gibbons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T8#
Mendes misses the jab.
Gibbons misses with a looping right.
Gibbons scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendes in his tracks.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Gibbons.
Mendes is looking to counter punch.
Gibbons loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
Mendes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gibbons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mendes somewhat.
Mendes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T9#
Gibbons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Gibbons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mendes.
Gibbons looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
Mendes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gibbons to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Gibbons pushes him off.
Gibbons scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendes should have avoided that one.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibbons.
Gibbons lands with a nice body punch.
Gibbons connects with a right hand. Mendes shakes it off.
Mendes slips a jab from Gibbons.
Mendes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gibbons avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roydell Gibbons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Gibbons looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Mendes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gibbons manages to circle out of the way.
Mendes throws a hook but Gibbons avoids it easily.
Mendes shoots and misses
and Gibbons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Mendes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gibbons to the mat! Gibbons manages to get full guard.
Mendes landing some decent shots from guard.
Mendes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gibbons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gibbons is trying to keep Mendes in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gibbons is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up. #T1#
Mendes slips nicely into half guard.
Mendes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Mendes seems to be looking for submissions.
Gibbons gets back to full guard.
Mendes trying to control but Gibbons is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibbons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gibbons controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
Mendes scoring with some ground and pound.
Gibbons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibbons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Gibbons looking for subs off his back but Mendes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gibbons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Mendes stalling away here and it's allowed Gibbons to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Gibbons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mendes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendes has Gibbons pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Mendes is looking for a triangle but Gibbons pushes his legs off easily.
#T4#
Mendes has his hands on Gibbons's head, controlling the position.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Gibbons from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gibbons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gibbons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Mendes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gibbons has picked Mendes up and slammed him! Mendes can't keep hold of the triangle and Gibbons manages to pass to side control!#T5#
Mendes tries to bench press Gibbons off him but Gibbons keeps the position.
Gibbons is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SU2#
Gibbons stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mendes staying out of range there.
Mendes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gibbons misses with a straight left.
Gibbons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gibbons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T6#
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gibbons counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Gibbons.#CL#
Mendes moves into the clinch.
Gibbons is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Gibbons is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Gibbons breaks from the clinch.
Gibbons 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.#CL#
Mendes moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gibbons.
Mendes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gibbons just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbons tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Gibbons back against the cage. #TD#
Mendes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Gibbons keeps moving. #T7#
Gibbons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendes is in close to Gibbons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gibbons can't keep his opponent in guard - Mendes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gibbons is looking to improve his position.
Mendes uses his free foot to push down on Gibbons's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gibbons.
Mendes controlling the pace for now. #T8#
Mendes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gibbons for as long as he can get away with.
Gibbons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mendes with shots to the head and body - Gibbons looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gibbons is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB#
Mendes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gibbons is surviving well by controlling Mendes's body position as best he can.
Mendes raining down shots from the mount!
Gibbons reaches up to try and control the position but Mendes seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gibbons rolls and tries to escape and now Mendes has his back!
#T9#
Mendes loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gibbons hold on?
Mendes is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mendes gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mendes gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mendes apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gibbons misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Gibbons as Mendes shoots in.
Mendes drops his hands momentarily and Gibbons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gibbons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendes on the side of the head.
Gibbons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Gibbons.
Mendes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gibbons sprawls and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Mendes.
I think Mendes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
TOF 48
Date: Oct 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Mendes slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight misses with a left hand #TD#
so Mendes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mendes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendes passes Knight's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendes.
Knight controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes is thwarting Knight's attempts to control the position.
Mendes not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Knight is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Knight felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mendes wants to take a breather but Knight is having none of it. #SUB#
Mendes is working for an americana but Knight has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Mendes was thinking about the submission.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Mendes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Knight keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
Mendes is in close to Knight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendes throws a strike but Knight rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Knight postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendes has wrist control.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendes is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight has control of Mendes's left arm, preventing Mendes from doing any damage.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes throws a strike but Knight rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Knight tries to stand but Mendes is controlling from the bottom.
