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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Blau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hard Hittaz by Three 6 Mafia. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winston Blau!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mendes throws a right and a left that Blau avoids nicely.
Mendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blau circles away quickly and effectively.
Blau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
Blau dodges the punch combination from Mendes.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Mendes scores a takedown into full mount!
Mendes dominating with strikes here.
Mendes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blau has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Blau sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blau is trying to get back to full guard.
Blau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blau shoots in for a takedown but Mendes shows good takedown defense.
Mendes tries to clinch but Blau moves out of range.
Blau slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendes throws the left hand but Blau avoids the punch easily.
Mendes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendes scores with a three punch combo!
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendes throws a hook to the side of Blau's head but Blau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Blau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendes throws out the jab.
Blau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
A big right from Mendes misses.
Blau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendes circles away.
Horrible takedown by Blau or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes which made him look bad.
Edson Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Blau.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blau moves away from the strike by Mendes.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes misses with a few strikes there.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendes throws a right and a left that Blau avoids nicely.
Mendes tries to bum rush Blau with a series of wild strikes but Blau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Mendes as Blau shoots in.
Mendes misses with a few strikes there.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
Blau avoids the head kick by Mendes.
A slow jab from Mendes misses its intended target.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edson Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blau shoots and misses
and Mendes counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendes lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blau.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendes wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Mendes dominated that round.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Blau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendes as he jumps to the side.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendes cracks a nice hook into Blau's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Blau dodges the punch combination from Mendes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Blau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendes but Mendes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edson Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Blau.
Blau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
Edson Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes throws a looping overhand right but Blau ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blau lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A left and a right from Mendes both land. Nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendes.
Blau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
A head kick by Mendes misses
and Blau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendes throws a nice looking combination but Blau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendes circles away.
Mendes looks to land a combination but Blau avoids it well.
Mendes misses with a combination
and Blau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendes's guard.
Mendes looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendes, not yet.
Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blau is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendes has his foot on Blau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blau works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendes looking for a guillotine here but Blau defends easily.
Blau passes Mendes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
Blau is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mendes sees it coming and defends easily.
Blau trying to control the pace.
Blau is looking for a kimura but Mendes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blau to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet.
Blau tries to pass to full mount but Mendes defends it.
Mendes moves into full guard.
Blau looking to sit in guard and control but Mendes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
Mendes tries to stand but Blau is controlling from the bottom.
Blau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendes defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winston Blau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab from Mendes.
Blau shoots in for a takedown but Mendes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendes dips to his left and cracks Blau with an uppercut!
Mendes throws a combination that misses
and Blau counters with a shoot takedown. Mendes fights it but they end up in guard.
Blau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mendes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blau is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blau pushing down on Mendes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blau seems to be working for a kimura but Mendes defends the submission attempt.
Blau is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mendes gets back to full guard.
Blau wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Blau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blau drops back looking for a leg! Mendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendes manages to kick Blau off! Blau jumps back into Mendes's guard.
Mendes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mendes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mendes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendes's guard.
Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blau can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blau passes Mendes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blau frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blau prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.
Mendes is working hard here to advance position.
Blau tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Mendes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blau throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mendes escapes and throws Blau's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mendes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mendes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to stand but Blau is controlling his arm.
Mendes stands up.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Nice body kick there by Blau.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blau takes one to the chin there.
Mendes lands a head kick!
Mendes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Edson Mendes.
Well Mendes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edson Mendes!
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energy
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hype
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