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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alejandro Dela Rosa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alejandro Dela Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Tavares!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tavares gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tavares smiles and moves away.
Dela Rosa throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
Dela Rosa scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Tyson Tavares has been cut.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tavares sprawls well. Tavares wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dela Rosa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Dela Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares shoots for a takedown but Dela Rosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Tavares decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tavares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dela Rosa keeps working.
Dela Rosa is trying to stand up here but Tavares is controlling him well.
Tavares with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares drops an elbow to the side of Dela Rosa's head.
Dela Rosa is looking to escape.
Dela Rosa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tavares is thwarting Dela Rosa's attempts to control the position.
Tavares moves into full mount! Dela Rosa won't be happy about that!
Dela Rosa is trying to stand up.
Dela Rosa is breathing heavily.
Tavares lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dela Rosa hang on?
Tavares sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tavares thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dela Rosa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tavares tries to control but Dela Rosa wriggling away.
Dela Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Tavares trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dela Rosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tavares lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dela Rosa looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa showing good submission defense here.
Tavares is punishing Dela Rosa with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dela Rosa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Dela Rosa looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tavares.
Dela Rosa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Tavares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tavares is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dela Rosa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tavares tries to get the hooks in deep but Dela Rosa pushed the leg off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tavares lands strikes to the head.
Tavares has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dela Rosa trying to control the hands but Tavares won't let him.
Dela Rosa trying to get back to his feet but Tavares is in full control for now.
Dela Rosa covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Tavares's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tavares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dela Rosa misses with a body shot.
Dela Rosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tavares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tavares.
Danga de danga de dang - Dela Rosa scores with a four punch combination!
Tavares lands a head kick!
Tyson Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavares moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tavares blocks a jab.
Alejandro Dela Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares throws a series of punches but Dela Rosa avoids them all with ease.
Tavares stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tavares wants it to stay on the feet.
Tavares shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares wants to control but Dela Rosa is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Rosa pushes Tavares off looking to stand but Tavares dives back in and keeps control.
Tavares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dela Rosa keeps working.
Dela Rosa is looking to escape.
Dela Rosa tries to get to full guard but Tavares has control of the leg.
Dela Rosa pushes Tavares off looking to stand but Tavares dives back in and keeps control.
Dela Rosa is looking to improve his position.
Tavares prevents Dela Rosa from standing back up.
That's two 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Dela Rosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dela Rosa slips a jab from Tavares.
Dela Rosa closes the distance but Tavares moves to the side
and Tavares holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dela Rosa tries to circle away but Tavares has him pinned against the cage.
Dela Rosa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Dela Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Rosa tries to circle away but Tavares has him pinned against the cage.
Tavares pulls guard.
Tavares looking for a sweep. Not yet Tavares, not yet.
Tavares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dela Rosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tavares controls Dela Rosa momentarily but Dela Rosa frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tavares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dela Rosa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tavares's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tavares shoots in for a takedown but Dela Rosa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dela Rosa throws a combination. Tavares tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dela Rosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavares scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dela Rosa is trying to buck Tavares off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares trying to control the position but Dela Rosa is working away.
Dela Rosa tries to escape but Tavares is in control.
Tavares decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tavares dives in and grabs Dela Rosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dela Rosa pushes down on Tavares's head and hops out.
Tavares moves out of range as Dela Rosa strikes.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dela Rosa.
Tavares scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Dela Rosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Tavares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Tavares's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tavares tries for a takedown but Dela Rosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tavares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tavares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Dela Rosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dela Rosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavares fails with a takedown attempt.
Dela Rosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Tavares's head.
Dela Rosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Tavares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tavares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dela Rosa trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dela Rosa is trying to escape the mount.
Dela Rosa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tavares cracks Dela Rosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tavares sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tavares punching from mount but Dela Rosa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tavares is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dela Rosa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tavares blocks Dela Rosa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dela Rosa tries to buck Tavares off but he can't manage it.
Dela Rosa is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Tavares has taken his back!
Tavares controlling well, preventing Dela Rosa from escaping the position.
Tavares trying to control.
Tavares controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa is trying to get back to his feet but Tavares has full control of the position and if anything, Dela Rosa has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tavares cracks Dela Rosa with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Dela Rosa from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dela Rosa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Dela Rosa tries to escape but Tavares has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dela Rosa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Tavares connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dela Rosa to escape the position.
Tavares tries to get the hooks in deep but Dela Rosa pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dela Rosa is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
A jab from Dela Rosa misses.
Tavares shoots for a double leg takedown but Dela Rosa sprawls well. He's pushed Tavares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alejandro Dela Rosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Tavares.
Dela Rosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tavares counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tavares.
Dela Rosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavares stalls.
Tavares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tavares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dela Rosa's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares keeps control of Dela Rosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dela Rosa is trying to break free.
Alejandro Dela Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Tavares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dela Rosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavares won't allow it.
Tavares has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dela Rosa regains guard immediately.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyson Tavares.
I've got Tavares winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Tavares!
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