Knight trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom. #T4#
Mendes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight is pulling down on Mendes's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Mendes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Knight manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mendes has Knight in his guard.#REVB#
Knight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes 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.#T5#
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendes being controlled here, momentarily.
Knight sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendes's guard.
Mendes trying to control but Knight postures up.
Mendes is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T6#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendes wants to control but Knight is keeping busy.
Knight slows the pace down in half guard.
Mendes is trying to maintain the position but Knight is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Knight is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mendes wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Knight. #T7#
Mendes is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Mendes actively working from the bottom here.
Knight controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knight throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendes is defended easily by Knight.
Nice shot by Knight.#CUT2#It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T8#
Mendes shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab from Knight.
Knight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes shoots and misses
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Mendes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendes. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet.
Mendes misses with an uppercut.
Terrell Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T9#
Mendes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendes.
Mendes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
Knight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mendes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knight lands with a right hand.
Knight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Mendes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knight!
Mendes throws an elbow but Knight slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Mendes throws an elbow but Knight slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Mendes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight connects with a jab.
Mendes blocks a jab.
Mendes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paulo Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Mendes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Knight misses #TD#
so Mendes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knight seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendes.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Mendes is proving a slippery customer.
Mendes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight is pulling down on Mendes's head. It's preventing any offense from Mendes, at least for the moment.
Mendes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Knight.
Mendes slips a straight right by Knight.
Mendes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knight manages to circle out of the way.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Mendes looks to clinch
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Mendes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knight tries to bench press Mendes off him but Mendes keeps the position.
Mendes trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
Knight stops Mendes from passing to mount.
What's Knight going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.#T4#
Mendes works to advance to full mount. Knight defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mendes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendes throwing strikes but Knight bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Knight keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendes's head.
Mendes controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself. #T5#
Knight controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendes looking to control.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB#
Mendes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knight defends it easily.
Knight won't allow Mendes to sweep him here. #T6#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knight stays in close to Mendes's body and controls the position.
Paulo Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Knight is pushing down on Mendes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendes is fighting to maintain full guard but Knight has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Knight content to control rather than advance.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T7#
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mendes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendes slips a straight right by Knight.
As Knight tries to get set, Mendes tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Mendes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendes tries to move into range but Knight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
As Knight tries to get set, Mendes tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.#T8#
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Mendes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard. #REVB#
Knight connects with a couple of short punches.
Knight is working Mendes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knight controls from within his opponent's guard.
Knight makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T9#
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendes controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.
Mendes being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Mendes's ribs.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Knight tries to get set, Mendes tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Mendes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight leaves Mendes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Mendes has a takedown stuffed.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendes.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T2#
Knight throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knight connects with a crisp jab.
Knight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight looks to land a right hand but Mendes moved out of range.
Knight throws a hook but Mendes avoids it easily.
Mendes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mendes defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Mendes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T3#
Mendes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Mendes shoots for a takedown but Knight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knight pinned against the cage. Knight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Knight looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendes. Mendes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Knight.#T5#
Mendes thuds his right hand into Knight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight tests Mendes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight works Mendes's body with a nice hook.
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendes. Mendes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendes's head.
Terrell Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Knight as Mendes shoots in.
Mendes's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
Knight stalks Mendes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mendes's face. Mendes staggers backwards, shaken.#T6#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendes moves out of range as Knight strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mendes.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knight lands a nice shot that snaps Mendes's head back.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knight with a nice cross.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knight with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T7#
Mendes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knight defends well and Mendes ends up having to push Knight into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mendes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knight walks away with a smile on his face. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mendes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knight throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Knight circles away easily
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight lands a slapping body shot.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendes's head.
Knight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendes off to one side.
Mendes slips a straight right by Knight.#T8#
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Knight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendes has his takedown stuffed
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight throws a hook but Mendes avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes attempts a counter takedown but Knight avoids it well and moves away.#T9#
Mendes with a poor takedown
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Mendes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Knight misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Mendes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knight swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
Paulo Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrell Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Knight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Knight!
Our winner, Terrell Knight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
TOF 41
Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mendes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Winston.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Jab by Winston.
