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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
KUMITE #32
Date: Oct 28, 2025 |
#R1#
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Gardner leaves Mendes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gardner misses the shot to the body.
Mendes fails to land the takedown.
Mendes tries to clinch but Gardner is having none of it.
Gardner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mendes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gardner cracks Mendes with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes shoots for a takedown but Gardner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afonso Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gardner throws a body kick that misses
and Mendes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that Mendes sees coming a mile off.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Gardner drives through and clinches with Mendes against the ropes.
#T1#
Gardner has a couple of punches blocked by Mendes.
Gardner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gardner throws an elbow that misses.
Mendes avoids the elbow strike from Gardner, against the ropes.
Gardner misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gardner.
Mendes misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes taking a breather.
Gardner blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Mendes tries to score a body lock takedown but Gardner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardner's elbow.
Gardner gets underhooks to prevent Mendes's takedown attempt.
Mendes has Gardner pressed against the ropes.
Gardner tries to stall but Mendes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gardner. #CUT2#It looks like Afonso Mendes has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#T2#
Gardner wants to stall.
Mendes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gardner missing with knees to the body.
Mendes is trying to stall.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardner's elbow.
Mendes stalling the fight.
Mendes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gardner lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Mendes dodges an elbow strike from Gardner.
I was talking to Mendes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gardner tries to land a knee to the head but Mendes blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gardner.
Gardner lands with a light punch inside.
Mendes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gardner up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes trying to control the position but instead, Gardner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mendes into the ropes.#T3#
A short body shot lands from Mendes as the two fighters clinch.
Gardner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendes is trying to stall.
Gardner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendes blocks it with crossed arms.
Gardner tries to work over Mendes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gardner misses with an elbow strike.
Gardner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gardner.
Gardner throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Mendes on the inside.
Gardner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendes leaning against his opponent.
Gardner pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gardner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Gardner misses with a knee strike.
Mendes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gardner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gardner lands a body shot.
Gardner misses with an elbow over the top.
Gardner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendes.
Mendes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gardner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
Gardner lands a shoulder strike.
Mendes stalling in the clinch but Gardner improves position.
Gardner lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Gardner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mendes is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gardner.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Mendes throws a head punch that misses. #T5#
Mendes takes a shot to the head.
Gardner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gardner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendes just leaning against Gardner, taking a breather.
Gardner misses with a knee to the head.
Mendes tries to pull guard but Gardner holds him up against the ropes and eventually Mendes drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Mendes fails to land.
Mendes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gardner trying to control the position but instead, Mendes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gardner into the ropes.
Mendes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gardner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gardner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mendes is trying to stall.
#T6#
Mendes blocks an elbow strike from Gardner.
Gardner tries to work over Mendes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gardner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gardner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendes controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gardner throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Gardner misses with an elbow over the top.
Gardner scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Mendes jumps guard and drags Gardner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner working some strikes from top position.
Gardner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gardner is in close to Mendes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gardner trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gardner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T7#
Gardner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gardner throws a big right hand that misses.
Gardner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gardner chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendes controls Gardner momentarily but Gardner frees himself.
Gardner scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gardner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gardner stands up over Mendes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mendes 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#
Gardner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Mendes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gardner is just riding it out for now. Mendes eventually gives up the hold. #T8#
Mendes is trying to control the action in half guard but Gardner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Mendes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gardner sees it coming and defends easily.
Gardner is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gardner is controlling Mendes's trapped leg to prevent Mendes from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Mendes wants to work for an arm triangle but Gardner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Mendes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gardner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendes. #T9##SUB#
Mendes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gardner sees it coming and defends easily.
Greg Gardner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gardner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendes trying to control the action but Gardner is working from the bottom.
Gardner holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Afonso Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gardner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Gardner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gardner 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Greg Gardner!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Greg Gardner!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Greg Gardner!
Greg Gardner wins by unanimous decision! |
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