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Event:
Ash Pres: Biden vs. Fitzgerald
Date: Aug 23, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ng defending well as Tank loads up on a big left hand. Ng half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Tank will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tank tried to score with a low kick but Ng checks it.#TD# Ng closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tank did well to prevent Ng getting side control. Ng has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Still in half guard, Ng seems content to control. Tank is not content to let Ng control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB# Ng is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tank defends it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ng takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Ng prevents Tank from standing back up.
#T1# Ng slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB# Ng maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tank could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ng has cracked it and Tank is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ng!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Ng! |
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Event:
Ash Pres: Nycz vs. Ghambe
Date: Aug 14, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tank throws a shot from downtown. Ershov moves away and avoids it. Tank missing with a left hand there. Ershov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A big left from Tank misses. Ershov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tank. #CL# Tank has Ershov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ershov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tank pulls him back up using the underhooks. Knees to the body from Tank.
Tank landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Ershov takes an elbow to the temple. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ershov takes an elbow to the temple. Ershov wants a takedown but no success here.
Ershov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ershov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tank is landing a low percentage of strikes. Jimi Tank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Ershov. Ershov moves out of range as Tank strikes.#T1# Ershov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tank but Tank pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL# Tank clinches. Tank lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ershov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Tank. Tank lands a nice elbow. Tank lands an elbow that stopped Ershov in his tracks for a moment. Tank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tank connects with a knee to the head.
Tank lands an elbow that stopped Ershov in his tracks for a moment. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tank gets underhooks to prevent Ershov's takedown attempt.
Tank lands an elbow inside. Ershov wants to take the fight to the mat but Tank manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Ershov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ershov is working for takedown but Tank is calmly controlling the position for now.#T2# Ershov tries to score a body lock takedown but Tank shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Tank with a knee to the head.
Ershov is looking to take this one to the mat. Tank stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A knee to the head by Tank.
#ROC#Ershov is rocked! Ershov takes an elbow to the temple. Tank scores with a knee to the head.
Ershov is still on wobbly legs! Can Tank finish him? Tank lands an elbow inside that Ershov shrugs off. Tank has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ershov - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Tank, and another! Ershov is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jimi Tank! A less than humble Jimi Tank misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
Ashbourne Presents: Vehemence
Date: Jul 12, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2# Tank takes the fight into the clinch. Hoxha tries to throw a body punch but Tank avoids it by throwing Hoxha back against the cage. Tank with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tank misses with a knee to the head. Tank lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tank. Tank lands a damaging elbow. Hoxha takes an elbow to the temple. Hoxha misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Tank. Tank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tank is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Hoxha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tank avoids it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Knees in the clinch landing for Tank.
Tank landing knees to the head.
#T1# Tank lands a knee to the head.
Tank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hoxha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tank's elbow. Tank lands a knee to the head.
#ROC2#Hoxha is rocked! Tank lands a nice elbow. Oh Hoxha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tank lands a nice knee to the body. Tank lands an elbow that stopped Hoxha in his tracks for a moment. Tank lands an elbow inside that Hoxha shrugs off. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tank obliges. Hoxha is breathing heavily. Tank lands an elbow inside that Hoxha shrugs off. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice glancing elbow lands by Tank. Tank lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hoxha is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Tank pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Hoxha is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jimi Tank! Jimi Tank decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
Ashbourne Presents: Plethora
Date: Jun 20, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2# McGregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGregor takes an elbow to the temple. McGregor misses with the head strike.
Tank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGregor's defenses. McGregor takes an elbow to the temple. Tank lands an elbow that stopped McGregor in his tracks for a moment. Tank keeps control of McGregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. McGregor tries to throw a body punch but Tank avoids it by throwing McGregor back against the cage. McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tank lands an elbow that stopped McGregor in his tracks for a moment. McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tank connects with a knee to the head.
Tank lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A battle for position here, against the cage. McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tank connects with a knee to the head.
McGregor takes an elbow to the temple. Tank with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Tank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tank landing knees to the head.
#T1# Tank lands a nice elbow. Tank is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. McGregor looks winded! McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tank stalling the fight.
Tank lands a nice knee to the body. Tank lands an elbow inside. McGregor fails to pull guard.
Tank using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tank lands an elbow that stopped McGregor in his tracks for a moment. Tank lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGregor can't break the clinch.
Tank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tank lands a good knee to the midsection. McGregor won't want to take too many of those. Tank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tank connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGregor's face.
Tank with a knee to the head.
