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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hershey has chosen Aztechnical as his entrance music. Shingo Tanaka had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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183 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Hershey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka dodges the punch combination from Hershey.
Tanaka dodges the punch combination from Hershey.
Tanaka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tanaka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hershey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hershey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hershey.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tanaka. Hershey shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hershey throws a leg kick that misses.
Hershey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanaka. That's going to slow Hershey down.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Hershey's front leg but catches the back leg as Hershey tries to avoid it.
Hershey scores with a three punch combo!
Tanaka scores with a jab to the body.
Hershey throws a leg kick but Tanaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tanaka tries to land a leg kick but Hershey saw it coming and moves away.
Tanaka misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hershey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Tanaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tanaka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hershey.
Hershey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanaka misses with a leg kick.
Tanaka wants to slow Hershey down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Tanaka misses
and Hershey counters with an outside leg kick.
Tanaka tries to land a leg kick but Hershey saw it coming and moves away.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanaka scores with a push kick.
Hershey looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tanaka thows a huge punch but Hershey dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Hershey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka is pressing down on Hershey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hershey is holding on for now.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hershey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tanaka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hershey is in trouble now - Tanaka has advanced to mount!
Hershey is squirming around, avoiding Tanaka's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tanaka dominating with strikes here.
Hershey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hershey is looking to get to half guard.
Tanaka with a couple of short strikes.
Tanaka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tanaka wants to control the action but instead Hershey gets a body lock and reverses into Tanaka's guard! Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hershey wants to pass the guard but Tanaka is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey wants to get up but he can't break Tanaka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tanaka trying to keep a closed guard but Hershey is proving a slippery customer.
Tanaka controlling Hershey's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shingo Tanaka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tanaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hershey scores with a four punch combination!
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Hershey coming out on top.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tanaka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Tanaka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hershey is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tanaka working the head with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hershey is trying to get back to half guard.
Tanaka lands an elbow.
Hershey is trying to get back to half guard.
Tanaka throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hershey works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tanaka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tanaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanaka throwing shots but Hershey is blocking nicely.
Hershey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hershey to regain full guard.
Tanaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Hershey keeps moving.
Hershey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka postures up and lands a big shot to Hershey's brow.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing.
Hershey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a strike but Hershey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanaka is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka lands a couple of elbows.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hershey is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tanaka dives into side control.
Tanaka scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hershey tries to improve position but can't.
Hershey sneaks back into half guard.
Tanaka throws a strike but Hershey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hershey working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Hershey is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hershey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Tanaka dominated that round.
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. This is the final round!
Tanaka misses with a head kick.
Hershey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tanaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hershey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanaka thows a leg kick but Hershey checks it
and Hershey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hershey wants to break free but Tanaka has control.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hershey scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Hershey lands a lovely overhand right.
Tanaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tanaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Hershey.
Steve Hershey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hershey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hershey is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
Tanaka lands a brutal head kick. Hershey looks out on his feet and Tanaka throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Shingo Tanaka!
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