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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ The Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probert kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is lunatic fringe. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as JJ The Tank enters the cage!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ The Tank!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Tank misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Probert throws a push kick but The Tank slaps the foot to one side.
Probert drops The Tank with a right and a left! Probert comes rushing in but The Tank regains his composure and manages to keep Probert in guard.
The Tank is rocked!
It looks like JJ The Tank has been cut.
Probert drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Probert jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Tank is still in real trouble! Can Probert finish him?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Tank holds on and takes a little breather.
Probert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Tank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Probert trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Tank's guard.
The Tank seems to have recovered his senses.
The Tank will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Probert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Tank is pulling down on Probert's head. It's preventing any offense from Probert, at least for the moment.
Probert won't allow The Tank to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Probert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Tank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Probert as he jumps to the side.
Probert fails with the takedown
and The Tank counters with a slapping leg kick.
Probert closes the distance and clinches up with The Tank, looking for a takedown. Probert pushes The Tank against the cage but The Tank circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Probert stalks The Tank and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Tank's face. The Tank staggers backwards, shaken.
Probert is breathing heavily.
Probert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Tank tries to clinch but Probert moves out of range.
The Tank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Probert counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Probert.
Shane Probert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ The Tank.
Probert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Probert is trying to stall.
The Tank tries to stall but Probert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Probert jumps guard but The Tank stands there with Probert around his waist. Probert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Probert.
The Tank has had enough of the clinch but Probert keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert breaks the clinch.
Probert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Probert will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Tank clinches.
Probert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Tank has him pressed against the cage.
The Tank tries to break the clinch but Probert is controlling the position.
Probert tries to land knees in the clinch but The Tank avoids the damage to the body.
The Tank successfully pulls guard.
The Tank working a defensive guard here.
Probert won't allow The Tank to sweep him here.
The Tank has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that The Tank has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The Tank is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Probert is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tank controlling the action here.
Probert tries to roll over but The Tank keeps him under control.
The Tank stands up and beckons Probert to join him on the feet.
Probert moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! The Tank goes down! Can Probert finish him!?
Probert passes into half guard.
Probert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Probert is taking a breather. The Tank says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The Tank trying to control from the bottom.
Probert seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Probert stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Probert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ The Tank's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Probert with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Probert tries to bum rush The Tank with a series of wild strikes but The Tank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Probert lands with a nice combination. The Tank backs away looking to recover.
Probert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shane Probert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Probert lands with a right and another and another! The Tank is in big trouble! Probert lands again and this time it's lights out for The Tank! A quality knockout there for Probert.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shane Probert!
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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
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