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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Primo Victoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victoria comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Primo Victoria. Luis Mendoza told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Primo Victoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victoria misses the shot to the body.
Victoria throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
Victoria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Victoria.
Victoria staying out of range there.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Victoria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendoza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Victoria.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza lands a nice hook to Victoria's body. Victoria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Victoria moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
Victoria slips a jab from Mendoza.
Victoria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Victoria ducks down to avoid it.
Victoria scores with a punch to the head.
Luis Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victoria decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Victoria is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendoza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Victoria is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Victoria is looking to advance position but Mendoza won't allow it.
Victoria seems to be looking for submissions.
Victoria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendoza keeps working.
Mendoza is trying to stand up here but Victoria is controlling him well.
Victoria prevents Mendoza from improving his position.
Mendoza holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victoria is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza tries to get to full guard but Victoria has control of the leg.
Victoria prevents Mendoza from standing back up.
Victoria looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Victoria not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Victoria perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mendoza wants to control the action here but instead Victoria manages to pass to full mount!
Victoria seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mendoza is holding on tight.
Mendoza can't escape the position.
Victoria throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Victoria throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Victoria punching from mount but Mendoza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mendoza is looking to improve his position but Victoria isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is controlling an arm, preventing Victoria from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Victoria goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mendoza turns into him and now he's in Victoria's guard.
Mendoza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendoza wants to get up but he can't break Victoria's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mendoza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Victoria, up you get!
Mendoza throws a right hand that Victoria ducks under and follows up with a left that Victoria also avoids with ease.
Mendoza cracks Victoria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Victoria takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza connects with a body shot.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza looks to land a right hand but Victoria moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Victoria.
Nice cross by Victoria.
Mendoza throws out a leg kick but Victoria moves out of range and Mendoza only half commits.
Victoria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victoria connects with a right hand. Mendoza shakes it off.
Mendoza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice takedown defense from Mendoza. No joy for Victoria on that attempt.
Victoria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Victoria scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendoza should have avoided that one.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Victoria's head but Victoria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victoria is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendoza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza scores with a jab. Victoria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Mendoza will probably get the nod.
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.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Victoria swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza throws a chopping leg kick but Victoria manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Victoria tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendoza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Victoria somewhat.
Victoria shoots in and bounces Mendoza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendoza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Victoria wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
Victoria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendoza is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is looking to stand up but Victoria isn't so interested in that idea.
Victoria 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.
Mendoza wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victoria slips nicely into half guard.
Victoria prevents Mendoza from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victoria wants to take a breather but Mendoza is having none of it.
Mendoza tries to get to full guard but Victoria has control of the leg.
Victoria is working for a submission of some sort.
Mendoza preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Primo Victoria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to stand.
Victoria is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendoza defends it well.
Mendoza trying to hold on to Victoria's head to control him but Victoria postures up.
Victoria is looking for a kimura but Mendoza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Victoria to get the leverage.
Mendoza is defending against the submission attempts here by Victoria.
Mendoza tries to kick Victoria off but Victoria keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Victoria wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to get back to full guard.
Victoria wants to pass to mount but Mendoza is defending the position.
Mendoza is looking to improve his position.
Mendoza manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Victoria walks into a stiff left hand from Mendoza.
Victoria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Mendoza misses.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Victoria can pounce on him.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Victoria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a double jab.
Mendoza scores with the left hand. Victoria knows he should have avoided that one.
Victoria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Victoria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendoza connects with a body shot that sends Victoria's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victoria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendoza is fending him off so far but Victoria persists. Nope, Mendoza circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendoza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luis Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victoria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Mendoza catches Victoria right on the button with a cross.
Victoria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victoria looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mendoza is trying to stand back up but Victoria is controlling him
Mendoza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Primo Victoria will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mendoza throws a one two combo.
Good work by Victoria as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mendoza.
A jab from Mendoza misses.
Victoria misses with a wild body shot.
Victoria defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Victoria's head but Victoria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Victoria's hands.
Mendoza lands a jab to the nose.
Victoria slips a jab from Mendoza.
Victoria throws a series of punches but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Victoria. Those never looked like landing.
Victoria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Victoria.
Jab, jab by Mendoza - just one landing.
Mendoza throws a body punch but Victoria moves out of range.
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Victoria has time to react.
Victoria works over Mendoza's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victoria ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Victoria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendoza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a body kick.
Victoria tests Mendoza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Victoria misses with a series of wild punches.
Luis Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victoria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victoria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendoza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Victoria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victoria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza clobbers Victoria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victoria takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendoza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mendoza with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Victoria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Victoria misses with a body shot.
Victoria fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victoria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Mendoza connects with a nice looking jab.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Victoria slips the punch.
A big right from Victoria misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Mendoza is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mendoza misses with a hook
and Victoria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victoria misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Victoria throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendoza's waist but Mendoza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Victoria off to one side.
Mendoza misses with a double jab.
Victoria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza misses with a body punch
and Victoria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendoza throws a lazy uppercut
and Victoria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendoza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Victoria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victoria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Victoria with a series of wild strikes but Victoria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendoza throws the kick towards the body but Victoria avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mendoza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Mendoza!
An out of breath Luis Mendoza 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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hype
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