Post by The Sandmen on Jan 11, 2016 9:50:32 GMT -5
Chad Mendes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Matt Serra looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Serra is holding Chad Mendes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chad Mendes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to show some ground skills
Serra uses his strength to keep Serra at a disadvantage
Matt Serra is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Serra tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Matt Serra aggressively and repeatedly punches Mendes.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Mouth
Matt Serra is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Chad Mendes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in open guard over Mendes
Serra tries to jump to side mount.
Chad Mendes closed his guard around Matt Serra.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes attempts to trap Matt Serra in his guard.
Chad Mendes manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Mendes
Chad Mendes seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Chad Mendes launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Matt Serra uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
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 left hand from Matt Serra!
Mendes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Matt Serra attempts a sweep single...
Chad Mendes was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Serra misses a step and Chad Mendes sees an opportunity to counter him!
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.
Matt Serra postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Mendes hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Chad Mendes pushes away Serra trying to keep the fight at striking range
Serra doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chad Mendes
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Serra slightly pushes Mendes into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Matt Serra paws at Mendes.
Mendes answers with solid punches!
Mendes launches a hook to the body
Matt Serra moves aside looking for a counter...
Serra tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punches from Matt Serra.
Mendes staggers backwards. Serra wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Solid jabs from Matt Serra.
Nice punches.
Middle kick from Serra.
Mendes receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Hard blow to Mendes's mid-section, he seems hurt
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Matt Serra shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chad Mendes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Serra into his guard.
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Mendes
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Mendes
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Mendes's Forehead is beginning to swell
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Mendes
Serra use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Matt Serra is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Matt Serra looks to pass to mount...
Mendes creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Serra is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Serra decides to launch some tentative punches
Matt Serra takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mendes lifts Matt Serra up off the ground
...before putting him back down.
Mendes misses a step and Matt Serra sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Serra fakes a punch and launches himself over Mendes!
Nice move by Serra who clinches and pushes Mendes against the cage
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Serra and Chad Mendes are cliched up against the cage. Serra hammers Mendes face and hooks Mendes leg
Chad Mendes is on his back after that trip
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Chad Mendes seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Mendes launches a stiff jab!
Serra ducks that one.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Mendes was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Serra caliber.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A solid combination from Chad Mendes
mostly hits air.
Chad Mendes gets sloppy and Matt Serra tries to take advantage...
Matt Serra fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Mendes's chin
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Chin
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Matt Serra leans forwards and tries to grapple with Mendes
Serra shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Chad Mendes pushes away Serra trying to keep the fight at striking range
Serra doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chad Mendes
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Mendes was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Serra caliber.
Brutal punches to Mendes's face while in the clinch!
Mendes can't take many more shots like those!
Chad Mendes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Serra is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Serra is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Mendes.
Serra struggles and launches a few punches to Mendes's head
Those punches are hitting! Mendes covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Serra launches a few punches towards Mendes's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Chad Mendes receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Serra fakes a punch to Chad Mendes ribs and the tries to trip him
Chad Mendes loses balance and goes to the ground
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Mendes
Matt Serra hovers above Mendes
Good punches to Mendes's body.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Mendes
Matt Serra hovers above Mendes
Good punches to Mendes's body.
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Mendes was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Matt Serra by TKO (GnP) at 2:27 Round 2
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 163 s
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/17 (65%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 13/15 (87%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 163 s
There were a lot of fights I was unsure of on this card prediction-wise. This was one. Nice to see Serra getting some stuff done.
Matt Serra looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Serra is holding Chad Mendes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chad Mendes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to show some ground skills
Serra uses his strength to keep Serra at a disadvantage
Matt Serra is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Serra tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Matt Serra aggressively and repeatedly punches Mendes.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Mouth
Matt Serra is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Chad Mendes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in open guard over Mendes
Serra tries to jump to side mount.
Chad Mendes closed his guard around Matt Serra.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes attempts to trap Matt Serra in his guard.
Chad Mendes manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Mendes
Chad Mendes seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Chad Mendes launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Matt Serra uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
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 left hand from Matt Serra!
Mendes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Matt Serra attempts a sweep single...
Chad Mendes was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Serra misses a step and Chad Mendes sees an opportunity to counter him!
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.
Matt Serra postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Mendes hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Chad Mendes pushes away Serra trying to keep the fight at striking range
Serra doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chad Mendes
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Serra slightly pushes Mendes into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Matt Serra paws at Mendes.
Mendes answers with solid punches!
Mendes launches a hook to the body
Matt Serra moves aside looking for a counter...
Serra tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punches from Matt Serra.
Mendes staggers backwards. Serra wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Solid jabs from Matt Serra.
Nice punches.
Middle kick from Serra.
Mendes receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Hard blow to Mendes's mid-section, he seems hurt
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Matt Serra shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chad Mendes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Serra into his guard.
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Mendes
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Mendes
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Mendes's Forehead is beginning to swell
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Mendes
Serra use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Matt Serra is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Matt Serra looks to pass to mount...
Mendes creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Serra is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Serra decides to launch some tentative punches
Matt Serra takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mendes lifts Matt Serra up off the ground
...before putting him back down.
Mendes misses a step and Matt Serra sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Serra fakes a punch and launches himself over Mendes!
Nice move by Serra who clinches and pushes Mendes against the cage
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Serra and Chad Mendes are cliched up against the cage. Serra hammers Mendes face and hooks Mendes leg
Chad Mendes is on his back after that trip
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Chad Mendes seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Mendes launches a stiff jab!
Serra ducks that one.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Mendes was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Serra caliber.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A solid combination from Chad Mendes
mostly hits air.
Chad Mendes gets sloppy and Matt Serra tries to take advantage...
Matt Serra fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Mendes's chin
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Chin
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Matt Serra leans forwards and tries to grapple with Mendes
Serra shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Chad Mendes pushes away Serra trying to keep the fight at striking range
Serra doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chad Mendes
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Mendes was not ready to fight a fighter of Matt Serra caliber.
Brutal punches to Mendes's face while in the clinch!
Mendes can't take many more shots like those!
Chad Mendes tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Serra is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Serra is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Mendes.
Serra struggles and launches a few punches to Mendes's head
Those punches are hitting! Mendes covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Serra launches a few punches towards Mendes's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Chad Mendes receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Serra fakes a punch to Chad Mendes ribs and the tries to trip him
Chad Mendes loses balance and goes to the ground
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Mendes
Matt Serra hovers above Mendes
Good punches to Mendes's body.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Mendes
Matt Serra hovers above Mendes
Good punches to Mendes's body.
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Mendes was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Matt Serra by TKO (GnP) at 2:27 Round 2
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 163 s
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/17 (65%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 13/15 (87%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 163 s
There were a lot of fights I was unsure of on this card prediction-wise. This was one. Nice to see Serra getting some stuff done.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!