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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 13, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Mendez shoots in and bounces Franco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Mendez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Franco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendez with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mendez has passed into side control.
Franco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T1#
Franco wants to control the action here but instead Mendez manages to pass to full mount!
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez prevents Franco from getting the reversal.
Mendez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Franco tries to lock up and control but Mendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendez unloading with bombs!
Franco can't escape the position.
Franco wants to control but Mendez is having none of it.#T2#
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Franco keeps trying to improve his position.
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.#T3#
Franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Franco wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB#
Mendez working for a submission but Franco is keeping him at bay.
Franco can't escape the position.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mendez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Franco wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Franco can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.
Mendez prevents Franco from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
No luck for Franco with that takedown attempt.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Franco momentarily.
#TD2#
Franco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mendez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Franco postures up in Mendez's guard and throws a big left but Mendez blocks it.
Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mendez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Franco is trying to control but Mendez manages to pass to mount!
Mendez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Franco can't escape the position.
#T1#
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.
Franco is working to get back to half guard.
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franco is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mendez is staying active.
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendez has a good base and remains in mount.#T2#
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franco sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco is trying to control but Mendez manages to pass to mount!
#T3#
Mendez landing shots from mount.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Franco is still trying to improve position.
Franco wants to control but Mendez is having none of it.#T4#
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendez has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away. #SUB#
Mendez looking for a guillotine from mount but Franco is having none of it.
Mendez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Franco has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Franco drives through with a takedown into Mendez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Franco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franco trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mendez wants to stand and escape but Franco is having none of it. #ES#
Mendez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Franco tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Anton Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Franco.
Franco shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco fails with the takedown
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendez scores with the left hand. Franco knows he should have avoided that one. #TD#
Mendez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Franco scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mendez manages to mount him!
Anton Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Franco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez landing punches.
Maximus Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mendez cracks Franco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Franco is trying to escape the mount.
Mendez working the ground and pound effectively.
Franco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franco holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mendez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away. #T3#
Franco is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendez avoids the attempt from Franco to control.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Mendez throwing strikes here but Franco is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.
Mendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendez has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez lands with some strikes.
Mendez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anton Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendez looking to control but Franco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Mendez!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Mendez looking to score a takedown here. Pantera is defending well but Mendez drives through and ends up in Pantera's guard.
Pantera looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mendez is in close to Pantera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mendez postures up in Pantera's guard and throws a big left but Pantera blocks it.
Mendez working some strikes from top position.
Pantera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendez postures up in Pantera's guard and throws a big left but Pantera blocks it.
Pantera wants to stand up but Mendez is controlling him.
Pantera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Mendez gets to his feet. Pantera looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A swing and a miss from Mendez.#T1#
Mendez slaps away a takedown attempt from Pantera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pantera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pantera tries to move into range but Mendez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL#
Mendez closes the distance and clinches.
Pantera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mendez prevents it.
Anton Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elazar Pantera.#BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch.
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Pantera tries to sprawl out of it but Mendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pantera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendez sets himself, and Pantera steps forward looking for the clinch! Mendez avoids it this time.#TD#
Mendez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mendez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T2#
Mendez is chipping away with strikes.
Mendez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mendez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pantera some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez cracks Pantera with a big right hand but Pantera just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mendez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mendez in side control lands a decent elbow. #T3##SUB#
Mendez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pantera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pantera managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mendez.
Mendez landing strikes.
Mendez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pantera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SU#
Mendez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Pantera, which made it look bad.
Mendez cracks Pantera with an open hand slap.
Mendez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pantera defends well and Mendez ends up having to push Pantera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pantera tries for a takedown but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pantera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez scores with a jab. Pantera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pantera misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Mendez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendez darts in looking for a takedown but Pantera gets double underhooks and turns Mendez into the cage. #CL#
Mendez forces Pantera back against the cage and clinches.
Mendez stops a takedown attempt from Pantera.
Mendez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pantera.
#BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pantera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pantera is breathing heavily.
Mendez slaps away a takedown attempt from Pantera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anton Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elazar Pantera.#T1##TD#
Mendez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pantera's guard.
Pantera wants to stand but Mendez is controlling the position. #SU#
Mendez gets to his feet - Pantera follows without any prompting. #TD#
Mendez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mendez working the ground and pound but Pantera is defending the strikes.
Pantera takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T2#
Mendez working the head and body with strikes. #ROC#
Pantera is rocked!
