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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henk Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tech N9ne - The Beast. This should be a great matchup!
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henk Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Tank avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Tank tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Tank is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tank dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
Tank lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tank wants to stall.
Anderson tries to stall but Tank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tank can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank wants to stall.
Tank misses with a body punch.
Tank dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tank's defenses.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Tank managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tank is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Tank is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Tank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tank is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henk Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank wants a takedown.
Tank takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tank misses with a punch on the inside.
Tank with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Tank 's eye.
Tank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Tank in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tank.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tank fails to land.
Tank struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tank digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Tank 's eye.
A short uppercut from Tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank looking for a takedown.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Tank has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tank.
Tank looking for a takedown.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tank gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tank throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Tank has Anderson pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tank thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tank steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Tank circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Tank circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson closes the distance but Tank moves to the side
and Tank counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Tank swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tank moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
Henk Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Tank goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Tank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tank throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Tank is avoiding it.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tank throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tank off to one side.
Tank looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Tank pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tank tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henk Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tank misses the shot to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tank changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Tank manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alex Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
Tank moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tank will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tank working hard to break the clinch.
Tank missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tank is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tank avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Tank shrugs off.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Tank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tank dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alex Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson working Tank over with knees to the body.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tank managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tank's defenses.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tank has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tank is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Tank goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
Tank is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tank blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tank misses with a low kick.
Tank shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
Tank changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Tank manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tank misses with a wild body shot.
Tank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson keeps control of Tank as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tank is defending well for now.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Tank won't want to take too many of those.
Tank can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tank throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Tank won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tank is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Tank into the cage.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tank misses with a body punch.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Tank's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henk Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tank breaks the clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch but Tank moves away
and Tank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Tank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Tank pushes him off.
Tank misses with an uppercut.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tank off the cage and back into range.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson rushes Tank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Tank throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Tank being controlled against the cage.
Tank takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tank.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Tank misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Tank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tank misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Tank controls the action.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tank is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tank just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Tank tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Tank lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Tank misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
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!
Tank is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tank is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Anderson really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson wants to clinch up but Tank keeps it at a distance.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Tank with that takedown attempt.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tank shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Tank takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Tank pushes him off.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Tank avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Tank goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henk Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Tank is rocked!
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Tank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands a big knee to the head and Tank goes down! Anderson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Anderson!
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