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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verbiah Sozefay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" by Cypress Hill. Miguel Mendoza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Verbiah Sozefay's chin.
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Verbiah Sozefay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sozefay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Sozefay gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Sozefay.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Sozefay.
Sozefay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sozefay ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sozefay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Sozefay slips a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Sozefay slips the punch.
Mendoza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Verbiah Sozefay has been cut.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sozefay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Sozefay scores with a nice strike.
Mendoza thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sozefay.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Sozefay.
Sozefay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a jab when Sozefay was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Sozefay.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Sozefay scores with a head kick.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sozefay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Sozefay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sozefay thuds his right hand into Mendoza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sozefay lands with a nice body kick.
Sozefay lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Miguel Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Sozefay throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Sozefay scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sozefay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sozefay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sozefay slips under a jab.
Mendoza throws a jab when Sozefay was well out of range.
Miguel Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sozefay tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sozefay lands with a slapping head kick.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Sozefay lands but Mendoza takes it in his stride.
Sozefay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Sozefay slips the punch.
Mendoza cracks Sozefay with an open hand slap.
Sozefay scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sozefay.
Mendoza looks gassed!
Sozefay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sozefay throws a nice head kick!
Mendoza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sozefay lands with a kick to the temple. Mendoza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Sozefay.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendoza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sozefay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendoza's sensitive parts.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Sozefay slips the punch.
Sozefay connects with a solid leg kick.
Sozefay scores with a head kick.
Sozefay clinches up with Mendoza and pushes him back against the cage.
Sozefay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sozefay.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sozefay.
Sozefay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sozefay breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a combination that misses
and Sozefay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Sozefay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sozefay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sozefay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendoza takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sozefay moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza takes a swing at Sozefay's ribcage but misses.
Sozefay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sozefay throws out a powerful jab.
Sozefay closes the distance and clinches.
Sozefay throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sozefay digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sozefay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sozefay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verbiah Sozefay dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Sozefay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendoza doesn't seem phased though.
Sozefay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Verbiah Sozefay is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the body
and Sozefay counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sozefay thuds his shin into the meat of Mendoza's side.
Mendoza throws a sloppy body shot
and Sozefay counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sozefay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sozefay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Sozefay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza needs to keep his hands up - Sozefay had a free shot at his head there.
Sozefay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Sozefay scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza needs to keep his hands up - Sozefay had a free shot at his head there.
Mendoza 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.
Sozefay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendoza's sensitive parts.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Sozefay slips under a jab.
Sozefay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendoza takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sozefay throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Sozefay cracks Mendoza with an open hand slap.
Mendoza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sozefay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sozefay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sozefay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Sozefay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sozefay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sozefay scores with a nice body kick.
Sozefay throws a head kick that half lands.
Mendoza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sozefay to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Sozefay's shoulder, as Sozefay tries to avoid the shot.
Mendoza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sozefay scores with a head kick.
Sozefay lands a head kick!
Mendoza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Sozefay's shoulder, as Sozefay tries to avoid the shot.
Sozefay has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Sozefay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mendoza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sozefay.
A nice left hand lands by Sozefay.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sozefay is working Mendoza over against the cage.
Sozefay misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Sozefay on the inside.
Sozefay stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sozefay on the inside.
Sozefay struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Sozefay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sozefay breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Sozefay saw that one coming.
Mendoza looks to land a left hand but Sozefay moved out of range nicely.
Sozefay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Sozefay keeps Mendoza at a distance using the push kick.
Sozefay ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Sozefay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sozefay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sozefay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sozefay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sozefay throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Sozefay has Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sozefay.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Sozefay is controlling him.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Sozefay is controlling the position.
Sozefay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Sozefay moves out of range.
Mendoza thuds his right hand into Sozefay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sozefay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Sozefay slips the punch.
Sozefay digs a good hook to Mendoza's body.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sozefay throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verbiah Sozefay dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sozefay slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Sozefay blocks a jab.
Sozefay lands a head kick. Mendoza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendoza misses the body punch
and Sozefay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sozefay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sozefay scores with a kick to the body.
Sozefay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sozefay thumps Mendoza with a low kick.
Sozefay lands a high kick!
Sozefay throws a head kick that half lands.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Sozefay slips the punch.
Sozefay keeps Mendoza at a distance using the push kick.
Sozefay throws a head kick that half lands.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sozefay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sozefay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sozefay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sozefay connects with a high kick.
Sozefay darts in and clinches Mendoza up against the cage.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sozefay has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Sozefay.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Sozefay manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sozefay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Sozefay slips the punch.
Sozefay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Sozefay slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Miguel Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sozefay.
Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sozefay with a jab.
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Sozefay.
Sozefay throws a nice head kick!
Sozefay lands a high kick!
Sozefay lands the left hand.
Sozefay throws a head kick that half lands.
Sozefay scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sozefay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Good exchange - Mendoza coming out on top.
Sozefay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendoza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendoza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sozefay scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sozefay thows a body kick. Mendoza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sozefay pushes Mendoza away with a front kick.
Sozefay connects with a high kick.
Sozefay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sozefay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sozefay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendoza's head.
Sozefay misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Sozefay.
Sozefay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendoza. That did some damage!
Mendoza misses with a hook.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Sozefay lands with a slapping head kick.
Sozefay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendoza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mendoza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sozefay counters by moving into the clinch.
Sozefay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sozefay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sozefay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
A short body shot lands from Sozefay as the two fighters clinch.
Sozefay lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Sozefay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mendoza tries to work over Sozefay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Sozefay has him pinned against the cage.
Sozefay lands a nice shot to the body.
Sozefay is stalling here.
Sozefay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sozefay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Verbiah Sozefay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sozefay 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Verbiah Sozefay!
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hype
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RATING
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