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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar John (ranked 19859 p4p, 4839 weight class) and Elliot Mendoza (ranked 579 p4p, 550 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elliot Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John gets a clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
Mendoza avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
John closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is trying to break free.
John working hard to break the clinch.
John breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John has closed the distance and engaged Mendoza in a clinch.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that both miss.
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
Mendoza tries to land a body kick
and John counters with a straight right hand.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that John has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
John slips a jab from Mendoza.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendoza avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John has Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
John breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendoza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Elliot Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
John drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
John wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John has closed the distance and engaged Mendoza in a clinch.
Mendoza has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendoza can turn it around.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and John counters with a series of strikes. Mendoza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendoza throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendoza.
Mendoza looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendoza jabs at John's body.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Mendoza does it's job there.
John has Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John forces Mendoza back against the cage and clinches.
John breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar John dominated that round.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
John takes the fight into the clinch.
John has had enough of the clinch but Mendoza keeps him there for the moment.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the cage.
John tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendoza smiles and moves away.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting John counter with a right hand.
John closes the distance and pushes Mendoza back into the cage.
John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendoza has him pressed against the cage.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mendoza connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from John.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John is looking for a counter combo.
John has managed to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John tries to break free but Mendoza pushes him back against the cage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendoza.
Mendoza gets underhooks to prevent John's takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
John lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John instigates a clinch.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Mendoza connects with a crisp jab.
John pushes Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John is looking to wear down Mendoza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
John scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John scores with a hook to the body. Mendoza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
John scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
John moves into range and clinches up with Mendoza.
Edgar John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendoza lands a knee to the body.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the cage.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John works Mendoza's body with a nice hook.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza throws a wild body kick that John sees coming a mile off.
John seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar John dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - John scores with a four punch combination!
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
John throws a big counter combination but Mendoza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
John slips a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Mendoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
John defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
John slips under a jab from Mendoza.
John drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
John scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is trying to break the clinch but Mendoza has him pressed against the cage.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John misses the shot to the body.
John slips under a jab.
John is looking for a counter combo.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Mendoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza lands a jab-cross combination.
John lands a jab to the head.
John darts in and clinches Mendoza up against the cage.
John tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a hook but John blocks it.
John works the jab nicely.
Mendoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
A nice combination there by Mendoza.
John wants to clinch.
John moves into the clinch.
John is trying to push Mendoza away but Mendoza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to circle away but Mendoza has him pinned against the cage.
John can't break the clinch.
John is trying to trip Mendoza. He has hold of a leg but Mendoza is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. John persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
John gets to his feet. Mendoza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John breaks from the clinch.
Edgar John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
As Mendoza looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Mendoza just gets out of the way.
John lands with a shot to the body.
John looks to land a combination but Mendoza avoids it well.
Mendoza connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John is looking to clinch.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elliot Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edgar John.
Well John 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar John!
Post fight, Edgar John stared into the camera and said 'Another one to my resume, thank you all for coming.'.
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FIGHT
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