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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Darbyshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gilberto Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JD Darbyshire!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Mendez. No joy for Darbyshire on that attempt.
Mendez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mendez lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Darbyshire holds on and takes a little breather.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Darbyshire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Darbyshire keeps moving.
Darbyshire throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Darbyshire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendez stands and steps away. Darbyshire gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darbyshire doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Mendez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Darbyshire pulls Mendez in close to prevent any damage.
Mendez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darbyshire is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez trying to control but Darbyshire is working from the bottom.
Darbyshire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gilberto Mendez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Darbyshire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darbyshire tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a single leg into guard. Darbyshire didn't expect that.
Gilberto Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Darbyshire.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Darbyshire is retaining full guard.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Darbyshire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darbyshire is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gilberto Mendez.
Mendez scores a takedown into full mount!
Darbyshire tries to lock up and control but Mendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Darbyshire looks gassed!
Mendez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Darbyshire looks a forlorn figure.
Darbyshire tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Darbyshire is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Darbyshire wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mendez closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darbyshire is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darbyshire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Mendez scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendez feints and as Darbyshire raises his hands in defense, Mendez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendez prevents Darbyshire from getting back to his feet.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darbyshire is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez stands and steps away. Darbyshire gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mendez throws a lazy right hand but Darbyshire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Mendez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darbyshire gets caught flat footed, as Mendez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Darbyshire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mendez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mendez lands a couple of digs.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darbyshire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendez has managed to get both his arms back between Darbyshire's legs - danger averted.
Mendez trying to control but Darbyshire is working from the bottom.
Darbyshire is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darbyshire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendez controls the pace.
Mendez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Darbyshire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Darbyshire keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gilberto Mendez.
Mendez scores with a takedown into Darbyshire's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darbyshire is looking for a triangle here but Mendez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mendez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mendez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mendez moves into full mount!
Mendez trying to control but Darbyshire is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez dominating with strikes here.
Darbyshire is in a horrible position here. Mendez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mendez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez with shots to the head and body - Darbyshire looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mendez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount.
Mendez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Darbyshire?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking to secure an arm triangle but Darbyshire defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez breaks from Darbyshire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Darbyshire is rocked!
BOOM! Mendez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Darbyshire is still in real trouble! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez looking to secure an arm triangle but Darbyshire defends it well.
Darbyshire seems to have recovered his senses.
Darbyshire is in a horrible position here. Mendez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mendez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Mendez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Mendez has Darbyshire up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darbyshire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gilberto Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez trying to control the position.
Darbyshire trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mendez's guard.
Darbyshire trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mendez working Darbyshire over with strikes here.
Mendez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mendez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses.
Darbyshire throws a push kick but Mendez slaps the foot to one side.
Darbyshire tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Darbyshire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendez stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Darbyshire looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Darbyshire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendez trying to control the action but Darbyshire is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez controlling from side mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Darbyshire can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gilberto Mendez.
Mendez has managed to clinch.
Darbyshire is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mendez to keep the fight standing.
Darbyshire is pushing Mendez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mendez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Darbyshire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez pulls guard.
Mendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendez lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Darbyshire preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez has a closed guard, preventing Darbyshire from standing up.
Mendez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darbyshire manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilberto Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendez 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilberto Mendez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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