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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abubakar Gadzhiyev (ranked 1532 p4p, 1992 weight class) and Isagani Mendoza (ranked 147 p4p, 190 weight class). Abubakar Gadzhiyev looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abubakar Gadzhiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isagani Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadzhiyev has his takedown stuffed
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza connects with a jab.
Mendoza forces Gadzhiyev back against the cage and clinches.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gadzhiyev jumps guard but Mendoza stands there with Gadzhiyev around his waist. Gadzhiyev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendoza works on Gadzhiyev's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza has Gadzhiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mendoza.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Mendoza on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendoza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gadzhiyev tries to break free but Mendoza pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza is leaning against Gadzhiyev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gadzhiyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza drives through and clinches with Gadzhiyev against the cage.
Gadzhiyev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mendoza just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abubakar Gadzhiyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Mendoza.
Gadzhiyev 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. Gadzhiyev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mendoza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mendoza has Gadzhiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gadzhiyev tries to clinch up.
Mendoza darts in and clinches Gadzhiyev up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza closes the distance and pushes Gadzhiyev back into the cage.
Mendoza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gadzhiyev backwards.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gadzhiyev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gadzhiyev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendoza.
Mendoza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendoza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendoza lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Mendoza moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza drives through and clinches with Gadzhiyev against the cage.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza gets a clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gadzhiyev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza drives through and clinches with Gadzhiyev against the cage.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza cracks Gadzhiyev with a nice body shot.
Mendoza has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gadzhiyev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendoza can turn it around.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Gadzhiyev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Gadzhiyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Isagani Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gadzhiyev has a takedown stuffed.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Gadzhiyev tries to keep at a distance but Mendoza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Mendoza drops Gadzhiyev with a beautiful combination! Gadzhiyev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mendoza is looking for the KO!
Gadzhiyev is rocked!
Mendoza clinches.
Oh Gadzhiyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza lands an uppercut.
Mendoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isagani Mendoza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Gadzhiyev with that takedown attempt.
Gadzhiyev seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendoza instigates a clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendoza rushes Gadzhiyev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendoza scores with a four punch combination!
Gadzhiyev closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gadzhiyev backwards.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza darts in and clinches Gadzhiyev up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is working Gadzhiyev over against the cage.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza scores with a hook to the body. Gadzhiyev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza has Gadzhiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gadzhiyev tries to keep at a distance but Mendoza has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza has closed the distance and engaged Gadzhiyev in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza clinches up against the cage.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza drives through and clinches with Gadzhiyev against the cage.
Isagani Mendoza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Mendoza has Gadzhiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendoza takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gadzhiyev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Mendoza clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Mendoza drives through and clinches with Gadzhiyev against the cage.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Gadzhiyev's head.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gadzhiyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza clinches up with Gadzhiyev and pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza closes the distance and pushes Gadzhiyev back into the cage.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gadzhiyev gets tackled into the cage by Mendoza. Mendoza maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Gadzhiyev is trying to pull guard but Mendoza turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abubakar Gadzhiyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gadzhiyev seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mendoza pushes Gadzhiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gadzhiyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gadzhiyev tries to keep at a distance but Mendoza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza pushes Gadzhiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza lands a nice uppercut.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza pushes Gadzhiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Gadzhiyev goes for a takedown attempt but Mendoza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gadzhiyev misses with a right hand
and Mendoza counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isagani Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendoza clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mendoza.
Gadzhiyev missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gadzhiyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Gadzhiyev fails to pull guard.
Mendoza is leaning against Gadzhiyev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza has closed the distance and engaged Gadzhiyev in a clinch.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Gadzhiyev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mendoza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendoza lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadzhiyev jumps guard but Mendoza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abubakar Gadzhiyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gadzhiyev backwards.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza forces Gadzhiyev back against the cage and clinches.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Mendoza rushes Gadzhiyev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gadzhiyev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gadzhiyev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mendoza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gadzhiyev trying to keep a closed guard but Mendoza is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to stand but Gadzhiyev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mendoza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gadzhiyev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mendoza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza moves into range and clinches up with Gadzhiyev.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Isagani Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza darts in and clinches Gadzhiyev up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mendoza as the two fighters clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gadzhiyev misses with a body kick.
Gadzhiyev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendoza rushes Gadzhiyev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gadzhiyev circles away quickly and effectively.
Gadzhiyev has his takedown stuffed
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendoza scores with a jab. Gadzhiyev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mendoza moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gadzhiyev tries for a takedown but Mendoza circles away easily
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Abubakar Gadzhiyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendoza has managed to clinch.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza closes the distance and pushes Gadzhiyev back into the cage.
Mendoza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Mendoza.
A right hook to the body lands for Mendoza.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isagani Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendoza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isagani Mendoza!
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energy
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hype
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