Mendes throws an off balance right hand
and Winston counters with a thumping low kick.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Winston duly obliges. #CUT2#It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mendes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Winston connects with a high kick.
Winston staying out of range there.
Mendes throws a jab when Winston was well out of range.
Winston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mendes misses with a double jab
and Winston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendes's knee momentarily.
Winston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD#
Mendes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winston did well to prevent Mendes getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mendes in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Winston looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Mendes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mendes thows a huge punch but Winston dodges it nicely.
Mendes is thwarting Winston's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing that Mendes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Mendes seems to be working for a kimura but Winston defends the submission attempt.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Mendes seems to be looking for submissions.
Winston is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendes.
Mendes wants to pass to mount but Winston is defending the position.
Mendes slips a nice elbow through Winston's hands, connecting with Winston's forehead.
Winston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Winston looking to control.
#T3#
Mendes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winston works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mendes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendes trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.
Winston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendes showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Winston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendes's head.
Winston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winston lands with a good body shot.#T4#
Mendes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winston counters with a leg kick.
Mendes shoots and misses
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston connects with a leg kick.
Eric Winston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes misses with a left hand
and Winston counters with a low kick, right behind Mendes 's knee.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Winston throws a head kick that Mendes semi-blocks.
Mendes has a takedown stuffed.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Winston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendes's head.
Mendes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendes throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
Mendes walks into a left hand. #T5#
Winston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Winston.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winston throws a big counter head kick but Mendes avoids it with no problem.
Crunch! Winston slams his shin into Mendes's torso.
Winston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendes tries to move into range but Winston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendes throws a right hand that misses
and Winston counters with a solid body kick.
Winston lands with a kick to the temple. Mendes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T6#
Winston lands a right hook to the body.
Winston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mendes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Winston - the referee stops the clock and Mendes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Winston. Mendes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Winston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mendes throws a jab when Winston was well out of range.
Winston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Winston lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winston to score with a decent uppercut.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winston lands with a nice body punch.
Winston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T7#
Mendes fails with the takedown
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
Winston stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendes. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet.
Winston thumps Mendes with a low kick.
Mendes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winston momentarily.
Mendes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winston circles away.
Mendes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Winston's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A good leg kick by Winston.
Winston lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Winston finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
Winston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T8#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Winston. #CUT2#Paulo Mendes's cut is getting worse.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winston.
A jab lands there for Mendes.
Winston thows a body kick. Mendes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Winston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mendes looks to land a combination. Winston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendes connects with a single shot there.
Mendes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winston swivels and escapes.
Winston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mendes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mendes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winston finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendes's head.
Winston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Winston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendes fails with the takedown
and Winston counters with a big head kick but Mendes shrugs it off.
Winston lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendes's head.#T9#
Mendes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winston. Winston obviously looking to wear him down.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendes doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendes misses with a hook
and Winston counters with a stiff right hand.
Winston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
Mendes throws a right hand that misses
and Winston counters with a solid body kick.
A low kick lands for Winston.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for Winston.
Mendes keeps the fight on the outside.
Winston lands with a nice body punch.
Mendes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winston throws a shot to the body.
Mendes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Winston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Winston connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mendes walks into a straight right hand from Winston.
Winston lands a two punch combo.
Mendes throws a looping overhand right but Winston ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Mendes misses.
Mendes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winston counters with a nice body shot.
Winston feints a jab promting Mendes to slip. Winston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mendes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mendes misses with a hook. Winston ducked under it nicely.
Winston lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#Mendes is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendes misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Winston counters with a crisp one two that drops Mendes! Winston thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mendes to his feet! Mendes is in big trouble!
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winston closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mendes! Winston dives in looking to finish! Mendes is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Winston!
Eric Winston thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TOF 32
Date: Aug 26, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Charles gets the takedown into side control.
Charles creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mendes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mendes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendes wants to control but Charles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Charles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Charles is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Charles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Charles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
Mendes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Charles wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.#SUB#
Charles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Charles has managed to get both his arms back between Mendes's legs - danger averted.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Charles tries to pass.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendes trying to keep a closed guard but Charles is proving a slippery customer.
Charles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Mendes misses.
Mendes misses with a left hand
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendes misses the jab.
