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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Floyd Mondello enters the cage!
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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
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Mondello!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do clinches.
Mondello lands with a left to the head.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mondello manages to break the clinch.
Mondello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Do tenderised Mondello's leg. Mondello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mondello.
Mondello misses the shot to the body.
Mondello throws a shot from downtown. Do moves away and avoids it.
Do misses with a hook.
A big left from Mondello misses.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Mondello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mondello just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mondello.
Do ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do tries to clinch up but Mondello circles away and keeps his distance.
Do tries to score with a low kick but Mondello moves his leg out of the way.
Mondello misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Mondello.
Mondello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Mondello.
A jab from Mondello misses.
Do scores with a leg kick.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mondello.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mondello. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do connects with a leg kick. Mondello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mondello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mondello cracks Do with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mondello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do throws a series of punches but Mondello avoids them all with ease.
Mondello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mondello just misses with a punch to the body.
Floyd Mondello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Do missing with a left hand there. Mondello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mondello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do lands a lovely overhand right.
Mondello throws the left hand but Do avoids the punch easily.
Mondello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Do thuds a left hand into Mondello's body.
Mondello misses with a body shot.
Mondello misses with a hook. Do ducked under it nicely.
Do shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mondello napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mondello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Do wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondello avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Do.
Mondello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Do wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Do lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mondello takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Do misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Mondello is right now.
Do working the ground and pound but Mondello is defending the strikes.
Do scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Mondello is right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do working the ground and pound but Mondello is defending the strikes.
Mondello is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mondello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Do.
Do connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mondello some visible discomfort.
Do lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mondello is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do tries for a kimura but Mondello is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Do dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mondello looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Do avoids the body shot from Mondello.
Mondello lands with a good body shot.
Mondello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Do throws a leg kick but Mondello moved away.
That kick from Do tenderised Mondello's leg. Mondello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mondello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Do at a distance.
Do throws a one two combo.
Do fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Mondello moves out of range easily.
A jab from Mondello finds it's way through Do's defenses.
Do takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Mondello misses with a left hand
and Do counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mondello thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Do moves out of range of the strikes.
Mondello clobbers Do with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mondello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mondello takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Mondello misses.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mondello.
Do lands with an overhand left.
Do misses with a looping left.
Mondello throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mondello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mondello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do slips under a jab from Mondello.
Do finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mondello takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mondello. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mondello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do misses with a straight right.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mondello.
Mondello misses with a wild combination.
Do blocks a jab.
Do buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mondello staying out of range there.
Do misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondello misses with a left hand
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
Mondello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Do doesn't seem bothered though.
Do is looking to clinch.
Mondello throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Do.
Do tries to clinch but Mondello is having none of it.
Mondello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Do scores with a leg kick.
Mondello walks into a stiff left hand from Do.
Do wants to clinch.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Mondello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Do misses.
Mondello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mondello.
Do throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mondello counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mondello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mondello punishes Do's body with a nice straight punch.
Do has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Do there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mondello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mondello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Do throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Mondello misses.
Do slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mondello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mondello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mondello gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Do to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mondello trying to control the position here.
Bruce Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mondello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do 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.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Mondello blocks nicely.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Mondello blocks nicely.
Do chips away with some ground and pound.
Mondello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Mondello wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Mondello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Mondello!
Mondello controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mondello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mondello manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mondello kicks Do off and gets to his feet.
Mondello swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Mondello misses its intended target.
Do moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mondello looks to land a left hand but Do moved out of range nicely.
Mondello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mondello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mondello.
Do moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondello lands a nice shot to the body.
Mondello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mondello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mondello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mondello throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do slips a jab from Mondello.
Mondello just misses with a punch to the body.
Mondello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mondello misses with a hook. Do ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mondello misses with a looping right.
Mondello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mondello misses with a straight right.
Do connects with a leg kick. Mondello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Do showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Do 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Bruce Do wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce Do made sure to mention his sponsor, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.
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