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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Van Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Be Warned- Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Tanner Young will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Young!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Dan.
Young stuns Van Dan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Young throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Young misses with the combination.
Tanner Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young jabs at Van Dan's body.
Van Dan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Young throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Dan's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young misses with a low kick.
Van Dan doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Dan moves out of range of the body kick.
Young misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dan misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Young lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young lands a jab to Van Dan's midsection.
Van Dan fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Van Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dan is breathing heavily.
Young scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice body kick there by Young.
Van Dan slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Young scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Young does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Young lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Dan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Dan's head.
Tanner Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young misses with a head kick.
Van Dan moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young misses with a double jab.
Van Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lunges at Van Dan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Dan's hand.
Van Dan avoids the head kick by Young.
Young throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Dan.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Van Dan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Dan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Young fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Dan in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Dan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Van Dan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Dan checks a leg kick.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young wants to slow Van Dan down by chopping away at his legs.
Young is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Dan is looking to clinch.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Dan rather than just go for the knockout.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Young dominated that round.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Van Dan down.
Van Dan wants to clinch.
Van Dan scores with a kick to the body.
Young throws a head kick but Van Dan moves out of range.
Van Dan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Young lands a two punch combo.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Dan.
Young misses with a head kick.
Van Dan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young blocks a head kick by Van Dan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young lands a jab.
Young thuds his right hand into Van Dan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Van Dan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Dan shoots in but no luck this time.
Young tries a low kick but Van Dan avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Dan checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tanner Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Dan doesn't seem bothered though.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Van Dan moves out of range easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Van Dan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Young stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Van Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young scores with a one two! Van Dan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Mike Van Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Dan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young digs a good body shot into Van Dan's ribs.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Dan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Dan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Dan avoids the head kick by Young.
Van Dan moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Van Dan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young wants to slow Van Dan down by chopping away at his legs.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Dan manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Dan blocks the leg kick.
Van Dan throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Dan tries to clinch up.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Van Dan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Van Dan avoids the head kick by Young.
Van Dan shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Van Dan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Dan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Young.
Young looks for the body kick but Van Dan saw that one coming.
Young throws a head kick that misses
and Van Dan counters with a good, hard body kick but Young shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Dan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Van Dan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Van Dan fails with the takedown.
Van Dan avoids the head kick by Young.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Dan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young connects with a body shot.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Young.
Van Dan wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Van Dan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young digs a good hook to Van Dan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Dan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Van Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Dan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Dan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
Van Dan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Van Dan or perhaps it was just good defense by Young which made him look bad.
Young lands a jab to Van Dan's midsection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Dan fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Van Dan with that takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to land a body kick but Van Dan moved away.
Good work by Van Dan as he checks the leg kick.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Dan avoids the head kick by Young.
Van Dan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mike Van Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Dan checks a leg kick.
Van Dan avoids a kick to the body.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young is looking to slow Van Dan down with leg kicks.
Van Dan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Van Dan shoots in.
Van Dan moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
Young throws a leg kick but Van Dan checks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Young!
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energy
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hype
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