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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanduay Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Mendu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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291 lbs
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188 cm
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanduay Light!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Mendu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light lands a head kick. Mendu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Kevin Mendu has been cut.
Tanduay Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Light pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendu loads up on a big right hand but Light slips the punch.
Light tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Light throws a leg kick which misses Mendu's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendu tries to avoid it.
Mendu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Light moves away.
Light pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Light throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Light takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Mendu.
It looks like Tanduay Light has been cut.
Light lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendu's sensitive parts.
Mendu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Light avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendu throws a head kick that misses
and Light counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mendu throws a poor cross that misses
and Light counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendu throws the kick towards the body but Light avoids it.
Light feints and then cracks Mendu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendu down.
Mendu throws a jab when Light was well out of range.
Light has closed the distance and engaged Mendu in a clinch.
Light blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendu backwards.
Mendu is trying to push Light away but Light has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Light makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendu looks gassed!
Light working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Light lands a shot to the body.
Light misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendu tries to circle away but Light has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Light creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Light slows down the pace here.
Light lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Light breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Light chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Light.
Light cracks Mendu with a good jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Light - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Light.
Light keeps Mendu at a distance using the push kick.
Light scores with a push kick.
A left lands for Light.
That has opened up Kevin Mendu's cut even more.
Light connects with a single shot there.
Light throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mendu.
The cut above Kevin Mendu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mendu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Light has taken the fight to the clinch.
Light pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Light.
Mendu takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Light there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Light connects with a solid leg kick.
Light scores with a kick to the body.
Light takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanduay Light dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Light!
Mendu avoids the head kick by Light.
Mendu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Light.
Mendu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Light throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Light throws a jab when Mendu was well out of range.
Light fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Light throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Light scores with a spinning back kick!
Light is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendu can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Light ducks under a wild hook from Mendu.
An inside leg kick lands from Light.
Light scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mendu is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Light.
Mendu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Light fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Light jabs at Mendu's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light throws a nice inside leg kick.
Light connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mendu to the floor! Light dives in looking for the finish!
Mendu is rocked!
Kevin Mendu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Mendu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tanduay Light!
A relieved looking Tanduay Light thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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