Charles lands a nice shot to the body.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Charles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#TD#
Mendes feints and as Charles raises his hands in defense, Mendes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Mendes is fighting to break Charles's control of his arms but Charles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Our spies down at at Triumph Over Fear inform us that Charles has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Charles is trying to keep Mendes in close.
We've been hearing that Mendes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mendes throwing strikes from guard but Charles blocks nicely.
Charles controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
Charles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendes.
Charles trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Charles looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mendes has picked Charles up and slammed him! Charles can't keep hold of the triangle and Mendes manages to pass to side control!
Mendes working away.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Mendes is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Charles looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mendes gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Charles is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mendes lets go of the hold and Charles can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 4
Date: Jun 17, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Fuisse shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mendes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mendes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendes has his hands on Fuisse's head, controlling the position.
Fuisse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendes's head.#SUB2#
Mendes is looking for a triangle but Fuisse pushes his legs off easily.
Fuisse scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fuisse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuisse with a nice head shot there.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes seems keen to control Fuisse's posture.
Mendes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Fuisse scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mendes has his hands on Fuisse's head, controlling the position.
Fuisse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fuisse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fuisse is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendes has wrist control.
Fuisse makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fuisse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fuisse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fuisse with a nice head shot there.
Fuisse postures up and lands a big shot to Mendes's brow. #SUB2#
Mendes working for a triangle but Fuisse defends it easily.
Fuisse lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fuisse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2##SUB2#
Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fuisse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fuisse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fuisse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendes trying to control the position.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at California Top Team inform us that Mendes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fuisse is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendes has wrist control.
Fuisse cracks Mendes with a solid left hand.
Fuisse postures up and lands a big shot to Mendes's brow.
Mendes controls Fuisse momentarily but Fuisse frees himself.
Mendes wants to sweep here but Fuisse controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuisse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendes's head.#T3#
Fuisse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fuisse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fuisse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fuisse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendes's head.#SUB#
Fuisse drops back looking for a leg! Mendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendes manages to kick Fuisse off! Fuisse jumps back into Mendes's guard. #SUB2#
Mendes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fuisse defends well.
Fuisse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fuisse works over Mendes with some ground and pound from guard.
Fuisse chips away with some ground and pound.
Fuisse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Fuisse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mendes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuisse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fuisse working some strikes from top position.
Mendes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuisse's guard. #REVB#
Mendes working some strikes from top position.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendes works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Mendes wants to work for an arm triangle but Fuisse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fuisse slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mendes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Fuisse has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Fuisse has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Fuisse keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Fuisse 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.#R2#
Good standup being displayed there by Mendes as he connects with a hook.
Fuisse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendes but Mendes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuisse slips under a jab from Mendes.
A jab from Mendes does it's job there.#ROC2#Fuisse is rocked!
Mendes shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Fuisse takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mendes sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Fuisse bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Mendes!
A very excited looking Paulo Mendes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
NYF 17: Donal vs Williamson
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Donk. Mendes catches McGrew right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Mendes does it's job there.
Nice jab there from Mendes. #TD#
Mendes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McGrew's guard.
McGrew wants to stand and escape but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes wants to control from the top but McGrew keeps moving.
Mendes slips nicely into half guard.
McGrew trying to hold on to Mendes's head to control him but Mendes postures up.
#SUB#
Mendes has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McGrew defend it? Mendes steps over the head and cranks it - McGrew is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mendes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
NYF 13: McCoy vs Sam 2
Date: Mar 25, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Mendes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toal to the mat! Toal manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Mendes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Mendes has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Toal defend it? Mendes steps over the head and cranks it - Toal is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mendes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Mendes!
A less than humble Paulo Mendes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
SSG 114 Waterman vs Rhodeo
Date: Mar 05, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Krister Soderberg! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 2 losses; Paulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Soderberg closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Soderberg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mendes uses from the top position.
