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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Mendes (ranked 2864 p4p, 21932 weight class) and Jacques Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Afonso Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre misses with a right hand
and Mendes counters with an outside leg kick.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre digs a good hook to Mendes's body.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Pierre .
Mendes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mendes throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Mendes moved out of range.
Mendes is looking to counter punch.
Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Afonso Mendes has been cut.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Pierre wants to slow Mendes down by chopping away at his legs.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Pierre .
Mendes blocks a head kick by Pierre .
Jacques Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre scores with a jab. Mendes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mendes.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick
letting Mendes counter with a right hand.
Pierre misses with a body punch
and Mendes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Pierre misses
letting Mendes counter with a right hand.
Pierre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Pierre slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Mendes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendes tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendes walks into a left hand.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendes counters with a one-two to the body.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mendes counter with a right hand.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierre throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre scores with a jab. Mendes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick lands for Pierre .
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendes checks the leg kick.
Mendes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
As Pierre backs away, Mendes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Mendes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre moves forwards but Mendes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pierre has one foot on Mendes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Pierre .
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Pierre .
Pierre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierre throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendes is defended easily by Pierre .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afonso Mendes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierre throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Mendes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendes.
Pierre throws out a powerful jab.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Pierre .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Mendes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre lands a big head kick that sends Mendes tumbling to the mat! Pierre takes a step backwards and waves Mendes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mendes is rocked!
Mendes just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre is looking for the big counter here.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from Pierre .
Mendes attempts a counter takedown but Pierre avoids it well and moves away.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierre drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mendes right on the button. Mendes goes down! Pierre follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pierre gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Pierre !
A victorious Jacques Pierre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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