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pantera can do to turn this around?#SU#
Mendez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Pantera, which made it look bad.
Pantera misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Pantera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD#
Mendez scores with a takedown into Pantera's guard.
Pantera wants to get back to his feet but Mendez passes into half guard.
Pantera is still in real trouble! Can Mendez finish him?#T3##REVB##SU#
Mendez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #CL#
Mendez gets a clinch.
Mendez lands a good knee to the midsection. Pantera won't want to take too many of those.
Mendez landing knees to the head.
#BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Pantera is on queer street and Mendez is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Anton Mendez!
Elazar Pantera spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Parish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mendez is looking to counter punch.
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anton Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parish's waist but Parish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendez off to one side.
Parish fails with the takedown.
Parish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anton Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Parish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parish dives in and grabs Mendez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes down on Parish's head and hops out.#TD#
Mendez shoots in and gets a takedown into Parish's guard.#T1##SUB2#
Parish is looking for a triangle but Mendez pushes his legs off easily.
Mendez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parish is proving hard to escape from.
Parish wants to sweep here but Mendez controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Parish has his foot on Mendez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendez works his way back into a safe position though.
Parish looks winded!
Parish has his hands on Mendez's head, controlling the position.
Mendez distracts Parish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Parish looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendez passes into half guard.
Mendez lands strikes from half guard.
Mendez is thwarting Parish's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parish has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Parish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#ES2#
Parish makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T3##CL#
Mendez has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Parish is trying to break free.#TD#
Mendez manages to pull guard.
Mendez wants to stand up but Parish is controlling him.
Mendez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #ES#
Mendez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD#
Mendez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Parish was covering up waiting for the punch and Mendez finishes the takedown easily into guard. #T4#
Parish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parish wants to control the position but Mendez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Parish trying to hold on to Mendez's head to control him but Mendez postures up.
Mendez winds up and cracks Parish with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Parish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendez lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
Parish fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parish misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Parish.
Parish tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendez swivels and escapes.
Mendez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mendez connects with a right hand. Parish shakes it off.#T1#
Parish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendez's waist but Mendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parish off to one side.
Anton Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Parish.
Parish is breathing heavily.
Parish tries for a takedown but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parish throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendez throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Parish counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mendez!
Mendez parries the strikes from Parish easily there. Parish is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendez to escape.
Mendez pushes Parish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parish can do to turn this around?
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here. #T2##SUB2#
Parish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Parish is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mendez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendez is not content to let Parish control the position.
Mendez tries to buck Parish off but Parish is having none of it.
Parish in the domination position with Mendez hanging on.
Mendez is trying to control Parish's posture but Parish avoids it. #T3#
Mendez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB2#
Parish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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Mendez pushes Parish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Parish working the ground and pound but Mendez is defending the strikes.
Parish working away.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Parish is trying to get an arm triangle but Mendez is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parish misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Anton Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez keeps Parish under control for a moment.
Parish trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
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The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendez shoots in but no luck this time.
Parish looks for a takedown but Mendez sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heath Parish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parish is fending him off so far but Mendez persists. Nope, Parish circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Parish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heath Parish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parish shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Mendez gets the takedown into side control.
Parish manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mendez's best efforts.
Parish throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Parish is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parish trying to control but Mendez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Parish manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mendez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendez. #BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parish defends it nicely.
Parish throws a leg kick that misses. #TD2#
Parish looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mendez!#T2#
Mendez is pushing Parish's head away, looking to escape. Parish manages to hold on to the position though.
Mendez wants to control but Parish postures up.
Parish tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Parish looks up at the clock and then as Mendez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Parish smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez pushes Parish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mendez struggling a bit here.
Mendez dodges the ground and pound from Parish.
Parish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Mendez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB2#
Parish looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendez pushes Parish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB2#
Parish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendez is not content to let Parish control the position.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mendez struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Mendez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parish sprawls well initially but Mendez persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Parish has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mendez is on him like a limpet, forcing Parish back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Parish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Parish gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mendez has his hands clasped together around Parish's back. He's all about the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heath Parish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heath Parish!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Venturo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez is looking to counter punch.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Venturo. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Mendez rushes Venturo and presses him up against the cage.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Venturo with a hook.
Mendez checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venturo misses with a low kick.
