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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 8 - 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, Joe Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter gets caught flat footed, as Tank shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter looking to control.
Tank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Tank postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tank wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Tank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunter on the ground.
Tank won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tank's guard.
Hunter is stalling in the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Hunter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tank is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Tank circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Hunter lands but Tank takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tank closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hunter prevents Tank from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throwing shots but Tank is blocking nicely.
Tank pushes Hunter off looking to stand but Hunter dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tank looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hunter wants to control but Tank is keeping busy.
Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tank slips a nice elbow through Hunter's hands, connecting with Hunter's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunter's head.
Hunter scores with a few weak punches.
Hunter pushes Tank off looking to stand but Tank dives back in and keeps control.
Tank winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunter looks gassed!
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunter's head.
Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tank throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunter wants to control but Tank is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tank lands a nice short elbow.
Tank thows a huge punch but Hunter dodges it nicely.
Hunter trying to control but Tank postures up.
Tank throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunter trying to control but Tank postures up.
Ground and pound from Tank.
Tank is nestled in close to Hunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tank throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Tank there.
Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunter gets back to full guard.
Tank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Tank loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tank is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tank dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tank is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunter's half guard.
Hunter trying to hold on to Tank's head to control him but Tank postures up.
Hunter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Tank.
Nice strikes from Tank there.
Tank lands with a punch from half guard.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Tank there.
Hunter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mike Tank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is looking to escape.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tank.
Tank throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tank lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Tank.
Tank blocks the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter is trying to maintain the position but Tank is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunter is looking to improve his position.
Tank slips a nice elbow through Hunter's hands, connecting with Hunter's forehead.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tank is thwarting Hunter's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Tank there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunter taking some punishment here, with Tank in his half guard.
Hunter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tank.
Tank working Hunter over with strikes.
Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunter taking some punishment here, with Tank in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Tank working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank is nestled in close to Hunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hunter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tank.
Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
Tank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunter won't allow Tank to pass to mount.
Tank is nestled in close to Hunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tank working over Hunter with some ground and pound. Hunter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hunter taking some punishment here, with Tank in his half guard.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Tank lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to roll over but Tank keeps him under control.
Hunter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunter has one foot on Tank's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tank shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tank landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tank works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tank in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tank scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tank lands an elbow.
Hunter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Tank is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunter's half guard.
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.
Hunter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tank.
Hunter is trying to maintain the position but Tank is very close to passing his half guard.
Tank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter taking some punishment here, with Tank in his half guard.
Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tank thows a huge punch but Hunter dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter trying to control here.
Tank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tank there.
Tank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tank working over Hunter with some ground and pound. Hunter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hunter is trying to get back to full guard.
Tank winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunter is trying to stand up here but Tank is controlling him well.
Hunter trying to control but Tank postures up.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank is nestled in close to Hunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tank prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Tank winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Hunter'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.
Ground and pound from Tank.
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 is nestled in close to Hunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tank thows a huge punch but Hunter dodges it nicely.
Tank is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank working Hunter over with strikes.
Tank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tank scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hunter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
Tank winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tank winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunter is looking to control Tank's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunter avoid being mounted?
Tank is nestled in close to Hunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tank slips a nice elbow through Hunter's hands, connecting with Hunter's forehead.
Tank lands with a punch from half guard.
Tank working over Hunter with some ground and pound. Hunter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tank lands a nice short elbow.
Tank is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hunter has hold of Tank's hands but Tank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tank lands with a punch from half guard.
Tank throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Joe Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tank!
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