Mendes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mendes looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Soderberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Mendes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Soderberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Mendes drops back looking for a leg! Soderberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soderberg manages to kick Mendes off! Mendes jumps back into Soderberg's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Soderberg is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mendes has his hands clasped together but Soderberg extends and breaks Mendes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Soderberg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krister Soderberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Krister Soderberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
SSG 107 Cheese vs Gambini
Date: Feb 19, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Paulo Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Bill Russell!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Russell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL2#
Russell has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendes is trying to pull guard but Russell has him pressed against the cage.
Mendes gets underhooks to prevent Russell's takedown attempt.
Paulo Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Russell.#TD2#
Russell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mendes is trying to keep an underhook but Russell manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mendes (0) vs (2) Russell
Russell wants to control but Mendes is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Russell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendes defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mendes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendes manages to get to full guard.
Russell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendes holds on and takes a little breather.
Russell is looking to pass into half guard but Mendes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mendes is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (2) vs (2) Russell
Mendes wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving. #SUB2#
Russell working for a triangle but Mendes defends it easily.
Mendes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2#
Russell keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
Mendes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Russell has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mendes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Russell. Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (5) vs (2) Russell
Mendes advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mendes (7) vs (2) Russell#T3#
Russell tries to hold on but Mendes postures up.
Mendes looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Mendes is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Mendes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paulo Mendes!
A very excited looking Paulo Mendes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
SSG 100 Shaver vs Chancel
Date: Jan 29, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Dani Gerbandi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Paulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Gerbandi clinches. #TD#
Gerbandi pulls guard successfully.
Mendes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gerbandi wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Mendes trying to control but Gerbandi is working from the bottom.
Mendes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerbandi is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gerbandi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendes preventing the sweep. #T1#
Gerbandi keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Gerbandi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Gerbandi keeps moving. #SUB2#
Mendes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gerbandi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there. #T2#
Gerbandi is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gerbandi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#SUB#
Gerbandi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerbandi is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Gerbandi keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gerbandi is trying to keep Mendes in close.
Gerbandi keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerbandi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes pushing down on Gerbandi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mendes wants to take a breather but Gerbandi is having none of it.
Gerbandi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gerbandi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gerbandi.#T4#
Gerbandi is pulling down on Mendes's head to control his posture.
Gerbandi looking to control.
Gerbandi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gerbandi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gerbandi (2) vs (0) Mendes
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendes is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gerbandi (2) vs (2) Mendes
Gerbandi looking to control but Mendes passes into half guard.
#T5#
Gerbandi is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Gerbandi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gerbandi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Mendes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gerbandi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Mendes!
A less than humble Paulo Mendes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
Stepping Stone 96
Date: Jan 22, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Paulo Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Miles Levesque!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mendes shoots for a double leg takedown but Levesque sprawls well. He's pushed Mendes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Levesque changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL#
Mendes closes the distance and pushes Levesque back into the cage.#TD#
Mendes jumps into guard, dragging Levesque to the mat.
Levesque wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.
Levesque wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes is trying to keep Levesque in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Levesque looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Levesque works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Levesque is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mendes is just riding it out for now. Levesque eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Levesque seems to be working for a kimura but Mendes defends the submission attempt.
Mendes manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Levesque drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mendes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mendes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mendes! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mendes (4) vs (0) Levesque#T2#
Levesque is looking to reverse the position.
Levesque keeps trying to improve his position.
Levesque is not content to let Mendes control the position.
Levesque is looking for a sweep.
Levesque regains half guard.#SUB2#
Levesque looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Levesque looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3##SUB#
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Levesque has managed to free his arm - good work.
Levesque has a hand on Mendes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mendes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (7) vs (0) Levesque
Mendes trying to control but Levesque is having none of it.
Levesque is looking to improve his position but Mendes isn't that keen on the idea.
Levesque tries to hold on but Mendes postures up.#T4#
Mendes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Levesque is looking to escape.
Levesque can't escape the position.
Mendes with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
#SUB#
Mendes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Levesque is surviving well by controlling Mendes's body position as best he can.
Levesque sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Levesque wants to improve his position but Mendes is controlling well.
#SUB#
Mendes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Levesque doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendes. #SUB2#
Levesque looking for submissions off his back.#T5#
Levesque is looking to improve his position.
Levesque is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendes's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mendes (7) vs (4) Levesque
Mendes is really stuck here.