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Venturo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendez throws a looping overhand right but Venturo ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Mendez instigates a clinch. #T1#
Venturo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Venturo prevents a body shot from Mendez.
Venturo is trying to break free.
Venturo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Venturo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Venturo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Venturo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#BC#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Venturo circles away.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Venturo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Venturo lands a jab to the nose.
Venturo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Venturo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Venturo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venturo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T3#
Venturo tries to work over Mendez's front leg with a kick but Mendez checks it.
Mendez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Venturo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Venturo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Mendez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Venturo is trying to push Mendez away but Mendez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Mendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Venturo sprawls well. He's pushed Mendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Venturo. #T4#
Venturo cracks Mendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Amadeus Venturo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Venturo does no damage.
Venturo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Venturo lands with an overhand left.
Venturo misses with a low kick.
Venturo misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Venturo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mendez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mendez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendez misses the target.
Venturo lands with a nice body punch.
Venturo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Venturo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Mendez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Venturo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Venturo. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Venturo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeus Venturo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Venturo enables Mendez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Venturo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Venturo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mendez manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Venturo wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venturo trying to hold on to Mendez's head to control him but Mendez postures up.
Venturo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mendez jumps into side control!#T1#
Mendez gets to mount! Venturo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Venturo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Venturo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Mendez locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Venturo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Mendez!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 25, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Mendez gets the takedown into side control.
Nevzlin is trying to get back to half guard.#SU#
Mendez decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD#
Mendez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mendez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Nevzlin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mendez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Mendez clinches up with Nevzlin and pushes him back against the cage.
Nevzlin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nevzlin is trying to break free.#T1##BC#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD#
Mendez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mendez lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nevzlin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mendez is now in half guard.
Nevzlin wants to get back to his feet.
Nevzlin is looking to get back to full guard here but Mendez has managed to pass to side control instead.#T2#
Nevzlin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nevzlin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mendez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU#
Mendez stands up and beckons Nevzlin to his feet. #CL2#
Nevzlin instigates a clinch.
Nevzlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendez won't allow it.
#TD#
Mendez pulls guard successfully.
#T3##ES#
Mendez pushes Nevzlin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendez is defended easily by Nevzlin.#TD#
Mendez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nevzlin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mendez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nevzlin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4#
Nevzlin looking to control but Mendez passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Mendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nevzlin is just riding it out for now. Mendez eventually gives up the hold. #SU#
Mendez decides to stand and escape the position.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Nevzlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nevzlin pinned against the cage. Nevzlin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body punch from Nevzlin. #TD#
Mendez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevzlin looking to control but Mendez passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nevzlin trying to control from the bottom.
Nevzlin is trying to stand up here but Mendez is controlling him well. #T1#
Nevzlin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mendez jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Nevzlin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nevzlin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Mendez easily slips into full mount!
Nevzlin tries to lock up and control but Mendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nevzlin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nevzlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Mendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendez blocks the strikes from Nevzlin.
Anton Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nevzlin is looking to escape.
Nevzlin wants to stand back up but Mendez manages to pass into side control.
Nevzlin trying his best to control but Mendez has mounted him.
Mendez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nevzlin?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevzlin is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T3#
Mendez lands a big elbow.
Mendez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mendez avoids the attempt from Nevzlin to control.
BOOM! Mendez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nevzlin wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez avoids the attempt from Nevzlin to control.#T4#
Nevzlin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nevzlin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nevzlin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendez avoids the attempt from Nevzlin to control.
Mendez lands a couple of good shots and Nevzlin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nevzlin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mendez is able to avoid easily.
Mendez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Nevzlin clinches. #BC#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez scores with a jab. Nevzlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nevzlin throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.#CL#
Mendez closes the distance and pushes Nevzlin back into the cage.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nevzlin can do to turn this around?#BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevzlin lands the left hand.
Mendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nevzlin pinned against the cage. Nevzlin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nevzlin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Mendez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nevzlin, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Mendez with a poor takedown
letting Nevzlin counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Nevzlin both land. Nice combination. #T2#
Nevzlin scores with a three punch combo!
Mendez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nevzlin lands a right hook to the body.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Mendez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nevzlin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nevzlin wants to get back to his feet but Mendez passes into half guard.
#ES2#
Nevzlin pushes Mendez off and gets back to his feet.#T3#
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nevzlin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendez shoots and misses
and Nevzlin counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Mendez! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Nevzlin!
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