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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza gets a clinch.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
It looked like Mendoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mendoza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendoza pulls his head out easily.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendoza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz wants to control but Mendoza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendoza pulls his head out easily.
Mendoza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendoza continues to stall.
Nice strikes from Mendoza there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendoza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mendoza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Mendoza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendoza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendoza slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Mendoza has control of the leg.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Mendoza in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza controlling the action here.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendoza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mendoza working Diaz over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendoza pulls his head out easily.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendoza pulls his head out easily.
Diaz looks winded!
Mendoza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendoza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Mendoza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendoza stands up and beckons Diaz to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Mendoza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendoza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Mendoza settles back down.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendoza scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Black Diaz has been cut.
Mendoza misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Mendoza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz tries to clinch up
so Mendoza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz working for a triangle but Mendoza defends it easily.
Mendoza is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has his foot on Mendoza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendoza works his way back into a safe position though.
Mendoza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!
Mendoza looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Mendoza pushes him off.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendoza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendoza walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendoza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jay Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Mendoza pushes him off.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Mendoza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mendoza lands a couple of digs.
Mendoza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Mendoza.
Mendoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Mendoza works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendoza scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendoza connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendoza defends it easily.
Mendoza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Mendoza stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendoza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendoza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mendoza is stalling in the full guard.
Mendoza landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Mendoza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Diaz's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Mendoza is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz tries to clinch but Mendoza is having none of it.
Mendoza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Mendoza.
Diaz tries to counter with a clinch but Mendoza shakes him off and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendoza circles away.
As Diaz looks to move away, Mendoza throws a big counter combo bu Diaz just gets out of the way.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendoza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Mendoza is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendoza counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Black Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz jumps guard but Mendoza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mendoza is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mendoza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendoza lands a couple of digs.
Mendoza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendoza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mendoza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Mendoza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendoza wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendoza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Mendoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendoza 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Mendoza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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