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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tanknite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mooney has chosen Rahu ainult rahu as his entrance music. Tommy Tanknite has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Tanknite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Mooney!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanknite ducks under a wild hook from Mooney.
Tanknite moves into the clinch.
Tanknite has clasped his hands together around Mooney's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tanknite controls the position.
Tanknite seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mooney for as long as he can get away with.
Tanknite'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.
Tanknite has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mooney is looking for a sweep.
Tanknite is staying tight to Mooney's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Tanknite.
Mooney wants to clinch but Tanknite slips to the side
and Tanknite counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tanknite uses his free foot to push down on Mooney's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mooney.
Tanknite raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanknite takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanknite breaks from Mooney's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tanknite controlling the pace for now.
Tanknite has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mooney's face.
Tanknite tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tanknite cracks Mooney with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanknite lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Tanknite.
Tanknite content just to control the position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tanknite scoring with strikes but Mooney is staying in there.
Tanknite cracks Mooney with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tanknite content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanknite working Mooney over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanknite controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mooney tries to hold on but Tanknite pushes him away.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Tanknite.
Mooney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tanknite holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mooney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanknite smiles and moves away.
Tanknite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanknite has closed the distance and engaged Mooney in a clinch.
Mooney jumps guard but Tanknite stands there with Mooney around his waist. Mooney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mooney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanknite wants the takedown. Mooney is fighting it off but Tanknite persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mooney's guard against the cage.
Tanknite will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanknite showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Tanknite dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mooney looks to clinch
and Tanknite counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tanknite advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanknite prevents Mooney from escaping the position.
Tanknite in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mooney takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tanknite controlling the position from side mount.
Tanknite is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney seems a little lost for a moment, as Tanknite dominates the positioning.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Tanknite.
Tanknite closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mooney did well to prevent Tanknite getting side control.
Tanknite sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mooney is in trouble now - Tanknite has advanced to mount!
Mooney tries to hold on but Tanknite pushes him away.
Mooney working to try and regain half guard.
Mooney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanknite tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tanknite lands with some strikes.
Tanknite looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Tanknite connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tanknite sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tanknite with the ground and pound from mount.
Tanknite content just to control the position here.
Mooney wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanknite controlling from mount.
Tanknite landing shots from mount.
Tanknite controlling the pace for now.
Tanknite has control of Mooney's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mooney regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tanknite sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanknite fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mooney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tanknite content just to control the position here.
Tommy Tanknite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mooney working to try and regain half guard.
Tanknite tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Tanknite dominated that second round.
That's time! Tanknite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tanknite darts in and clinches Mooney up against the cage.
Mooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mooney trying to land knees to the body.
Tanknite lands an elbow inside that Mooney shrugs off.
Mooney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mooney takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanknite gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanknite lands a damaging elbow.
Tanknite gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanknite prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Tanknite.
It looks like Tommy Mooney has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mooney wants to stall.
Tanknite lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tanknite stops a takedown attempt from Mooney.
Mooney jumps guard but Tanknite stands there with Mooney around his waist. Mooney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tommy Tanknite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Mooney.
Mooney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanknite.
A frustrated look appears on Mooney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanknite lands a damaging elbow.
Tanknite creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mooney's defenses.
Tanknite creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mooney's defenses.
Tanknite stalling in the clinch.
Mooney is trying to break free.
Tanknite lands a takedown into guard.
Tanknite controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tommy Tanknite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Tanknite wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mooney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanknite shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tanknite was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tanknite controlling the position easily from mount.
Tanknite is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanknite controlling from the full mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Tanknite.
Mooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanknite avoids the head kick by Mooney.
Tanknite feints and as Mooney raises his hands in defense, Tanknite changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mooney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tanknite is aware though and is defending well.
Tanknite slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tanknite advances position into side control!
Mooney on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tommy Mooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Tanknite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanknite 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Tanknite!
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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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