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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninho De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Tanner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninho De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. Tanner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged De Souza in a clinch.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but De Souza is blocking nicely.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Souza.
De Souza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tanner is pushing De Souza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
De Souza effectively controlling the action here.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ninho De Souza has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanner.
Tanner is trying to maintain a safe position but De Souza gets an underhook and turns Tanner into the cage.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but De Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner stalling in the clinch.
Tanner lands an elbow inside that De Souza shrugs off.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Souza avoids it.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
De Souza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tanner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ninho De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tanner lands a nice elbow.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Souza is defending well for now.
Tanner leaning against his opponent.
De Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
Ninho De Souza's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanner.
De Souza wants a takedown.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tanner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Souza's defenses.
Ninho De Souza's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands an elbow just above De Souza 's eye.
De Souza tries for a takedown but Tanner manages to get underhooks.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but De Souza blocks with his arms.
Tanner stops a takedown attempt from De Souza.
Tanner is stalling here.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but De Souza blocks with his arms.
Tanner lands a shoulder strike.
Tanner is stalling here.
De Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Souza's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
De Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Souza is rocked!
Tanner stalling against the cage.
Oh De Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanner lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Ninho De Souza's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Souza's defenses.
Tanner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tanner creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops De Souza! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tanner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Tanner!
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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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