Post by The Sandmen on Jan 17, 2018 21:04:38 GMT -5
Jens Pulver doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Mendes while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Jens Pulver is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Jens Pulver and Chad Mendes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Jens Pulver is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lightning fast low kick from Pulver!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Jens Pulver leans forwards and tries to grapple with Mendes
Pulver shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver and Chad Mendes are cliched up against the cage. Pulver hammers Mendes face and hooks Mendes leg
Chad Mendes is on his back after that trip
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Jens Pulver a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Mendes uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Mendes
Pulver is in closed guard... Mendes tries to roll on the ground!
Jens Pulver uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mendes clumsily fails here and it's time for Jens Pulver to fight back!
Pulver tries to escape from the closed guard
Pulver succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Mendes
Jens Pulver tries to pass to half guard...
Chad Mendes can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pulver looks to work from half guard.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Mendes
Mendes measures the resilience of Pulver's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pulver blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Mendes
Jens Pulver isolates Chad Mendes's right arm looking for an armbar...
Chad Mendes manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Jens Pulver lost his dominant position.
Jens Pulver gets sloppy and Chad Mendes tries to take advantage...
Deep breaths from Chad Mendes who tries a hammer punch to Pulver's ribs.
Pulver blocks those punches
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chad Mendes!
Pulver is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Jens Pulver tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Mendes's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Mendes is holding Jens Pulver's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jens Pulver shows great balance while pushing away Chad Mendes
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
Jens Pulver just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Mendes may be in trouble!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Right eye
Good movement from Mendes
who is bobbing and weaving.
Jens Pulver moves forward looking for some grappling action
Pulver has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Mendes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jens Pulver embrace and tries to move away...
Jens Pulver pushes Mendes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver pushes Chad Mendes against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Mendes's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The fighters are clinching.
Chad Mendes pushes away Pulver trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pulver doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chad Mendes
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
Jens Pulver pushes away Mendes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mendes stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver circles to get the center of the cage
Jens Pulver takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Mendes pushes Jens Pulver and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Pulver steps forward
Mendes feints.
Pulver fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chad Mendes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Mendes
Jens Pulver tries to pass to half guard...
Chad Mendes can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pulver looks to work from half guard.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Mendes
Pulver tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Mendes from the side mount!
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Jens Pulver looks to pass to mount...
Pulver slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chad Mendes.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Jens Pulver tries to better his position on the ground...
Pulver is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pulver tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jens Pulver controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pulver goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Jens Pulver appears to be unbreakable
Pulver is locking that Armbar...
Chad Mendes breaks the lock and pushes away Jens Pulver, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Jens Pulver. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Pulver throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Jens Pulver!
You can see Chad Mendes's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
A right hand from Chad Mendes
gets deflected.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Jens Pulver.
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Round 2
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0:08 Round 2 and Pulver is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Pulver dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Mendes from the ground!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Left eye
Mendes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Good front kick from Mendes!
Jens Pulver blocks
Mendes is holding Jens Pulver's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jens Pulver shows great balance while pushing away Chad Mendes
Pulver moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Mendes's thigh!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chad Mendes!
Pulver ducks under...
Pulver is trying to counter now!
Jens Pulver shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chad Mendes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pulver into his guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Mendes
Jens Pulver tries to better his position on the ground...
Pulver breaks the closed guard of Chad Mendes and moves to half guard
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Jens Pulver looks to mount Chad Mendes...
Jens Pulver slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pulver positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Mendes's being punished here!
This is over! That impact from Jens Pulver has left Mendes laying flat on the mat!
Mendes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Jens Pulver by KO (Elbows) at 1:30 Round 2
Statistics: Jens Pulver
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 142 s
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 142 s
Ferocious staredown by Mendes while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Jens Pulver is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
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Jens Pulver and Chad Mendes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Jens Pulver is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lightning fast low kick from Pulver!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Jens Pulver leans forwards and tries to grapple with Mendes
Pulver shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver and Chad Mendes are cliched up against the cage. Pulver hammers Mendes face and hooks Mendes leg
Chad Mendes is on his back after that trip
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Jens Pulver a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Mendes uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Mendes
Pulver is in closed guard... Mendes tries to roll on the ground!
Jens Pulver uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mendes clumsily fails here and it's time for Jens Pulver to fight back!
Pulver tries to escape from the closed guard
Pulver succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Mendes
Jens Pulver tries to pass to half guard...
Chad Mendes can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pulver looks to work from half guard.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Mendes
Mendes measures the resilience of Pulver's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pulver blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Mendes
Jens Pulver isolates Chad Mendes's right arm looking for an armbar...
Chad Mendes manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Jens Pulver lost his dominant position.
Jens Pulver gets sloppy and Chad Mendes tries to take advantage...
Deep breaths from Chad Mendes who tries a hammer punch to Pulver's ribs.
Pulver blocks those punches
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chad Mendes!
Pulver is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Jens Pulver tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Mendes's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Mendes is holding Jens Pulver's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jens Pulver shows great balance while pushing away Chad Mendes
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
Jens Pulver just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Mendes may be in trouble!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Right eye
Good movement from Mendes
who is bobbing and weaving.
Jens Pulver moves forward looking for some grappling action
Pulver has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Mendes doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jens Pulver embrace and tries to move away...
Jens Pulver pushes Mendes forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver pushes Chad Mendes against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Mendes's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The fighters are clinching.
Chad Mendes pushes away Pulver trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pulver doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chad Mendes
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
Jens Pulver pushes away Mendes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mendes stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver circles to get the center of the cage
Jens Pulver takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Mendes pushes Jens Pulver and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Pulver steps forward
Mendes feints.
Pulver fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chad Mendes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Mendes
Jens Pulver tries to pass to half guard...
Chad Mendes can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pulver looks to work from half guard.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Mendes
Pulver tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Mendes from the side mount!
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Jens Pulver looks to pass to mount...
Pulver slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chad Mendes.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Jens Pulver tries to better his position on the ground...
Pulver is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pulver tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jens Pulver controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pulver goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Jens Pulver appears to be unbreakable
Pulver is locking that Armbar...
Chad Mendes breaks the lock and pushes away Jens Pulver, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Jens Pulver. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Pulver throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Jens Pulver!
You can see Chad Mendes's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
A right hand from Chad Mendes
gets deflected.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Jens Pulver.
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Round 2
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0:08 Round 2 and Pulver is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Pulver dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Mendes from the ground!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Left eye
Mendes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Good front kick from Mendes!
Jens Pulver blocks
Mendes is holding Jens Pulver's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jens Pulver shows great balance while pushing away Chad Mendes
Pulver moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Mendes's thigh!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chad Mendes!
Pulver ducks under...
Pulver is trying to counter now!
Jens Pulver shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chad Mendes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pulver into his guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Mendes
Jens Pulver tries to better his position on the ground...
Pulver breaks the closed guard of Chad Mendes and moves to half guard
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Jens Pulver looks to mount Chad Mendes...
Jens Pulver slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pulver positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Mendes's being punished here!
This is over! That impact from Jens Pulver has left Mendes laying flat on the mat!
Mendes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Jens Pulver by KO (Elbows) at 1:30 Round 2
Statistics: Jens Pulver
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 142 s
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 142 s