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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper. Humberto Jamie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 cm
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141 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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165 cm
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144 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Humberto Jamie! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jamie scores with a decent looking hook. Jamie moves in looking to clinch but Le Tank pushes him off. Jamie fails in his attempt to clinch. Jamie keeps the fight on the outside. Jamie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le Tank drives through and clinches with Jamie against the cage.
Jamie tries a knee to the head but Le Tank blocks it.
Jamie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamie looking to throw knees to the head but Le Tank is blocking nicely.
Le Tank breaks the clinch.
Le Tank shoots in and bounces Jamie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Jamie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Le Tank. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jamie can do anything to dispel that myth. Le Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Le Tank thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Le Tank is looking to work some ground and pound but Jamie has wrist control. Le Tank wants to control from the top but Jamie keeps moving. Le Tank is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Le Tank trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jamie wants to get back to his feet but Le Tank is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Jamie misses with a wild body shot. Jamie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Tank moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Le Tank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jamie moves into the clinch. Le Tank lands a shoulder strike. Jamie misses with a knee strike.
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. Jamie trying to land knees to the body.
Le Tank is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jamie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Jamie connects with a knee to the head.
Jamie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Le Tank darts in trying to clinch and Jamie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Le Tank swings for the body but Jamie moves out of range.
Jamie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Le Tank can't break the clinch.
Jamie prevents Le Tank from breaking the clinch. Jamie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Tank wants a takedown.
Jamie tries to land a knee to the head but Le Tank blocks with his arms.
Jamie has Le Tank pressed against the cage, preventing Le Tank from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Le Tank tries to break the clinch but Jamie is controlling the position. Le Tank gets a trip takedown into half guard. Le Tank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Le Tank thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jamie to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Le Tank postures up and lands a big shot to Jamie's brow. Le Tank thows a big elbow that misses. Le Tank lands a couple of digs. Le Tank connects with a couple of short punches. Le Tank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Le Tank lands a couple of digs. Le Tank has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Le Tank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Jamie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Le Tank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Le Tank wants to pass the guard but Jamie is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Le Tank scoring with some ground and pound. Le Tank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jamie works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Le Tank sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jamie's guard. Le Tank works his way into full mount! Le Tank landing strikes, looking to finish! Poor strikes thrown by Le Tank there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jamie tries to clinch and Le Tank counters with a three punch combo that has Jamie backing up. Jamie nods at Le Tank to acknowledge the strikes. Jamie wants to clinch and Le Tank counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jamie won't be happy with that. Le Tank throws an elbow but Jamie slips to the side and avoids it well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Le Tank passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jamie! Jamie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Le Tank.
Le Tank is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jamie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Le Tank pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Le Tank lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Le Tank throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Le Tank raining down shots from the mount! Jamie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Le Tank tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jamie blocking the ground and pound. Jamie is trying to stand up. Le Tank throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Le Tank won't let Jamie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Jamie is breathing heavily.
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. Le Tank landing strikes from the mount. Le Tank thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Le Tank lands a big shot there that rocks Jamie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Le Tank lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jamie hang on? Le Tank landing strikes, looking to finish! Le Tank scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jamie?
Le Tank dominating with strikes here. Jamie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Le Tank landing strikes from the mount and Jamie is in trouble! Le Tank lands with some strikes. Le Tank is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jamie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jamie is bucking up trying to escape but Le Tank cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Le Tank lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jamie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Le Tank dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Le Tank scoring with strikes but Jamie is staying in there. Le Tank has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jamie's face.
Le Tank putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Le Tank landing strikes, looking to finish! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Le Tank cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Le Tank connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Le Tank putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Le Tank working Jamie over with strikes here. Le Tank lands a big shot there that rocks Jamie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Le Tank scores with a jab to the body. Le Tank misses with a leg kick and Jamie counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jamie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Tank shoots in and bounces Jamie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Jamie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hank Le Tank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jamie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Le Tank. Le Tank thows a big elbow that misses. Jamie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Le Tank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Le Tank controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Le Tank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jamie works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Le Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Le Tank working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Le Tank wants to slow Jamie down by chopping away at his legs. Le Tank misses with a two punch combination.
Jamie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jamie swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Le Tank to counter with a crisp jab. Jamie lands a front kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Jamie looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jamie wants to clinch and Le Tank counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jamie's guard now. Le Tank is looking to work some ground and pound but Jamie has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jamie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Jamie wants to stand up but Le Tank is controlling him. Le Tank's corner is telling him to maintain position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Le Tank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Le Tank throwing strikes but missing. Le Tank advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Le Tank cracks Jamie with an elbow. That is naaassty. Le Tank controlling the position. Le Tank misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Le Tank working the ground and pound from side control. Le Tank lands a nice forearm strike. Le Tank working the ground and pound but Jamie is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jamie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Le Tank is controlling him well. Le Tank scoring with punches from side control. Jamie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Le Tank tries to move to mount but Jamie blocks the move with his legs. Le Tank in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Humberto Jamie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Le Tank connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jamie some visible discomfort.
Hank Le Tank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jamie prevents Le Tank from moving into mount.
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 30:26 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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