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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otou Hek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hek comes into the arena with Heart-Shaped Glasses blaring out of the sound system. Moreno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remembranzas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paulo Moreno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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132 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
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144 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otou Hek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno rushes Hek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hek's efforts to push away.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
I was talking to Hek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hek misses with a knee strike.
Hek misses with an elbow over the top.
Hek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Paulo Moreno has been cut.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hek avoids it.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno misses with an elbow over the top.
Hek wants to get back to striking at distance but Moreno won't allow it.
Moreno lands a knee to the body.
Hek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreno keeps control of Hek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hek lands a right hand.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Hek blocks it.
Hek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moreno gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hek avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Hek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moreno smiles and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Moreno blocks the low kick.
Hek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hek is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moreno to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otou Hek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moreno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hek moves into the clinch.
Moreno pushes off an throws an elbow but Hek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hek wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Hek tries to score a body lock takedown but Moreno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Hek blocks it.
Hek missing with knees to the body.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Hek avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hek managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Hek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moreno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hek's face.
Hek managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Hek is trying to pull guard but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Hek blocks it.
Moreno prevents Hek from breaking the clinch.
Hek looking to stall.
Moreno lands a nice elbow.
Hek is looking to control Moreno's arms but Moreno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hek has his back to the cage.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Hek avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Hek breaks the clinch.
Hek gets a clinch.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hek.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped Hek in his tracks for a moment.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into Hek's ribcage.
Hek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hek lands an elbow just above Moreno 's eye.
Hek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hek's brow.
Hek throws an elbow that misses.
Hek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hek.
Moreno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hek avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Hek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Hek avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hek is rocked!
Hek is trying to force a seperation but Moreno has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
Hek throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Hek avoids the damage to the body.
Hek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moreno up against the cage.
Moreno misses with an elbow strike.
Hek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Hek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hek takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Moreno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Moreno's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hek forces Moreno back against the cage and clinches.
Hek seems to have got his legs back now.
Moreno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hek blocks it with crossed arms.
Hek is trying to break the clinch but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hek trying to land knees to the body.
Hek misses with the head strike.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Hek goes for a takedown attempt but Moreno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moreno clinches up with Hek and pushes him back against the cage.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Hek struggles to land a body shot inside as Moreno controls his hands.
Hek tries to score a body lock takedown but Moreno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hek avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Hek has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moreno after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otou Hek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno misses with a knee strike.
Hek misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moreno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hek tries to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling the position.
Hek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moreno dodges an elbow strike from Hek.
Hek managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Hek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Hek managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Hek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moreno walks away with a smile on his face. Hek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown by Hek or perhaps it was just good defense by Moreno which made him look bad.
Moreno has closed the distance and engaged Hek in a clinch.
Hek tries to break free but Moreno pushes him back against the cage.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hek avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hek working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
Moreno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hek's defenses.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
Hek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moreno smiles and moves away.
Hek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hek shoots in for a double leg but Moreno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moreno moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Hek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. Hek won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hek working hard to break the clinch.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hek avoids it.
Hek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moreno just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hek is defending well for now.
Moreno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno blocks an elbow strike from Hek.
Hek looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno is blocking nicely.
Hek tries to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling the position.
Hek tries to pull guard but Moreno holds him up against the cage and eventually Hek drops back down to his feet.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Hek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moreno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hek's defenses.
Hek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hek misses with an elbow strike.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hek tries to stall but Moreno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno lands a nice elbow.
Hek tries for a takedown but Moreno manages to get underhooks.
Moreno avoids the elbow strike from Hek, against the cage.
Hek stalling in the clinch but Moreno improves position.
Hek misses with an elbow over the top.
Hek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hek is trying to break the clinch but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
Hek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hek pulls guard effortlessly.
Moreno has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hek is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hek, up you get!
Hek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Moreno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Moreno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hek dives in for a single leg takedown but Moreno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hek managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. Hek won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hek avoids it.
Hek misses with the head strike.
Hek wants a takedown but no success here.
Moreno avoiding damage as Hek throws knees to the body.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Moreno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno lands an elbow inside that Hek shrugs off.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. Hek won't want to take too many of those.
Hek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moreno gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otou Hek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreno lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paulo Moreno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hek avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
Moreno lands a knee to the body.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hek tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
Hek takes an elbow to the temple.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno has Hek pressed against the cage. He pushes Hek back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Moreno throws a beautiful elbow that sends Hek crashing to the floor! Moreno piles on the pressure with more strikes! Hek is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Moreno!
An out of breath Paulo Moreno thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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