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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brophy (ranked 408 p4p, 17 weight class) and Ken Tanaka (ranked 400 p4p, 19 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with The Grumpy Song blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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243 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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289 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy misses the jab.
A low kick from Brophy misses
and Tanaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy moves into range and clinches up with Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Tanaka has Brophy pressed against the cage.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Tanaka.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tanaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Tanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tanaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Brophy throws a push kick but Tanaka slaps the foot to one side.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
Tanaka throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy throws a front kick aimed at Tanaka's knee but Tanaka avoids it well.
Jab by Brophy.
Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses
and Tanaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tanaka is working Brophy over against the cage.
Tanaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
Tanaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka working aggressively here.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Tanaka stalls.
Tanaka digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanaka lands a right hand.
Tanaka'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.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
A short right from Tanaka.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Tanaka on the inside.
Tanaka lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanaka.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Tanaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tanaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanaka is working Brophy over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tanaka.
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy letting Tanaka take a breather here.
Tanaka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanaka.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tanaka.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tanaka - that landed with a thud.
Tanaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanaka stalling the fight.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Tanaka.
A right hand to the body from Tanaka.
A short right from Tanaka on the inside.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Tanaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanaka prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken 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.
Tanaka lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Brophy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tanaka dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Tanaka!
A very excited looking Ken Tanaka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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