Tank unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T2# McGregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC#McGregor is rocked! Tank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Tank finish him? Tank looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Tank lands an elbow that stopped McGregor in his tracks for a moment. Tank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tank lands a knee to the head.
Tank landing knees to the head.
Tank connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGregor's face.
Tank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nice elbow from Tank. Tank lands a damaging elbow. Tank lands an elbow that stopped McGregor in his tracks for a moment. Tank taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tank landing knees to the head.
Tank creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops McGregor! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tank.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Tank! A very excited looking Jimi Tank rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. The defeated Conor McGregor had this to say: 'He was the better fighter tonight, congrats'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 12, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Tank throws an elbow that misses.
Hashimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hashimoto lands a right hand. Hashimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hashimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hashimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hashimoto digs a right hand into Tank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tank's gas tank. Hashimoto misses with some punches.
Tank lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hashimoto takes a knee to the side of the body. Hashimoto misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hashimoto misses with a short punch on the inside. Hashimoto works on Tank's body with a couple of short punches. Hashimoto working aggressively here.
Hashimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tank's elbow. Tank lands an elbow just above Hashimoto 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hashimoto throws a head punch that misses. Tank prevents a body shot from Hashimoto. Tank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Hashimoto tries a body shot but Tank blocks it.
Tank pushes off an throws an elbow but Hashimoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Tank throws an elbow that misses.
Hashimoto misses with some punches.
Tank lands an elbow just above Hashimoto 's eye. A head punch on the inside from Hashimoto fails to land. Hashimoto tries a body shot but Tank blocks it.
Hashimoto misses with a punch to the body.
Hashimoto misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashimoto. Hashimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Tank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tank trying to land knees to the body.
Tank blocking some punches.
Tank tries to land knees in the clinch but Hashimoto avoids the damage to the body. Tank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hashimoto avoids it. Hashimoto lands with a right to the head. Tank throws an elbow but it misses.
Hashimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hashimoto lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tank throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hashimoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Hashimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tank blocks an uppercut.
Tank trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tank throws an elbow that misses.
Tank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hashimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hashimoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tank backwards. Tank blocks an uppercut.
Hashimoto misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Hashimoto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Hashimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tank. A right handed body shot lands from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto looking to slow down the pace here. Hashimoto gets through Tank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Hashimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut. Hashimoto lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tank looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hashimoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tank backwards.
Tank is rocked! Hashimoto misses with a hook from the clinch. Oh Tank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hashimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Hashimoto misses with a short punch on the inside. Hashimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Tank.
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 blocking some punches.
Hashimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tank uses good head movement to avoid it. Tank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hashimoto working aggressively here.
Tank blocking some punches.
Tank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hashimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hashimoto throws a head punch that misses. Hashimoto misses with some punches.
Hashimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Tank.
Hashimoto misses with a short punch on the inside. Hashimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tank. Hashimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hashimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hashimoto throws a head punch that misses. Hashimoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Tank blocking some punches.
Tank blocks an uppercut.
Hashimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Hashimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tank. Hashimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hashimoto working aggressively here.
Hashimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tank blocking some punches.
Hashimoto misses with the head strike.
Hashimoto working aggressively here.
Tank blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tank. Hashimoto misses with the head strike.
Hashimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Tank.
Hashimoto misses with the head strike.
Hashimoto misses with a short punch on the inside. Tank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hashimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hashimoto misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashimoto. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashimoto. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yosuke Hashimoto dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Hashimoto misses its intended target. Tank clinches up against the cage. Hashimoto tries to work over Tank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Yosuke Hashimoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Hashimoto avoiding damage as Tank throws knees to the body.
Hashimoto takes an elbow to the temple. Hashimoto misses with a short punch on the inside. Hashimoto misses with a punch to the body.
Hashimoto blocks an elbow strike. Tank blocks an uppercut.
Hashimoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hashimoto blocks an elbow strike from Tank.
Tank blocks a body shot from Hashimoto. Hashimoto blocks an elbow strike. Tank lands a nice elbow. Hashimoto throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hashimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tank landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tank throws an elbow but misses. Hashimoto misses with some punches.
Hashimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hashimoto blocks the elbow strike.
Tank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hashimoto's defenses. Tank throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hashimoto lands a body shot. Hashimoto blocks the elbow strike.
Tank missing with knees to the body.
Tank takes a shot to the head. Tank looks to throw an elbow but misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tank. Hashimoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hashimoto lands a big right hand that drops Tank! The killer instinct kicks in and Hashimoto finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hashimoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yosuke Hashimoto! |
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