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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
31 - 16 - 1 |
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44
154 lbs
36 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ein Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner clinches.
Tanner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ein Stein has been cut.
Tanner taking a breather.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
Tanner tries to break the clinch but Stein is controlling the position.
Stein effectively controlling the action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stein takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stein.
Stein stalling in the clinch.
Tanner misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Stein.
Tanner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stein is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Stein is avoiding it.
Tanner instigates a clinch.
Tanner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stein is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stein tries to pull guard but Tanner won't allow it.
Stein stalls.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Stein is struggling to control the position.
Stein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Stein circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner cracks Stein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Stein appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Stein misses.
Nice defenses there by Stein.
Tanner takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
It looked like Stein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tanner clinches.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Tanner staying out of range there.
Stein lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dick Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner thumps Stein with a low kick.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stein throws out the jab.
Tanner misses with a hook. Stein ducked under it nicely.
Stein throws a quick counter head kick but Tanner was just out of range.
Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stein.
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!
Stein breaks from the clinch.
Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
Stein is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Stein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stein jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Stein around his waist. Stein gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ein Stein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stein attempts a counter takedown but Tanner avoids it well and moves away.
Tanner throws a jab when Stein was well out of range.
Stein tries for a takedown but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Stein circles away.
Stein drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tanner sprawls and moves away.
Tanner clinches with his opponent.
Stein avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanner.
Stein fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tanner lands an elbow that stopped Stein in his tracks for a moment.
Tanner taking a breather.
Tanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein stalling the fight.
Stein pulls guard effortlessly.
Tanner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stein manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tanner is trying to control the position but Stein postures up.
Stein tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stein throws a big elbow that misses.
Stein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tanner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stein.
Stein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanner pulls Stein in close to his closed guard and prevents Stein from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanner is keeping the position for now.
Stein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stein throws a big elbow that misses.
Stein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanner, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stein tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stein takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stein ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stein no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stein holds on and takes a little breather.
Stein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein trying to keep a closed guard but Tanner is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stein wants to sweep but no luck.
Stein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tanner is aware though and is defending well.
Tanner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stein trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ein Stein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ein Stein's cut.
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!
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Tanner misses with a looping left.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Stein's shoulder, as Stein tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stein tries to counter with a takedown but Tanner is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Tanner is predictable there
and Stein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tanner's guard.
Tanner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tanner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stein misses with a body shot.
Stein drives through with a takedown into Tanner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stein is standing up over Tanner. Tanner looks to escape but Stein dives into side control.
Stein staying calm.
Stein has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tanner!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tanner tries to lock up and control but Stein gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stein throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stein sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein looking to finish with strikes here!
Ein Stein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanner tries to lock up and control but Stein gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tanner is looking to get to half guard.
Tanner is bucking up trying to escape but Stein cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stein misses with a head shot.
Stein prevents Tanner from getting the reversal.
Tanner tries to hold on but Stein postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein lands with some strikes.
Stein scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tanner?
Tanner is rocked!
Tanner is trying to stand.
Tanner wants to control but Stein is having none of it.
Stein looking to control but Tanner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanner's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stein throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tanner tries to hold on but Stein postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tanner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stein breaks from Tanner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tanner is still in real trouble! Can Stein finish him?
Stein landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Stein landing shots from mount.
Stein throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stein is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tanner goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Stein!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ein Stein!
Ein Stein decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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