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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Mendoza (ranked 2155 p4p, 20829 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 99 p4p, 237 weight class). Johnny Waldron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Mendoza.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waldron makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Waldron looks to throw the jab but Mendoza is out of range.
A good leg kick by Waldron.
Jason Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza tries to clinch up.
Mendoza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Waldron throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Mendoza.
Waldron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Waldron is just out of range.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza is looking to counter the offense by Waldron and move into the clinch.
Mendoza scores with a hook to the body. Waldron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendoza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Waldron looking to slow down the pace here.
Waldron landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waldron will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the ropes.
Waldron stalling in the clinch.
Waldron receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldron won't want to take too many of those.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waldron blocks it with crossed arms.
Waldron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Waldron lands a nice elbow.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Waldron's head.
Waldron throws an elbow but it misses.
Waldron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendoza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Waldron looks winded!
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!
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Waldron is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Mendoza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Waldron lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waldron.
Waldron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendoza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
That has opened up Johnny Waldron's cut even more.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waldron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waldron or not.
Mendoza lands with a short shot to the head.
The cut above Johnny Waldron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendoza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mendoza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Waldron is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Waldron does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mendoza - that will leave a mark!
Mendoza moves forwards but Waldron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendoza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waldron counters with a good low kick that Mendoza was not able to check.
Mendoza forces Waldron back against the ropes and clinches.
Waldron blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendoza as Waldron tries to tie him up.
Waldron blocks an elbow strike.
Mendoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldron won't want to take too many of those.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Waldron fails to land.
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jason Mendoza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Waldron is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendoza as Waldron tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Mendoza back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Waldron is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mendoza is keeping busy.
Mendoza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waldron blocking some punches.
Waldron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Waldron missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza lands an elbow that stopped Waldron in his tracks for a moment.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waldron can do to turn this around?
Mendoza lands a nice elbow.
Johnny Waldron's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Waldron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Mendoza!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Mendoza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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