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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tank has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Young Money!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank shoots in and gets a takedown into Money's guard.
Tank postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
Tank is in close to Money's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Money's head.
Money working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tank distracts Money with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Money has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Money looking for a guillotine here but Tank defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Money looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Tank chips away with some ground and pound.
Tank is in close to Money's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Money on the ground.
Tank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Money looks gassed!
Money looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Money's head.
Tank connects with a couple of short punches.
Tank with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank landing some decent shots from guard.
Tank cracks Money with a solid left hand.
Tank is in close to Money's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tank content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tank distracts Money with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tank stands up over Money, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tank connects with a couple of short punches.
Tank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tank scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Money's head.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tank stands up over Money, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tank is in close to Money's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tank postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
Tank landing some decent shots from guard.
Tank distracts Money with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tank connects with a couple of short punches.
Tank cracks Money with a solid left hand.
Tank with a nice head shot there.
Tank tries to free his leg and advance position but Money is retaining full guard.
Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Money's head.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Tank chips away with some ground and pound.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank is working Money over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Tank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Money's head.
Tank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tank is working Money over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tank with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank is working Money over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Money's head.
Tank scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tank content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tank content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tank stands up over Money, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tank is working Money over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tank is in close to Money's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tank stands up over Money, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tank works over Money with some ground and pound from guard.
Money is rocked!
Money looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tank is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tank dominated that round.
That's time! Tank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tank shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tank showed some decent athleticism there.
Tank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Money with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mike Tank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Money has hold of Tank's hands but Tank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tank lands strikes from half guard.
Money is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tank pulls his head out easily.
Money has hold of Tank's hands but Tank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tank working over Money with some ground and pound. Money looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Money is breathing heavily.
Tank working over Money with some ground and pound. Money looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Money is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Tank there.
Tank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Money's head.
Money is still in real trouble! Can Tank finish him?
Ground and pound from Tank.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Money has hold of Tank's hands but Tank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Money taking some punishment here, with Tank in his half guard.
Money seems to have recovered his senses.
Tank scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tank is nestled in close to Money, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Money on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Money is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Money on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Tank connects with a nice short shot to Money's temple.
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.
Tank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Money on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tank working the head and body with strikes.
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. Tank connects with a nice short shot to Money's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank lands strikes from half guard.
Tank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?
Tank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tank working over Money with some ground and pound. Money looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tank slips a nice elbow through Money's hands, connecting with Money's forehead.
Tank is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Money with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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.
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. Tank connects with a nice short shot to Money's temple.
Tank slips a nice elbow through Money's hands, connecting with Money's forehead.
Money has hold of Tank's hands but Tank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tank scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Tank.
Tank working the head and body with strikes.
Tank winds up and cracks Money with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Money on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tank working Money over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank working the head and body with strikes.
Tank working over Money with some ground and pound. Money looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Money's head.
Nice strikes from Tank there.
Tank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tank working the head and body with strikes.
Money wants to get back to full guard.
Tank working over Money with some ground and pound. Money looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Money's head.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Money is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Money has hold of Tank's hands but Tank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tank is nestled in close to Money, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tank working over Money with some ground and pound. Money looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tank scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Money on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Money looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tank lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tank lands strikes from half guard.
Tank working Money over with strikes.
Money on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tank winds up and cracks Money with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Money on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tank wants to pass to mount but Money is defending the position.
Tank working Money over with strikes.
Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tank working over Money with some ground and pound. Money looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tank dominated that second round.
That's time! Tank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Money gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tank to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Money manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tank is controlling an arm, preventing Money from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Tank wants to get back to his feet.
Money takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tank is squirming around, avoiding Money's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tank is on top in guard.
Tank scoring with some ground and pound.
Tank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank lands a couple of digs.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Tank landing some decent shots from guard.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Young Money has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Money's head.
Tank landing with the ground and pound.
Tank landing some decent shots from guard.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Tank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank tries to free his leg and advance position but Money is retaining full guard.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tank postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank working some strikes from top position.
Tank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tank is working Money over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tank with a nice head shot there.
Tank is working Money over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money wants to sweep but no luck.
Tank scoring with some ground and pound.
Tank postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
Tank lands a couple of elbows.
Tank lands a couple of elbows.
Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tank is working Money over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Money is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tank with a nice head shot there.
Money wants to sweep here but Tank controlling him for the moment.
Tank with a nice head shot there.
Tank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Money's head.
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Money looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Money has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Money is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tank postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tank lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Money's head.
Tank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tank 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tank!
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energy
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