Post by The Sandmen on Oct 7, 2020 8:43:08 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Volkanovski while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Chad Mendes looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Chad Mendes today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Volkanovski and Mendes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Volkanovski moves to shoot
but Chad Mendes delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Mendes moves backwards and Alexander Volkanovski is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A left hook from Mendes
grazes the chin of Volkanovski.
Volkanovski tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Mendes moves backwards and circles around Alexander Volkanovski.
Alexander Volkanovski gets sloppy and Chad Mendes tries to take advantage...
Mendes wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Volkanovski takes a break to breathe while holding Chad Mendes.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Volkanovski goes to the body...
He punishes Mendes's ribs with a couple of hooks.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Chad Mendes is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Chad Mendes tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Chad Mendes who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chad Mendes slightly pushes Volkanovski into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Chad Mendes moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Volkanovski's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Mendes pushes Alexander Volkanovski and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Chad Mendes fakes a move and moves laterally.
Mendes studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Chad Mendes goes with a looping right hand while Alexander Volkanovski jumps back and jabs
Volkanovski seems staggered and Chad Mendes runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mendes steps backwards away from Alexander Volkanovski. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Mendes dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Volkanovski from the ground!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Alexander Volkanovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Alexander Volkanovski closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Volkanovski pushes Chad Mendes and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Chad Mendes tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Chad Mendes was tooling Alexander Volkanovski for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexander Volkanovski lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alexander Volkanovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Terrible one sided match... Volkanovski was not ready to fight a fighter of Chad Mendes caliber.
Volkanovski grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Mendes struggles... Alexander Volkanovski is unable to take him down
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Volkanovski throws a body kick.
Blocked by Mendes.
Volkanovski clumsily fails here and it's time for Chad Mendes to fight back!
Volkanovski launches a kick
but Chad Mendes avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Volkanovski's Right cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Chad Mendes has left Volkanovski staggered! Chad Mendes should try push forward now and finish this!
Mendes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alexander Volkanovski looks rattled! Chad Mendes sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Alexander Volkanovski is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Volkanovski's Forehead is beginning to swell
Volkanovski has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Chad Mendes has left Volkanovski staggered! Chad Mendes should try push forward now and finish this!
Mendes is standing while Volkanovski is on the ground on his back
Chad Mendes creates space and allows Alexander Volkanovski to stand up.
Volkanovski seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Volkanovski climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Chad Mendes was tooling Alexander Volkanovski for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexander Volkanovski lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alexander Volkanovski seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chad Mendes!
Mendes goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Volkanovski fell like he got shot! This is over!
Volkanovski is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
There is a small laceration on Alexander Volkanovski's Right eye
Winner is Chad Mendes by KO (High kick) at 4:43 Round 1
Statistics: Alexander Volkanovski
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 7 s
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Apparently Mendes still has it. Secretly and sexily.
Chad Mendes looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Chad Mendes today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Volkanovski and Mendes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Volkanovski moves to shoot
but Chad Mendes delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Mendes moves backwards and Alexander Volkanovski is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A left hook from Mendes
grazes the chin of Volkanovski.
Volkanovski tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Mendes moves backwards and circles around Alexander Volkanovski.
Alexander Volkanovski gets sloppy and Chad Mendes tries to take advantage...
Mendes wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Volkanovski takes a break to breathe while holding Chad Mendes.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Volkanovski goes to the body...
He punishes Mendes's ribs with a couple of hooks.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Chad Mendes is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Chad Mendes tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Chad Mendes who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chad Mendes slightly pushes Volkanovski into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Chad Mendes moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Volkanovski's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Mendes pushes Alexander Volkanovski and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Chad Mendes fakes a move and moves laterally.
Mendes studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Chad Mendes goes with a looping right hand while Alexander Volkanovski jumps back and jabs
Volkanovski seems staggered and Chad Mendes runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mendes steps backwards away from Alexander Volkanovski. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Mendes dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Volkanovski from the ground!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Alexander Volkanovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Alexander Volkanovski closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Volkanovski pushes Chad Mendes and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Chad Mendes tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Chad Mendes was tooling Alexander Volkanovski for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexander Volkanovski lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alexander Volkanovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Terrible one sided match... Volkanovski was not ready to fight a fighter of Chad Mendes caliber.
Volkanovski grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Mendes struggles... Alexander Volkanovski is unable to take him down
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Volkanovski throws a body kick.
Blocked by Mendes.
Volkanovski clumsily fails here and it's time for Chad Mendes to fight back!
Volkanovski launches a kick
but Chad Mendes avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Volkanovski's Right cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Chad Mendes has left Volkanovski staggered! Chad Mendes should try push forward now and finish this!
Mendes shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alexander Volkanovski looks rattled! Chad Mendes sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Alexander Volkanovski is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Volkanovski's Forehead is beginning to swell
Volkanovski has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Chad Mendes has left Volkanovski staggered! Chad Mendes should try push forward now and finish this!
Mendes is standing while Volkanovski is on the ground on his back
Chad Mendes creates space and allows Alexander Volkanovski to stand up.
Volkanovski seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Volkanovski climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Chad Mendes was tooling Alexander Volkanovski for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexander Volkanovski lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alexander Volkanovski seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chad Mendes!
Mendes goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Volkanovski fell like he got shot! This is over!
Volkanovski is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
There is a small laceration on Alexander Volkanovski's Right eye
Winner is Chad Mendes by KO (High kick) at 4:43 Round 1
Statistics: Alexander Volkanovski
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 7 s
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Apparently Mendes still has it. Secretly and sexily.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!