Levesque is not going to allow Mendes to sit and survive in this position.
Levesque is trying to stick to Mendes's back but Mendes is turning into Levesque. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Levesque's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mendes. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (9) vs (4) Levesque
Levesque keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Levesque is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendes is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Levesque working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Levesque is looking for a triangle but Mendes pushes his legs off easily.
#T6##SUB2#
Levesque is looking for a triangle here but Mendes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (12) vs (4) Levesque
Levesque is looking to regain half guard here but Mendes keeps moving and retains side control.
Mendes working away.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Levesque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Levesque is trying to get back to half guard.#T7#
Mendes wants to control but Levesque is keeping him busy.
Levesque is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendes tries to move to mount but Levesque blocks the move with his legs.
Mendes advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mendes (14) vs (4) Levesque
Levesque can't escape the position.
Levesque tries to hold on but Mendes pushes him away. #SUB#
Mendes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Levesque is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (14) vs (6) Levesque
Levesque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now. #T8#
Levesque must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Levesque is sitting in close to Mendes's body. Mendes has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Levesque is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Levesque is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mendes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paulo Mendes!
A very excited looking Paulo Mendes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Stepping Stone 87
Date: Jan 01, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 3 losses; Henry Waterman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Paulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Mendes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Waterman's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Waterman (0) vs (2) Mendes
Waterman keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
Waterman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Waterman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Waterman has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Waterman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Mendes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Mendes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterman keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Waterman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Waterman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Waterman has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.
Waterman wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Waterman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Waterman wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Mendes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Waterman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendes has managed to get both his arms back between Waterman's legs - danger averted.
Mendes won't allow Waterman to sweep him here. #SUB#
Waterman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendes defends it easily.
Waterman keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully. #T2##SUB#
Waterman has his feet on Mendes's thighs here. He's pushed Mendes off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mendes screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Waterman!
An out of breath Henry Waterman 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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Event:
Stepping Stone 82
Date: Dec 18, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Jax Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Paulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mendes's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (0) Mendes
We've been hearing good reports from Brown's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brown wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Mendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendes manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Mendes's guard.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mendes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Mendes in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Mendes#SUB#
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass. #T1##SUB#
Mendes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendes has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Mendes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown tries to roll over but Mendes keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.
Mendes prevents Brown from improving his position.#T2#
Mendes trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Mendes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown tries to roll over but Mendes keeps him under control.
Brown wants to sweep but Mendes has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (5) Mendes
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendes gets to mount! Brown was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (2) vs (7) Mendes
Brown is breathing heavily.#T3#
Brown has given up his back. Will we see Mendes going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Brown (2) vs (10) Mendes#SUB2#
Mendes is cranking Brown's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Brown! He's tightened the choke and Brown is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paulo Mendes! |
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Event:
Stepping Stone 76
Date: Dec 04, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Billy Danner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Paulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Danner moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD#
Danner tightens his grip and picks Mendes up, before dumping him to the ground. Mendes manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Danner (2) vs (0) Mendes
Danner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mendes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Danner defends it easily.
Danner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Mendes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danner's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Danner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Danner has managed to get both his arms back between Mendes's legs - danger averted.
Danner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danner content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Danner tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Danner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Danner is pushing down on Mendes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendes is fighting to maintain full guard but Danner has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Mendes is pressing down on Danner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Danner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Danner from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Danner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendes's guard. #T4#
Mendes won't allow Danner to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Danner pulls his head out easily.
Danner controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Mendes looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Danner pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Danner (5) vs (0) Mendes#T5#
Mendes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mendes tries to hold on but Danner postures up.
Mendes is trying desperately to improve position.
Danner controlling the position easily from mount.
Danner avoids the attempt from Mendes to control.#T6#
Danner wants to take Mendes's back here but Mendes is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Mendes is trying to reverse the position but instead Danner has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Danner (8) vs (0) Mendes
Mendes tries to roll but Danner sticks to his back.
Mendes trying to control the hands but Danner won't let him.
Danner biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T7#
Danner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mendes trying to control but not successfully.
Danner controlling the position well here. Mendes rolled but Danner kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T8#
Danner looking to hold on to the position here but Mendes rolls and ends up regaining guard.
