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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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154 lbs
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World class MT
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Queen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tanner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Queen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Queen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanner, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen gets through Tanner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Queen misses with the head strike.
Tanner is trying to force a seperation but Queen has the dominant position.
Queen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Queen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tanner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen prevents Tanner from getting back to his feet.
Tanner pushes Queen off and gets back to his feet.
Tanner darts in and clinches Queen up against the cage.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Queen is trying to pull guard but Tanner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Queen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Queen digs a good body shot into Tanner's ribs.
Tanner drives through and clinches with Queen against the cage.
Queen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Queen lands an uppercut.
Queen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen stalling in the clinch.
Queen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.
Tanner is trying to force a seperation but Queen has the dominant position.
Queen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tanner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Queen dips to his left and cracks Tanner with an uppercut!
Queen has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Queen effectively controlling the action here.
Queen misses with a punch to the body.
Queen lands a shoulder strike.
Queen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Queen lands a right hand.
Tanner working hard to break the clinch.
Queen digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Queen tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Queen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Queen throws a head punch that misses.
Queen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Queen.
Queen taking a breather.
Queen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Queen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanner just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner stalling in the clinch but Queen improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
Tanner lands a nice uppercut.
Tanner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Queen has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Queen moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.
Tanner moves out of range of the body kick.
Queen tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
Queen has closed the distance and engaged Tanner in a clinch.
Tanner misses with an elbow strike.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Queen, pushing him back against the cage.
Queen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Queen decides to pull guard.
Tanner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner advances to half guard.
Queen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Queen is controlling Tanner's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Queen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Queen is pulling down on Tanner's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tanner content to stall in guard here.
Queen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Queen tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Queen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Queen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Queen.
Queen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tanner prevents it.
Tanner slowing the pace effectively.
Tanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Queen throws a head punch that misses.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Queen tries to pull guard but Tanner won't allow it.
Queen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tanner prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen tries to pull guard but Tanner won't allow it.
Tanner has had enough of the clinch but Queen keeps him there for the moment.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Queen blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Queen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Queen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Queen tries to score a body lock takedown but Tanner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Queen is trying to drag Tanner to the mat but Tanner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tanner cracks Queen with a nice body shot.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Queen with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Queen tries to clinch up.
Tanner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Queen has Tanner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tanner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Queen tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Queen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
Queen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanner to keep the fight standing.
Tanner has Queen pressed against the cage.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner moves into the clinch successfully.
Queen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Queen has Tanner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tanner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Tanner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen looking for a takedown.
Queen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Queen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Queen's brow.
Queen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Queen taking a breather.
Tanner wants to break free but Queen has control.
A nice left hand lands by Queen.
Tanner wants to get back to striking at distance but Queen won't allow it.
Queen prevents Tanner from breaking the clinch.
Queen wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Queen just leaning against Tanner, taking a breather.
Queen throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Queen goes for a takedown attempt but Tanner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tanner throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
Queen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Queen shoots in looking for a takedown but Tanner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Queen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Queen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Queen clinches up against the cage.
Tanner tries to break free but Queen pushes him back against the cage.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Oliver Queen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Queen scores with a kick to the body.
Queen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tanner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Queen somewhat.
Tanner tries a quick counter leg kick but Queen is wise to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Queen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Queen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Queen digs a good body shot into Tanner's ribs.
Tanner looks to score with a jab to the body but Queen is just out of range.
Dick Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Queen's calf.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Queen moves away and avoids it.
Queen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tanner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Queen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen closes the distance and clinches.
Queen manages to pull guard.
Tanner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Queen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner is working for a kimura but Queen is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen is refusing to be controlled, as Tanner sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanner tries to pass to full mount but Queen defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Tanner.
I think Tanner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tanner!
Dick Tanner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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