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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper. The crowd seem to be enjoying Valesquez's choice of entrance music: "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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167 cm
33
142 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Le Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valesquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Tank's sensitive parts.
Le Tank shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Le Tank is trying to control. Valesquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valesquez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valesquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Tank is trying to control. Valesquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valesquez tries to kick Le Tank off but Le Tank keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Le Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Le Tank passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valesquez!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le Tank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Le Tank throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Valesquez because Le Tank loaded up on that one.
Le Tank sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Le Tank lands a big shot there that rocks Valesquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Le Tank throwing strikes but Valesquez recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Le Tank keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Le Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valesquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Tank working over Valesquez with some ground and pound. Valesquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Le Tank working Valesquez over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Tank is keen to just control but Valesquez is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez moves into full guard.
Le Tank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Le Tank throws a strike but Valesquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valesquez is fighting to break Le Tank's control of his arms but Le Tank is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Valesquez won't allow Le Tank to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Tank wants to get back to his feet but Valesquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Le Tank is pulling down on Valesquez's head. It's preventing any offense from Valesquez, at least for the moment.
Valesquez trying to control but Le Tank is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valesquez moves out of range of the body kick from Le Tank.
Le Tank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Le Tank misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Le Tank misses.
Le Tank changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Valesquez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Le Tank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valesquez, who protects the arm well.
Le Tank working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez stops Le Tank from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valesquez can't do much from the bottom here.
Le Tank in side control, throwing shots but Valesquez defends.
Valesquez sneaks back into half guard.
Ground and pound from Le Tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Le Tank lands a nice short elbow.
Valesquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Tank.
Le Tank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Tank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valesquez misses with a hook
and Le Tank counters by clinching up.
Le Tank has picked Valesquez up - he's going for a ride! Le Tank dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Valesquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Tank winds up and cracks Valesquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Le Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Tank working over Valesquez with some ground and pound. Valesquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Le Tank wants to take a breather but Valesquez is having none of it.
Valesquez tries to kick Le Tank off but Le Tank keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Le Tank working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Le Tank passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valesquez!
Valesquez is breathing heavily.
Le Tank working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Tank lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank looking to finish Valesquez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valesquez!
Valesquez tries to hold on but Le Tank pushes him away.
Valesquez is bucking up trying to escape but Le Tank cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Le Tank looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Le Tank putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Le Tank dominating with strikes here.
Le Tank with shots to the head and body - Valesquez looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Valesquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Tank putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Le Tank raining down hammerfists from mount.
Le Tank is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Le Tank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Le Tank landing strikes from the mount and Valesquez is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Le Tank breaks from Valesquez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Le Tank with good strikes from the mount here!
Valesquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Valesquez tries to lock up and control but Le Tank gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Le Tank connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Valesquez is bucking up trying to escape but Le Tank cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valesquez is rocked!
Le Tank can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valesquez is looking to escape.
Valesquez is still in real trouble! Can Le Tank finish him?
Le Tank lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank throwing strikes but Valesquez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Valesquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Le Tank is pulling down on Valesquez's head to control his posture.
Valesquez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Le Tank is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Le Tank has escaped and now he's on top!
Le Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Le Tank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valesquez is keeping the position for now.
Le Tank with a nice head shot there.
Le Tank postures up in Valesquez's guard and throws a big left but Valesquez blocks it.
Le Tank with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank connects with a couple of short punches.
Valesquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Le Tank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valesquez can do to turn this around?
Le Tank wants to pass the guard but Valesquez is keeping the position.
Le Tank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Le Tank throwing strikes but missing.
Le Tank scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Le Tank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valesquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valesquez keeping moving, preventing Le Tank from controlling successfully.
Valesquez wants to stand up but Le Tank is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Le Tank.
It looks like Fabricio Valesquez has been cut.
Le Tank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Tank fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valesquez checks it well.
Valesquez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Tank fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valesquez sprawls well initially but Le Tank persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Tank seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Le Tank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Le Tank throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valesquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank lands strikes from half guard.
Le Tank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valesquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Le Tank looking for a submission but Valesquez manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Le Tank is working Valesquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Le Tank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le Tank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valesquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Le Tank looking to pass the guard.
Le Tank working some strikes from top position.
Le Tank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hank Le Tank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Tank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Le Tank wants to control from the top but Valesquez keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Tank stopping the sweep attempt from Valesquez.
Le Tank throws an elbow that misses. Valesquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Le Tank's guard. Nice move by Valesquez!
Le Tank is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Tank is pulling down on Valesquez's head to control his posture.
Hank Le Tank has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Valesquez throws the left hand but Le Tank avoids the punch easily.
Le Tank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valesquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hank Le Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valesquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valesquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Le Tank misses with a leg kick
and Valesquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hank Le Tank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valesquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Tank misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Tank closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Le Tank working the ground and pound.
Le Tank lands a few punches from side control.
Le Tank looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Le Tank trying to control the position but Valesquez is working away.
Fabricio Valesquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Tank working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Le Tank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Tank 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Le Tank!
Hank Le Tank decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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