#SUB2#
Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendes controls Danner momentarily but Danner frees himself.
Danner won't allow Mendes to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danner tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard. #T9#
Danner is looking to advance position but Mendes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Danner (8) vs (4) Mendes
Danner is squirming around, avoiding Mendes's attempts to control the action.
Danner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mendes wants to control the pace but Danner is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Mendes working for a submission but Danner is keeping him at bay.
Mendes moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Danner (8) vs (7) Mendes#T10#
I really don't envy Danner right now.
Danner trying to control the action but Mendes just sinks the hooks in.
Mendes keeps control of the position as Danner tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Mendes has his arm under Danner's chin here. Game over son! Mendes squeezes tightly and Danner is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paulo Mendes!
Billy Danner was interviewed post fight and said 'see ya on the next one'. |
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Event:
SSG Thanksgiving
Date: Nov 27, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Gordon Jones! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Paulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones attempts a counter takedown but Mendes avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendes napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Jones (4) vs (0) Mendes#SUB#
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Jones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mendes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jones but great work by Mendes. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jones (4) vs (4) Mendes
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendes wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position. #SUB#
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendes pulls his head out easily. #T1#
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Mendes has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (4) vs (7) Mendes
Jones is looking to improve his position but Mendes isn't that keen on the idea.
Mendes wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones regains half guard.#SUB2#
Mendes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendes. #SUB#
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is in trouble now - Mendes has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (4) vs (10) Mendes#T2#
Jones tries to lock up and control but Mendes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Mendes takes Jones's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Jones is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Jones (4) vs (13) Mendes
Mendes avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
Jones tries to break free.
#T3#
Mendes gets his hands free as Jones looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes doesn't have the hooks in and Jones manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (6) vs (13) Mendes
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (9) vs (13) Mendes#SUB#
Jones tries for a kimura but Mendes is defending well.
Mendes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (9) vs (15) Mendes#T4##SUB#
Jones looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Jones looking for subs from the bottom but Mendes mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (9) vs (18) Mendes
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to reverse the position but instead Mendes has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Jones (9) vs (21) Mendes
Mendes gets his hands free as Jones looks to control.
Jones is in bad spot here.
Jones is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jones trying to control the position but Mendes manages to sink in the hooks. #SUB2#
Mendes has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jones tries to escape the position.
#T5#
Mendes gets his hands free as Jones looks to control. #SUB2#
Mendes is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mendes struggling to keep hold of the position.
#SUB2#
Mendes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mendes has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones trying to control the hands but Mendes breaks the grip. #SUB2#
Mendes tightening his grip on Jones, looking for the choke. #SUB2#
Mendes looking for the choke but no joy. #T6#
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
Mendes looking for the choke from the back. #SUB2#
Jones fending off the submission attempt from Mendes.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T7##SUB2#
Jones is trying to control the position but Mendes manages to sink in the RNC - Jones is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paulo Mendes! |
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Event:
Stepping Stone 62
Date: Nov 06, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Paulo Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Tuur Carlier!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Mendes looking to score a takedown here. Carlier is defending well but Mendes drives through and ends up in Carlier's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mendes (2) vs (0) Carlier
Mendes postures up.
#SUB2#
Carlier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendes postures up.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (5) vs (0) Carlier
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlier wants to control but Mendes postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Carlier tries to improve position but can't.
Carlier holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Carlier tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mendes (7) vs (0) Carlier
Mendes wants to take Carlier's back here but Carlier is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Mendes tries to control but Carlier wriggling away.
Carlier is looking to improve his position but Mendes isn't that keen on the idea.
Mendes moves to his opponent's back but Carlier bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Mendes. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (7) vs (2) Carlier
Carlier won't allow Mendes to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Mendes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlier controls the pace.
Carlier wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.
Carlier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Mendes is looking for a triangle but Carlier pushes his legs off easily.
#T3#
Mendes being controlled here, momentarily.
Mendes working a defensive guard but Carlier passes into half guard.
Mendes is trying to control but can't.
Carlier perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Carlier is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mendes tries to roll over but Carlier keeps him under control.
