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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between g funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tabasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Tabasco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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203 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, g funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Tabasco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
funk has Tabasco up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tabasco wants to stall.
funk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tabasco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on funk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tabasco breaks the clinch.
funk is looking to clinch but Tabasco is avoiding it.
Tabasco misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tabasco.
Tabasco lands with a kick to the temple. funk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tabasco slips a jab and a cross from funk.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by funk.
funk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tabasco stuffs the takedown.
g funk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
funk tries to close the distance and clinch but Tabasco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tabasco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tabasco rushes funk and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
funk has Tabasco pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tabasco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for g funk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tabasco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
funk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tabasco. Tabasco obviously looking to wear him down.
Tony Tabasco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
funk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tabasco.
Tabasco scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Tabasco.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tabasco.
It looks like g funk has been cut.
funk is breathing heavily.
funk slips a jab and a cross from Tabasco.
Tabasco swinging wilding here.
Tabasco throws a series of punches but funk avoids them all with ease.
funk closes the distance but Tabasco moves to the side
and Tabasco counters by moving into the clinch.
funk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
funk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tabasco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
funk stalling.
Tabasco digs a right hand into funk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on funk's gas tank.
funk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tabasco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
funk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
funk is trying to break the clinch but Tabasco has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
funk is trying to break the clinch but Tabasco has him pressed against the ropes.
Tabasco lands with a short shot to the head.
Tabasco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tabasco clinches up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tabasco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
funk clinches but Tabasco breaks the clinch
and Tabasco counters with a good low kick that funk was not able to check.
Tabasco misses with a two punch combination.
Tabasco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tabasco moves into the clinch successfully.
Tabasco unloads a knee to the mid-section. funk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tabasco landing knees to the body.
funk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tabasco scores with a knee to the head.
Tabasco scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Tabasco.
Tabasco breaks from the clinch.
Tabasco moves into the clinch.
Tabasco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tabasco clinches up with funk and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tabasco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tabasco moves into the clinch.
funk tries for a takedown. No joy.
funk decides to pull guard.
Tabasco stopping the sweep attempt from funk.
Tabasco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tabasco looking to pass the guard.
funk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tabasco preventing the sweep.
funk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tabasco's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! funk has his hands clasped together but Tabasco extends an breaks funk's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tabasco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Tabasco!
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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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