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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Turing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Le Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Allen Turing!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turing misses with a body shot.
Le Tank dodges the punch combination from Turing.
Le Tank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turing.
Turing wants to clinch.
Turing shoots for a takedown but Le Tank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le Tank darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Turing is trying to maintain the position but Le Tank is very close to passing his half guard.
Turing is looking to improve his position.
Le Tank tries to pass to full mount but Turing defends it.
Le Tank is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turing's head.
Turing is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Le Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Le Tank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turing on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Le Tank in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turing wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Le Tank takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Turing wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy.
Le Tank takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hank Le Tank just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A head kick from Turing lands but Le Tank takes it in his stride.
Turing fails to land the takedown.
Le Tank darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Le Tank content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Le Tank stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Tank wants to control from the top but Turing keeps moving.
Le Tank content to stall in guard here.
Le Tank is breathing heavily.
Turing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le Tank keeps working.
Turing is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Le Tank doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turing.
Le Tank on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Le Tank tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank is controlling Turing's trapped leg to prevent Turing from advancing to side control.
Le Tank is looking to control Turing's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Le Tank avoid being mounted?
Le Tank is looking to improve his position.
Turing wants to take a breather but Le Tank is having none of it.
Turing tries to stand but can't do so whilst Le Tank controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turing fails with the takedown
and Le Tank counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le Tank.
Turing manages to break the clinch.
Le Tank lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le Tank looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Le Tank wants to free his trapped foot but Turing is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Le Tank controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Tank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Tank controlling the action here.
Le Tank scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turing missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank is controlling the pace.
Le Tank's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Le Tank connects with a nice short shot to Turing's temple.
Le Tank trying to mount his opponent but Turing defends it.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Le Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turing is looking to improve his position.
Turing wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Le Tank controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Le Tank there.
Turing trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Le Tank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turing.
Le Tank throws a combination that misses
and Turing makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le Tank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turing is breathing heavily.
Turing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Tank obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le Tank decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turing's guard.
Le Tank controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Le Tank seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turing for as long as he can get away with.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turing is on top in guard.
Turing trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Le Tank is on top in guard.
Le Tank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Le Tank not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turing trying to keep a closed guard but Le Tank is proving a slippery customer.
Le Tank controls from within his opponent's guard.
Le Tank wants to pass the guard but Turing is keeping the position.
Turing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Le Tank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turing tries to strike from the bottom.
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!
Turing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Le Tank counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Tank looks to clinch
and Turing makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Le Tank feints and as Turing raises his hands in defense, Le Tank changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turing looking for a sweep. Not yet Turing, not yet.
Turing wants to stand and escape but Le Tank is having none of it.
Le Tank slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank working some strikes from top position.
Le Tank not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turing wants to stand but Le Tank is controlling the position.
Turing looking to control.
Le Tank slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Le Tank stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Tank holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Le Tank gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Turing trying to control the position.
Le Tank sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Le Tank cracks Turing with a solid left hand.
Le Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Turing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hank Le Tank just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Turing misses with a takedown attempt
and Le Tank counters with a takedown into side control.
Le Tank working the ground and pound.
Turing gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Turing trying to hold on to Le Tank's head to control him but Le Tank postures up.
Turing moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Le Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Allen Turing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Tank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Le Tank content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turing keeping moving, preventing Le Tank from controlling successfully.
Turing working for a triangle but Le Tank defends it easily.
Le Tank looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Le Tank trying to control but Turing is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Le Tank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Tank, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Le Tank!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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