We've been informed that Carlier has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mendes is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Carlier wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes trying to control here.
Carlier trying to control from half guard but Mendes is working away. #SUB2#
Carlier seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Carlier is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mendes still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mendes has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mendes (11) vs (2) Carlier
Carlier is looking to reverse the position.#T5#
Mendes working away.
Carlier manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlier manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Carlier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendes defends it easily.#SUB2#
Carlier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T6#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carlier is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (11) vs (4) Carlier
Mendes keeping full guard, as Carlier tries to pass.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Carlier from controlling successfully. #T7#
Mendes controls Carlier momentarily but Carlier frees himself.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendes trying to keep a closed guard but Carlier is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Mendes looking for a triangle here. Carlier is fighting it but it looks tight! Mendes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Carlier is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paulo Mendes! |
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Event:
Stepping Stone 58
Date: Oct 30, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Gotosleep Innkeeper! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Paulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mendes with a lazy takedown attempt #TD#
and Innkeeper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Innkeeper (2) vs (0) Mendes
Mendes wants to control but Innkeeper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Innkeeper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Innkeeper's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Innkeeper (2) vs (4) Mendes
Innkeeper just trying to survive but Mendes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Innkeeper is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#SUB2#
Mendes has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Innkeeper! Can he survive? No! He's out! Mendes gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paulo Mendes! |
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Event:
Stepping Stone 55
Date: Oct 23, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Don Lime! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Paulo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Lime moves into the clinch.#TD#
Lime gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lime (2) vs (0) Mendes
Lime trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Lime tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Mendes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lime defends well.#SUB2#
Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lime (2) vs (2) Mendes
Lime might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Lime working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Mendes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lime seems keen to control Mendes's posture.
Lime is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Lime bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lime (4) vs (2) Mendes
Lime pushes down on Mendes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mendes is staying active underneath Lime, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendes holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lime trying to mount his opponent but Mendes defends it.
Mendes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Lime tries to pass. #T3#
Mendes controlling Lime's posture. #SUB2#
Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lime passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lime pulls his head out easily.
Lime seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Lime is pressing down on Mendes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendes is holding on for now.
Lime sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lime wants to pass to mount but Mendes is defending the position.
Mendes trying to control from the bottom.
Mendes is holding on to half guard well.#T5#
Mendes wants to control but Lime is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Mendes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendes is staying active underneath Lime, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lime is controlling the pace.
#T6#
Lime trying to mount his opponent but Mendes defends it.
Lime is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Lime has control of the leg. #T7#
Well, if Lime is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lime looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lime uses his free foot to push down on Mendes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mendes. Score +3 for passing guard: Lime (7) vs (2) Mendes
Lime looking to control but Mendes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T8#
Lime avoids the attempt from Mendes to control.
Lime controlling his opponent.
Mendes tries to hold on but Lime pushes him away.
Lime is looking to take Mendes's back but instead Mendes gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Mendes is refusing to be controlled, as Lime sits in half guard. #T9#
Lime is taking a breather. Mendes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lime trying to control from half guard but Mendes is working away.
Lime wants to pass the guard but Mendes is defending well.
Mendes wants to get back to full guard.
Lime performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lime moves into full mount! Mendes won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Lime (10) vs (2) Mendes#T10#
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Lime's attempts to control the action.
Lime fails to advance to Mendes's back.
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Lime's attempts to control the action. #T11#
Mendes wants to control but Lime is having none of it.
Lime looking to control but Mendes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lime works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Lime (13) vs (2) Mendes
Lime keeps control of the position as Mendes tries to break free.
#SUB#
Lime working for a choke but Mendes is defending well.
Mendes trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T12#
Lime is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mendes looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lime.
Mendes is really stuck here.
#T13#
Will Lime go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lime controls the action.
Lime is not going to allow Mendes to sit and survive in this position.
Lime is hanging on to Mendes's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB#
Lime is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mendes is defending well though. Lime let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Mendes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#T14#
Mendes trying to control the action but Lime just sinks the hooks in.
Lime is controlling the position but Mendes somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Mendes won't allow Lime to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lime takes the fight on points by 13 to 2. |
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