Post by The Sandmen on Sept 13, 2019 0:11:04 GMT -5
Chad Mendes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Pitbull while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Mendes and Pitbull move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Patricio Freire tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Mendes throws a lazy kick
Pitbull dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Patricio Freire!
Mendes ducks under...
Mendes launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Pitbull.
Mendes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Pitbull stops that one with his ribs!
Mendes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Chad Mendes goes with a looping right hand while Patricio Freire jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Pitbull seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Pitbull decides to launch some tentative punches
Patricio Freire takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mendes wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mendes moves forward and holds Pitbull
Pitbull doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chad Mendes embrace and tries to move away...
Chad Mendes pushes Pitbull forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Pitbull struggles and launches a few punches to Mendes's head
Those punches are hitting! Mendes covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Left cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Chad Mendes is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Pitbull with uppercuts!
Nothing that Pitbull must fear as he blocks nicely
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Mendes is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Pitbull tries to show some ground skills
Patricio Freire put Mendes in half guard.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Chad Mendes in closed guard.
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Pitbull
Chad Mendes storms over Pitbull with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Patricio Freire blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Pitbull
Chad Mendes storms over Pitbull with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Mendes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pitbull's face with his elbows!
Pitbull has a small cut in his Forehead
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Patricio Freire. 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Chad Mendes moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Pitbull's right thigh
Chad Mendes is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Pitbull goes to the body...
his punches graze Mendes's arm.
Pitbull misses a step and Chad Mendes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Low kick by Chad Mendes to maintain his distance.
That hits Patricio Freire's ankle
Patricio Freire and Mendes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chad Mendes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Patricio Freire just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Mendes quickly defends.
Pitbull launches a hook to the body
Bang! Mendes stops that one with his ribs!
That punishment by Patricio Freire has left Mendes staggered! Patricio Freire should try push forward now and finish this!
Pitbull is holding Chad Mendes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chad Mendes shows great balance while pushing away Patricio Freire
Mendes is trying to counter now!
Mendes begins to launch a barrage of punches over Pitbull
Patricio Freire is smart enough to duck backwards
Pitbull goes to the body...
He punishes Mendes's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Patricio Freire takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Patricio Freire fires an unorthodox punch to Mendes's torso
that hits its mark.
Here comes Chad Mendes with a vicious middle kick!
Patricio Freire dodges that one moving backwards
Poorly executed technique. Patricio Freire looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Patricio Freire!
Mendes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Patricio Freire tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mendes goes down.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Pulverizing punch to Pitbull's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Pitbull has a small cut in his Left cheek
Patricio Freire moves forward and launches a low kick.
Mendes blocks that.
Chad Mendes throws a looping right hand...
Pitbull moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Pitbull fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chad Mendes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Patricio Freire is in open guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to close his guard around Pitbull
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Patricio Freire a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mendes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Mendes
Pitbull is in closed guard... Mendes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patricio Freire!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Mendes tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Pitbull struggles and frees his leg!
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire attempts to move to full guard
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Mendes
He succeeds!
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Pitbull
As the fight continues it seems that Patricio Freire is taking the best of the fight.
Mendes is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chad Mendes!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pitbull has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Pitbull tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patricio Freire controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pitbull tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patricio Freire controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pitbull tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patricio Freire controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Patricio Freire rolls Chad Mendes to his stomach and takes his back!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes
Mendes has given his back to Patricio Freire who is trying to get one hook in!
Patricio Freire has one hook in!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with one hook in
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Patricio Freire work his BJJ game.
Pitbull has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Mendes.
Nicely done! Pitbull now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Pitbull tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Mendes!
Mendes adopts the turtle defense and Pitbull is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Mendes measures the resilience of Pitbull's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pitbull's side.
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Pitbull tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Mendes!
Pitbull has one of his arm over Chad Mendes's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Mendes is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Pitbull tries to use some of his tricky moves but Pitbull's is smart enough to counter him.
Pitbull tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Patricio Freire slides his arm under Chad Mendes's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Patricio Freire appears to be unbreakable
Pitbull is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Pitbull is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke from Patricio Freire appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Mendes struggles to free himself
Mendes struggles to free himself
Mendes struggles to free himself
Mendes struggles to free himself
Chad Mendes pulls down on Patricio Freire's hand and staves off danger
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Patricio Freire slides his arm under Chad Mendes's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Pitbull is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Mendes's eyes...
Mendes struggles to free himself
Mendes struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Mendes's eyes...
Pitbull is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Mendes's eyes...
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Mendes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy breaks Patricio Freire's lock! This is over! Mendes didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Patricio Freire by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:52 Round 2
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 7/17 (41%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 230 s
Statistics: Patricio Freire
Punches 12/24 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 230 s
#NextLevel(?)
