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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Juan Pablo (ranked 421 p4p, 1783 weight class) and Jack Mehoff (ranked 60 p4p, 209 weight class). Dario Juan Pablo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 cm 29 170 9 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm 23 173 4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Counter fighter Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler Excellent MT Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dario Juan Pablo! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Mehoff! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Juan Pablo wants to clinch but Mehoff slips to the side and Mehoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Juan Pablo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mehoff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mehoff misses with a looping left. Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch. Mehoff is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Juan Pablo wants to clinch and Mehoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mehoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Juan Pablo. Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mehoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mehoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Juan Pablo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mehoff manages to circle out of the way. Mehoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juan Pablo. Mehoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Juan Pablo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mehoff manages to circle out of the way. No joy there for Mehoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Juan Pablo wants to clinch up but Mehoff keeps it at a distance. A nice side step and Mehoff releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Mehoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Juan Pablo. Dario Juan Pablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Juan Pablo closes the distance but Mehoff moves to the side and Mehoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Juan Pablo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Mehoff misses with an uppercut. Juan Pablo saw that one coming. Mehoff missing with a left hand there. Juan Pablo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Juan Pablo moves in looking to clinch but Mehoff pushes him off. Nice uppercut lands for Mehoff. That snapped Juan Pablo's head back.
Nice jab there from Mehoff. Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch. It seemed like Mehoff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juan Pablo gets a clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Juan Pablo jumps guard but Mehoff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mehoff just stands there and leans against the cage. Mehoff has a couple of punches blocked by Juan Pablo.
Mehoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Juan Pablo is looking to clinch but Mehoff is avoiding it.
Juan Pablo is looking to clinch but Mehoff is avoiding it.
Juan Pablo dodges the punch combination from Mehoff.
Juan Pablo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Mehoff throws a hook but Juan Pablo blocks it. Juan Pablo is looking to clinch but Mehoff is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Mehoff's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Juan Pablo closes the distance looking to clinch and Mehoff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mehoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Juan Pablo moves to clinch but Mehoff breaks away and Mehoff counters with a nice body shot. Mehoff missing with a left hand there. Juan Pablo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Juan Pablo tries to clinch there but Mehoff circles away.
Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mehoff swats him away and circles back towards the center. Juan Pablo moves to clinch but Mehoff breaks away and Mehoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A telegraphed right hand from Mehoff misses the target. Mehoff takes a swing at Juan Pablo's ribcage but misses. Juan Pablo tries to clinch but Mehoff moves out of range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mehoff loads up on a big right hand but Juan Pablo slips the punch. Juan Pablo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mehoff manages to circle out of the way. Mehoff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch. Mehoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Juan Pablo is looking to clinch but Mehoff is avoiding it.
Mehoff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mehoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Some wild striking there from Mehoff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mehoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Juan Pablo. Juan Pablo tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Mehoff counters with a straight right hand. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff dominated that round. 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.
Juan Pablo is looking to clinch but Mehoff is avoiding it.
Juan Pablo slips a straight right by Mehoff. Mehoff throws out a loose jab but Juan Pablo uses good head movement to avoid it. Juan Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mehoff circles away.
Juan Pablo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mehoff. Mehoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juan Pablo. Mehoff misses with a wild body shot. Juan Pablo tries to clinch there but Mehoff circles away.
It seemed like Mehoff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mehoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juan Pablo. Juan Pablo tries to counter by clinching up but Mehoff breaks away and moves out of range. Juan Pablo darts in trying to clinch and Juan Pablo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Juan Pablo tries to clinch and Mehoff counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mehoff might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Juan Pablo has closed the distance and engaged Mehoff in a clinch.
Juan Pablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mehoff smiles and moves away.
Mehoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jack Mehoff seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mehoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mehoff now looks to counter with a shot at the body. The fight stays on the outside here - Juan Pablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mehoff throws a right and a left that both miss. Juan Pablo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mehoff. Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mehoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The fight stays on the outside here - Juan Pablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Juan Pablo wants to clinch up but Mehoff keeps it at a distance.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Juan Pablo moves to clinch but Mehoff breaks away and Mehoff counters with a lovely straight right hand! Juan Pablo avoids the body shot from Mehoff.
Juan Pablo clinches up with Mehoff and pushes him back against the cage. Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Mehoff holds him up against the cage and eventually Juan Pablo drops back down to his feet.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but Mehoff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mehoff misses with a hook from the clinch. Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mehoff to keep the fight standing. Mehoff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but Mehoff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mehoff just stands there and leans against the cage. Juan Pablo fails to pull guard.
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 Juan Pablo as Mehoff tries to tie him up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mehoff lands on the inside with an uppercut. Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mehoff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mehoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juan Pablo closes the distance and clinches. Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Mehoff has him pressed against the cage. Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Mehoff holds him up against the cage and eventually Juan Pablo drops back down to his feet.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Mehoff forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Juan Pablo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mehoff walks away with a smile on his face. Juan Pablo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Mehoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Mehoff misses the shot to the body. Juan Pablo wants to clinch. A nice side step and Mehoff releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Juan Pablo tries to clinch up but Mehoff circles away and keeps his distance. Mehoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Juan Pablo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mehoff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mehoff looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juan Pablo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mehoff, pushing him back against the cage. Juan Pablo jumps guard but Mehoff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Mehoff has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juan Pablo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mehoff can turn it around. Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mehoff just stands there and leans against the cage. Juan Pablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mehoff smiles and moves away.
Mehoff throws a shot from downtown. Juan Pablo moves away and avoids it. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A jab from Mehoff does it's job there. Juan Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mehoff circles away.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Juan Pablo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch there but Mehoff circles away.
A nice side step and Mehoff releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Juan Pablo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mehoff.
A cross from Mehoff lands. Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mehoff paws at him with a jab and circles away. Mehoff throws out a counter right but Juan Pablo avoids it with no problem. Juan Pablo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Mehoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Mehoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Juan Pablo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Juan Pablo moves in looking to clinch but Mehoff pushes him off. Mehoff lands with a shot to the body.
Juan Pablo closes the distance and clinches. Mehoff looking to stall.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mehoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Juan Pablo jumps guard but Mehoff stands there with Juan Pablo around his waist. Juan Pablo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Mehoff has him pressed against the cage.
Juan Pablo pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mehoff won't allow Juan Pablo to sweep him here. Mehoff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juan Pablo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Mehoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juan Pablo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mehoff has his hands clasped together but Juan Pablo extends and breaks Mehoff's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Juan Pablo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dario Juan Pablo! Dario Juan Pablo retains his welterweight title!
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