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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tork Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romalu Lukaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tork Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Romalu Lukaku!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez pushes Lukaku up against the cage in a clinch.
Lukaku looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lukaku tightens his grip and picks Mendez up, before dumping him to the ground. Mendez manages to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lukaku wants to pass the guard but Mendez is keeping the position.
Mendez is controlling Lukaku's posture.
Mendez working for a triangle but Lukaku defends it easily.
Lukaku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukaku stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Mendez controls Lukaku momentarily but Lukaku frees himself.
Mendez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukaku wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Lukaku postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Tork Mendez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mendez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lukaku did well to prevent Mendez getting side control.
Mendez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mendez wants to free his trapped foot but Lukaku is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mendez wants to take a breather but Lukaku is having none of it.
Lukaku has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mendez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mendez controlling the pace.
Mendez passes into side control, despite Lukaku's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez moves into full mount!
Mendez lands a big shot there that rocks Lukaku but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lukaku is looking to escape.
Mendez lands a big elbow.
Mendez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mendez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lukaku is squirming around, avoiding Mendez's attempts to control the action.
Mendez lands a heavy elbow.
Mendez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lukaku tries to lock up and control but Mendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mendez with a couple of short strikes.
Mendez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lukaku is bucking up trying to escape but Mendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lukaku wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mendez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount and Lukaku is in trouble!
Mendez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lukaku can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku is in a horrible position here. Mendez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lukaku is looking to escape.
Mendez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lukaku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lukaku wants to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez content just to control the position here.
Lukaku is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tork Mendez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendez wants the takedown. Lukaku is fighting it off but Mendez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lukaku's guard against the cage.
Mendez trying to control but Lukaku is working from the bottom.
Mendez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lukaku lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mendez!
Mendez tries to reverse the position but Lukaku maintains control.
Lukaku is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is working hard here to advance position.
Lukaku controlling the pace for now.
Lukaku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendez is looking to escape.
Mendez regains half guard.
Lukaku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Mendez actively working from the bottom here.
Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendez gets back to full guard.
Mendez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lukaku gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lukaku defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Lukaku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lukaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Mendez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lukaku is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mendez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mendez has escaped and now he's on top!
Mendez trying to control but Lukaku is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku controls Mendez momentarily but Mendez frees himself.
Mendez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mendez takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez lands an uppercut.
Mendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lukaku backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tork Mendez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mendez lands an overhand right.
Mendez moves into the clinch.
Mendez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lukaku is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mendez to the mat. Mendez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mendez has his hands on Lukaku's head, controlling the position.
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Lukaku is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lukaku escapes and throws Mendez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lukaku working away.
Lukaku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lukaku is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukaku laying and praying for a moment but Mendez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lukaku is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lukaku trying to pass the guard but Mendez defending well.
Mendez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mendez working for a triangle but Lukaku defends it easily.
Lukaku looking to sit in guard and control but Mendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lukaku can do to turn this around?
Mendez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Lukaku keeps moving.
Tork Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Lukaku has wrist control.
Lukaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Lukaku is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lukaku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lukaku's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mendez works over Lukaku with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lukaku looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lukaku looking to control.
Mendez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tork Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lukaku trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Lukaku can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendez controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tork Mendez.
Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tork Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tork Mendez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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