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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepe Mendoza has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kofi Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pepe Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendoza.
Kingston blocks the body kick.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingston misses with a head kick.
Kingston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kingston drops Mendoza with a beautiful combination! Mendoza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kingston is looking for the KO!
Mendoza is rocked!
Kingston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendoza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mendoza is still in real trouble! Can Kingston finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kingston wants to control but Mendoza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendoza seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendoza prevents Kingston from improving his position.
Kingston manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza slips a jab from Kingston.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendoza.
Kingston throws a combination that misses
and Mendoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kofi Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza dives in and grabs Kingston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kingston pushes down on Mendoza's head and hops out.
Kingston throws a leg kick but Mendoza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease.
Kingston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendoza keeps Kingston at a distance using the push kick.
Kingston lands a front kick.
Mendoza looks gassed!
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston scores with a decent looking hook.
Kingston looks to throw a body kick
and Mendoza counters with a thumping low kick.
Mendoza swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingston checks it well.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendoza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kingston napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mendoza tries for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Kingston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kingston tries to get out of the position.
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!
Kingston is trying to get back to half guard.
Kingston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendoza on the ground.
Mendoza prevents Kingston from escaping the position.
Mendoza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kingston is looking for a sweep.
Kingston prevents Mendoza from moving into mount.
Kingston is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mendoza asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendoza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kingston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kofi Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Kingston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kingston tries to land a body kick
and Mendoza counters with a good, hard body kick but Kingston shrugs it off.
Kingston's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kingston duly obliges.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kingston.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kingston scores with a jab. Mendoza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mendoza misses with a leg kick.
Kingston throws a combination that misses
and Mendoza counters with a single leg into guard. Kingston didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston pushes Mendoza off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mendoza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kingston's guard.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Mendoza tries to pass.
Mendoza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kingston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendoza is controlling him.
Mendoza passes Kingston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mendoza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendoza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendoza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kingston is just riding it out for now. Mendoza eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Kingston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kingston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mendoza.
Kingston cracks Mendoza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kingston has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mendoza to stand back up!
Mendoza is rocked!
Kingston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendoza checks it well.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingston finish him?
Mendoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kofi Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingston drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mendoza right on the button. Mendoza goes down! Kingston follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kingston gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kofi Kingston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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