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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Lank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos comes to the cage accompanied by Negro Drama. Lank comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Night kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbie Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Lank!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lank drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlos looking for a guillotine here but Lank defends easily.
Lank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carlos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carlos has a closed guard, preventing Lank from standing up.
Carlos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carlos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lank has managed to get both his arms back between Carlos's legs - danger averted.
Lank content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lank wants to stand but Carlos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carlos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carlos is breathing heavily.
Carlos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lank's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lank is looking to stand up but Carlos won't let him.
Carlos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lank stands and steps away. Carlos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lank drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carlos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lank defends it easily.
Carlos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lank has picked Carlos up and slammed him! Carlos can't keep hold of the triangle and Lank manages to pass to side control!
Lank just content to control the position.
Lank stands up and beckons Carlos to his feet.
Lank misses with a straight right.
Lank looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carlos!
Lank looking for a guillotine from mount but Carlos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lank is working for a guillotine from mount but Carlos frees his head quite easily.
Carlos taking shots to the head.
Lank content just to control the position here.
Carlos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lank.
Carlos is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lank wants to finish this one by submission but Carlos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lank.
Carlos is looking to get to half guard.
Carlos is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lank is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Lank dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lank!
It looks like Robbie Carlos has been cut.
Lank scores with a takedown into Carlos's guard.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Lank from controlling successfully.
Ethan Lank has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lank controlling from the top position.
Carlos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lank defends it easily.
Lank trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carlos's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lank sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lank is looking to stand up but Carlos won't let him.
Lank is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lank would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lank trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
Lank trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carlos's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carlos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ethan Lank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carlos stuffs the takedown attempt from Lank. Lank gets slowly back to his feet.
Lank misses with a few strikes there.
Carlos has his takedown stuffed
and Lank counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carlos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlos working for a triangle but Lank defends it easily.
Lank looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carlos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lank has managed to get both his arms back between Carlos's legs - danger averted.
Lank decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Carlos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lank shoots and misses
and Carlos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lank's guard.
Lank pulls Carlos in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lank is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lank has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lank tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlos is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lank thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carlos has his foot on Lank's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lank works his way back into a safe position though.
Lank decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Lank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robbie Carlos's cut.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lank throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.
Lank swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlos.
Lank shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlos sprawls well. Carlos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lank gets slowly back to his feet.
Lank shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carlos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lank escapes and throws Carlos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lank working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carlos is trying to get back to half guard.
Lank controls the position from side control.
Carlos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlos throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lank controls the position.
Lank decides to stand back up.
Lank changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carlos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lank tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lank has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carlos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lank's best efforts.
Carlos looking for submissions off his back.
Lank stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos actively working from the bottom here.
Lank not doing much here.
Carlos actively working from the bottom here.
Ethan Lank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lank decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Carlos tries to buck Lank off but Lank is having none of it.
Carlos tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lank presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lank is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Lank bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lank stands up and beckons Carlos to his feet.
Robbie Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lank bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Lank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Lank!
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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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