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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Tanner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno pushes Tanner up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanner.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Moreno.
It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
A bit of stalling here from Tanner.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Tanner.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moreno tries to clinch but Tanner moves away
and Tanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Moreno moved out of range nicely.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tanner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Tanner to work.
Moreno displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tanner up against the cage.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner is trying to break free.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner has Moreno up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Moreno checks it.
Moreno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tanner.
Tanner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Dick Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner clinches up with Moreno and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Tanner lands with an overhand left.
Moreno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tanner digs a good body shot into Moreno's ribs.
Moreno misses with a series of wild punches.
Moreno takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tanner misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno tries to clinch up
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanner moves into the clinch successfully.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Moreno blocks it.
Tanner is looking to control Moreno's arms but Moreno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tanner has his back to the cage.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from Moreno, against the cage.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Tanner lands with a right to the head.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Moreno blocks an elbow strike.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Tanner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moreno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tanner pushes Moreno up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Tanner.
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged Moreno in a clinch.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
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 Dick Tanner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moreno tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanner clinches.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Moreno gets tackled into the cage by Tanner. Tanner maintains the clinch.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moreno can do to turn this around?
A short right from Tanner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Moreno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tanner tries to circle away but Moreno has him pinned against the cage.
Moreno lands a knee to the body.
Tanner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moreno as Tanner tries to tie him up.
Tanner avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Tanner stalling the fight.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the cage.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moreno throws a front kick aimed at Tanner's knee but Tanner avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanner clinches.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moreno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tanner.
Moreno tries to clinch there but Tanner circles away.
Nice shot by Tanner.
Tanner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moreno under the eye.
Moreno darts in and clinches Tanner up against the cage.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Paulo Moreno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner connects with a right hand. Moreno shakes it off.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Moreno feints a counter leg kick.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanner rushes Moreno and presses him up against the cage.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Tanner looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Moreno has Tanner up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner is trying to push Moreno away but Moreno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moreno looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Tanner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Tanner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Moreno moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanner.
Tanner keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Moreno moved out of range.
Tanner rushes Moreno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dick Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Moreno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Tanner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moreno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moreno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno working Tanner over with knees to the body.
Moreno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanner's efforts to push away.
Moreno lands an elbow inside.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Tanner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno tries to stall but Tanner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moreno's defenses.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Moreno.
Tanner takes the fight into the clinch.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moreno, pushing him back against the cage.
Moreno blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moreno throws an elbow that misses.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Moreno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanner is pushing Moreno up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moreno misses with a knee strike.
Tanner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner blocks an elbow strike.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moreno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moreno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tanner's hands.
Tanner dodges the punch combination from Moreno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno misses with a body shot.
Moreno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tanner clinches with his opponent.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Tanner blocks the elbow strike.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Tanner avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Tanner can't break the clinch.
Paulo Moreno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Tanner tries to circle away but Moreno has him pinned against the cage.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Moreno pushes off an throws an elbow but Tanner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Tanner as he checks the leg kick.
Tanner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tanner dodges an elbow strike from Moreno.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Moreno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tanner!
Dick Tanner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Paulo Moreno had this to say: 'Sa lahat ng ayaw sakin mga putang ina niyo.'.
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