Ferocious staredown by Pitbull while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Mendes and Pitbull move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Patricio Freire tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Mendes throws a lazy kick
Pitbull dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Patricio Freire!
Mendes ducks under...
Mendes launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Pitbull.
Mendes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Pitbull stops that one with his ribs!
Mendes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Chad Mendes goes with a looping right hand while Patricio Freire jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Pitbull seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Pitbull decides to launch some tentative punches
Patricio Freire takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mendes wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mendes moves forward and holds Pitbull
Pitbull doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chad Mendes embrace and tries to move away...
Chad Mendes pushes Pitbull forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Pitbull struggles and launches a few punches to Mendes's head
Those punches are hitting! Mendes covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Left cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Chad Mendes is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Pitbull with uppercuts!
Nothing that Pitbull must fear as he blocks nicely
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Mendes is holding Patricio Freire's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Pitbull tries to show some ground skills
Patricio Freire put Mendes in half guard.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Chad Mendes in closed guard.
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Pitbull
Chad Mendes storms over Pitbull with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Patricio Freire blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Pitbull
Chad Mendes storms over Pitbull with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Mendes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pitbull's face with his elbows!
Pitbull has a small cut in his Forehead
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Patricio Freire. 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Chad Mendes moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Pitbull's right thigh
Chad Mendes is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Pitbull goes to the body...
his punches graze Mendes's arm.
Pitbull misses a step and Chad Mendes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Low kick by Chad Mendes to maintain his distance.
That hits Patricio Freire's ankle
Patricio Freire and Mendes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chad Mendes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Patricio Freire just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Mendes quickly defends.
Pitbull launches a hook to the body
Bang! Mendes stops that one with his ribs!
That punishment by Patricio Freire has left Mendes staggered! Patricio Freire should try push forward now and finish this!
Pitbull is holding Chad Mendes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chad Mendes shows great balance while pushing away Patricio Freire
Mendes is trying to counter now!
Mendes begins to launch a barrage of punches over Pitbull
Patricio Freire is smart enough to duck backwards
Pitbull goes to the body...
He punishes Mendes's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Patricio Freire takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Patricio Freire fires an unorthodox punch to Mendes's torso
that hits its mark.
Here comes Chad Mendes with a vicious middle kick!
Patricio Freire dodges that one moving backwards
Poorly executed technique. Patricio Freire looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Patricio Freire!
Mendes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Patricio Freire tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mendes goes down.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Pulverizing punch to Pitbull's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Pitbull has a small cut in his Left cheek
Patricio Freire moves forward and launches a low kick.
Mendes blocks that.
Chad Mendes throws a looping right hand...
Pitbull moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Pitbull fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chad Mendes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Patricio Freire is in open guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to close his guard around Pitbull
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Patricio Freire a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mendes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Patricio Freire is in closed guard over Mendes
Pitbull is in closed guard... Mendes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patricio Freire!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Mendes tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Pitbull struggles and frees his leg!
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire attempts to move to full guard
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Mendes
He succeeds!
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Pitbull
As the fight continues it seems that Patricio Freire is taking the best of the fight.
Mendes is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chad Mendes!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pitbull has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Pitbull tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patricio Freire controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pitbull tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patricio Freire controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Pitbull tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patricio Freire controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Patricio Freire rolls Chad Mendes to his stomach and takes his back!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes
Mendes has given his back to Patricio Freire who is trying to get one hook in!
Patricio Freire has one hook in!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with one hook in
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Patricio Freire work his BJJ game.
Pitbull has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Mendes.
Nicely done! Pitbull now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Pitbull tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Mendes!
Mendes adopts the turtle defense and Pitbull is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Mendes measures the resilience of Pitbull's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pitbull's side.
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Pitbull tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Mendes!
Pitbull has one of his arm over Chad Mendes's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Mendes is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Pitbull tries to use some of his tricky moves but Pitbull's is smart enough to counter him.
Pitbull tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Patricio Freire slides his arm under Chad Mendes's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Patricio Freire appears to be unbreakable
Pitbull is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Pitbull is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke from Patricio Freire appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Mendes struggles to free himself
Mendes struggles to free himself
Mendes struggles to free himself
Mendes struggles to free himself
Chad Mendes pulls down on Patricio Freire's hand and staves off danger
Pitbull is in rear mount over Mendes with two hooks in
Patricio Freire slides his arm under Chad Mendes's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Pitbull is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Mendes's eyes...
Mendes struggles to free himself
Mendes struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Mendes's eyes...
Pitbull is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Mendes's eyes...
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Mendes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy breaks Patricio Freire's lock! This is over! Mendes didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Patricio Freire by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:52 Round 2
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 7/17 (41%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 230 s
Statistics: Patricio Freire
Punches 12/24 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 230 s
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