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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Metal Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripper comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Metal ripper. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Metal Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes avoids a kick to the body.
Ripper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mendes eats them both and turns towards Ripper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jake Mendes has been cut.
Ripper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ripper gets slowly back to his feet.
Ripper wants to slow Mendes down by chopping away at his legs.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Ripper.
Ripper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes moves out of range of the leg kick from Ripper.
Ripper tries to land a leg kick but Mendes saw it coming and moves away.
Ripper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Ripper.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
Ripper shoots in for a takedown but Mendes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ripper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ripper looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Ripper misses with a shot to the body
and Mendes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Metal Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripper swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Ripper does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Ripper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ripper closes the distance and clinches up with Mendes, looking for a takedown. Ripper pushes Mendes against the cage but Mendes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ripper. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ripper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ripper lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ripper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ripper misses with a combination
and Mendes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ripper misses with a straight right.
Mendes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ripper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendes.
Mendes lands with a hook. Ripper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ripper tries to work over Mendes's front leg with a kick but Mendes checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper lands with a kick to the temple. Mendes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ripper. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripper.
Mendes looks to land a combination but Ripper avoids it well.
Ripper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendes counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes slaps away a takedown attempt from Ripper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ripper tries for a takedown but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metal Ripper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Mendes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ripper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ripper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mendes is controlling Ripper's posture.
Mendes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ripper!
Ripper tries to lock up and control but Mendes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendes prevents Ripper from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper is working hard here to advance position.
Mendes wants to control the pace but Ripper is squirming around nicely.
Mendes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mendes wants to control the pace but Ripper is squirming around nicely.
Mendes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jake Mendes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ripper throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes throws a big shot that misses.
Ripper scores with a leg kick.
Mendes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ripper momentarily.
Ripper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Mendes catches Ripper right on the button with a cross.
Ripper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendes is fending him off so far but Ripper persists. Nope, Mendes circles away and we're back to standing.
Ripper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendes defends it nicely.
Ripper throws a hook but Mendes avoids it easily.
Mendes checks a leg kick.
Ripper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendes.
Ripper throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Ripper is looking to wear down Mendes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ripper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a hook.
Ripper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ripper.
Mendes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Metal Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Mendes. Beautiful body shot.
Ripper stuns Mendes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Mendes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jake Mendes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mendes misses with a left hand
and Ripper counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendes lands a nice looking body shot.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
Ripper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendes circles away.
Mendes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ripper.
Ripper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Ripper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendes's sensitive parts.
Mendes throws a hook to the side of Ripper's head but Ripper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a body punch but Ripper moves out of range.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Ripper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mendes throws a right hand that Ripper ducks under and follows up with a left that Ripper also avoids with ease.
Jake Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ripper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ripper misses with a wild body shot.
Mendes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ripper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is not content to let Ripper control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Ripper.
Ripper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ripper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendes regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ripper.
Ripper trying to control from Mendes's half guard. Mendes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ripper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ripper tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Mendes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Ripper from controlling successfully.
Ripper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ripper stops Mendes from standing up.
Ripper trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendes connects with a single shot there.
Mendes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ripper.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metal Ripper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ripper 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metal Ripper!
Our winner, Metal Ripper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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