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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Casca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Amsterdam, Thomas Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diogo Casca!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casca doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Tank to counter with a crisp jab.
Casca is looking to clinch but Tank is avoiding it.
Tank misses with a head kick.
Casca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tank keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Casca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tank swinging wildly here.
Casca misses with a takedown attempt - Tank sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas Tank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Casca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tank tries to avoid it but Casca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tank to the ground. Tank escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tank misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Casca rushes Tank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Casca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Casca avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Casca.
It looks like Thomas Tank has been cut.
Tank tries to break free but Casca pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Casca obliges.
Tank is breathing heavily.
Casca with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Casca.
A knee to the head by Casca.
Tank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Casca.
Casca forces Tank back against the cage and clinches.
Casca tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
Casca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Casca won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Casca.
Casca connects with a knee to the head.
Casca has Tank pressed against the cage, preventing Tank from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Casca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tank is trying to force a seperation but Casca has the dominant position.
Casca looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Tank is trying to push Casca away but Casca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Casca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Casca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Casca has closed the distance and engaged Tank in a clinch.
Casca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tank drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Casca gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Casca tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
Tank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Casca scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Casca tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
Casca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casca scores with a knee to the head.
Casca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Casca looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Casca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Casca tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Casca.
Casca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tank.
Casca lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Casca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Tank's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tank.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tank.
Casca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Casca there as he acknowledges the shot.
A leg kick checked by Tank.
Tank lands a jab to Casca's midsection.
A punch combination from Tank misses.
Casca doesn't manage to clinch there - Tank circles away.
Tank swings for the body but Casca moves out of range.
Casca tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tank swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tank scores with a punch to the head.
Tank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Casca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Casca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Tank.
Thomas Tank is winning the standup battle so far.
Tank misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casca gets a clinch.
Tank is struggling to control the position.
Casca just leaning against Tank, taking a breather.
Casca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diogo Casca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Casca holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tank tries to circle away but Casca has him pinned against the cage.
Casca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Casca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Casca won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank is trying to break the clinch but Casca has him pressed against the cage.
Tank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tank is trying to push Casca away but Casca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tank tries to break free but Casca pushes him back against the cage.
Tank is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Casca with a knee to the head.
Casca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Casca.
Knees to the body from Casca.
Casca with a knee to the head.
Casca connects with a knee to the head.
Tank is rocked!
Casca lands a big knee to the head and Tank goes down! Casca pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diogo Casca!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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