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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Tanner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner wants to clinch but Potter slips to the side
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Tanner tried to score with a low kick but Potter checks it.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Potter.
Potter tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Potter back against the cage.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potter misses with a body punch.
Potter tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Potter back against the cage.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Tanner clinches.
Potter misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Potter is blocking nicely.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Potter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Potter.
Potter misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter dodges an elbow strike from Tanner.
Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner trying to stall but Potter improves his position.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Potter lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Potter.
Potter tries to break the clinch but Tanner is controlling the position.
Potter scores with a hook to the body.
Potter lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Potter back against the cage.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Potter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potter throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter works over Tanner's head and body with a nice combination.
Potter avoids the head kick by Tanner.
Potter tries to clinch there but Tanner circles away.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Potter throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Tanner lands with a slapping head kick.
Dick Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.
Potter avoids the body shot from Tanner.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Potter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Potter moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter moves into range and clinches up with Tanner.
Potter throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Still in the clinch, Tanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Potter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Potter fails to land.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Potter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Potter being controlled against the cage.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Potter lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potter pushes Tanner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner throws a hook to the side of Potter's head but Potter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Tanner coming out on top.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Potter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potter throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Potter lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner looks to throw the jab but Potter is out of range.
Tanner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner tries to keep at a distance but Potter has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Potter will probably get the nod.
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.
Potter catches Tanner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Potter thuds a left hand into Tanner's body.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Tanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potter walks into a left hand.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Tanner there.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner swings for the body but Potter moves out of range.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Potter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner lands with a nice body punch.
Tanner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tanner misses with a few strikes there.
Potter swinging wildly here.
Potter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanner.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Potter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potter with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tanner in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice uppercut there from Tanner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanner tries a low kick but Potter avoids it.
Potter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner cracks a nice hook into Potter's ribs.
Oooooh!!! Tanner has knocked Potter down with a huge combo! Tanner steps away and waves a wobbly Potter back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Potter is rocked!
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Tanner misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanner.
Oh Potter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Harry Potter has been cut.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
Tanner lands an elbow that stopped Potter in his tracks for a moment.
Tanner working the clinch nicely. Potter is working for position but Tanner cracks him with a big knee to the head! Potter crumples up against the cage and Tanner lands two more shots before the ref can save Potter! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Dick Tanner!
A determined Dick Tanner didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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