APEX 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yair Rodriguez (ranked 4900 p4p, 376 weight class) and Big Daddy Cool (ranked 7131 p4p, 436 weight class). Big Daddy Cool is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rodriguez
vs
Daddy Cool

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yair Rodriguez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Daddy Cool!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cool circles away quickly and effectively.
Cool wants to counter with a clinch but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Cool, which made it look bad.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Cool steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rodriguez .

Cool closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodriguez to the mat! Rodriguez manages to get full guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Cool from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cool stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but Cool defends easily.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cool cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
Cool lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cool looking to pass the guard.
Cool wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Cool lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cool postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Cool from controlling successfully.

Cool content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Rodriguez has locked up a guillotine! Rodriguez 's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Cool is holding on here and Rodriguez must be using up a lot of energy. Cool has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Rodriguez gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yair Rodriguez !

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Smash (ranked 4917 p4p, 456 weight class) and Oren Wright (ranked 6098 p4p, 504 weight class). Hulk Smash is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Smash
vs
Wright

176 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Smash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oren Wright !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Wright .
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Smash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smash.
Wright tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smash fails with a takedown attempt.
Smash is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smash gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Smash tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Wright is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Smash buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Smash!! Smash is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Wright throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oren Wright !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Noel Ruiz (ranked 6089 p4p, 502 weight class) and Mason High (ranked 7117 p4p, 529 weight class). Mason High is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Noel Ruiz
vs
High

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Noel Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason High!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruiz drops High with a beautiful combination! High stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ruiz is looking for the KO!

High is rocked!

It looks like Mason High has been cut.
Ruiz fakes the body blow, causing High to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! High goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Noel Ruiz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Lesnar (ranked 6006 p4p, 436 weight class) and Julius Reed (ranked 6744 p4p, 452 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lesnar
vs
Reed

210 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Reed!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
Reed feints the counter takedown.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reed.
Lesnar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lesnar throws a big shot that misses.
Reed tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lesnar instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lesnar just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lesnar.
Reed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reed is looking to take this one to the mat.
James Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Reed.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Reed is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Lesnar has managed to clinch.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
James Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Reed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lesnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.

Reed takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar controlling the action here for a moment.
Lesnar leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Lesnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Reed's head.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lesnar moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed fails to pull guard.
Reed is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling him.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reed fails with a takedown attempt.

Lesnar has Reed up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses.
Lesnar throws the kick towards the body but Reed avoids it.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Reed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reed is looking to clinch.

Lesnar has managed to clinch.
Reed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Lesnar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reed.
Lesnar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reed up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reed gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is stalling in the full guard.

Reed thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Lesnar manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around?
Reed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar.
A nice side step and Reed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Reed feints the counter takedown.
Reed is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Lesnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed closes the distance and clinches up with Lesnar, looking for a takedown. Reed pushes Lesnar against the cage but Lesnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reed moves forwards but Lesnar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
Reed misses with some punches.
Reed takes a shot to the head.
Lesnar creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Reed's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Reed drops to his knees and Lesnar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Lesnar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Stevenson (ranked 3242 p4p, 294 weight class) and Ray Bud Kipling (ranked 5166 p4p, 385 weight class). Juan Carlos Stevenson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Carlos Stevenson
vs
Bud Kipling

180 cm
25
149 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Carlos Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bud Kipling!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kipling instigates a clinch.

Kipling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kipling shoots in but no luck this time.
Kipling misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson cracks Kipling with a right hand to the side of the head.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Stevenson! Kipling is backing up but he can't get away as Stevenson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Kipling and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juan Carlos Stevenson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filip Quintana (ranked 3302 p4p, 371 weight class) and Charles Duffy (ranked 5034 p4p, 461 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quintana
vs
Duffy

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Filip Quintana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quintana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Quintana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Quintana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duffy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duffy prevents Quintana from improving position.
Quintana prevents Duffy from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana working the head and body with strikes.
Quintana slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quintana scoring with punches from side control.
Duffy wants to get back to his feet but Quintana drags him back down.
Duffy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Quintana takes a little break here. Duffy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Duffy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Quintana taking a breather here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Quintana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quintana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duffy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quintana dominating with strikes here.
Duffy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Duffy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quintana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quintana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Duffy is in a horrible position here. Quintana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quintana controlling from mount.
Quintana lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duffy wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Duffy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Quintana is working for a guillotine from mount but Duffy frees his head quite easily.
Duffy really wants to buck Quintana off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is in a horrible position here. Quintana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quintana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Duffy is rocked!
Quintana unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Duffy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Quintana celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Quintana!
An out of breath Filip Quintana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeshwua Gentry (ranked 3386 p4p, 135 weight class) and Pidor Govnarev (ranked 5131 p4p, 175 weight class). Pidor Govnarev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gentry
vs
Govnarev

198 cm
25
298 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeshwua Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pidor Govnarev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Govnarev tries to clinch up.
Govnarev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Govnarev wants to clinch.
Gentry moves forwards but Govnarev connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Jeshwua Gentry has been cut.

Govnarev lands a big shot that drops Gentry! Can he finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry pulls Govnarev in close to his closed guard and prevents Govnarev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Govnarev preventing the sweep.
Govnarev wanted to stand there but Gentry had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pidor Govnarev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gentry lands with a good body shot.
Govnarev tries to close the distance and clinch but Gentry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Govnarev throws a hook to the side of Gentry's head but Gentry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentry throws a series of punches but Govnarev avoids them all with ease.
Govnarev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Govnarev misses with a looping right.
Gentry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Govnarev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gentry scrambles back to his feet.

Jeshwua Gentry's cut is getting worse.
Pidor Govnarev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Govnarev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gentry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Govnarev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gentry moves out of range as Govnarev strikes.

Govnarev closes the distance and clinches.
Govnarev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Gentry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gentry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Govnarev misses with a hook. Gentry ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentry throws a body punch but Govnarev moves out of range.
Govnarev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gentry. Gentry obviously looking to wear him down.
Govnarev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gentry takes a swing at Govnarev's ribcage but misses.
Govnarev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gentry.
Govnarev throws a hook but Gentry avoids it easily.
Gentry takes a swing at Govnarev's ribcage but misses.
Gentry lands a body shot.
Gentry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Govnarev manages to avoid it.
Govnarev lands with an uppercut that bounces Gentry off the cage and back into range.
Gentry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Govnarev looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gentry digs a good hook to Govnarev's body.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gentry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gentry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Govnarev tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gentry manages to move to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gentry controlling the position easily from mount.
Govnarev has given up his back.
Gentry trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Govnarev doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Govnarev wants to get back to his feet.

Govnarev won't enjoy being in this position. Gentry looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Govnarev is tapping - it's over boys! Gentry picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeshwua Gentry!
Jeshwua Gentry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Mendoza (ranked 2597 p4p, 307 weight class) and Mathew Hallaway (ranked 3582 p4p, 393 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendoza
vs
Hallaway

188 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mathew Hallaway!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallaway.
Mendoza misses with a hook
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Mendoza.
Hallaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Mendoza misses with a hook
and Hallaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Enzo Mendoza has been cut.
Hallaway scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hallaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Hallaway ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Hallaway slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a body punch
and Hallaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallaway slips a straight right by Mendoza.
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!
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Hallaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
Hallaway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mendoza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Hallaway ducks down to avoid it.
Hallaway lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendoza. That snapped Hallaway's head back.

Hallaway is rocked!
Mendoza lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enzo Mendoza!
Enzo Mendoza 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.