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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Tavaras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainars Gailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Tavaras could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ainars Gailis's chin.
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187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Tavaras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ainars Gailis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gailis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ainars Gailis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavaras scores with a takedown into Gailis's guard.
Gailis controls Tavaras momentarily but Tavaras frees himself.
Tavaras drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tavaras jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tavaras drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tavaras jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gailis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tavaras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gailis wants to stand but Tavaras is controlling the position.
Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavaras drops back looking for a leg! Gailis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gailis manages to kick Tavaras off! Tavaras jumps back into Gailis's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by Gailis there.
Tavaras scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tavaras looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tavaras is breathing heavily.
Gailis is trying to buck Tavaras off.
Tavaras wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gailis, who protects the arm well.
Tavaras wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gailis, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gailis pushes Tavaras away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tavaras gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tavaras is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gailis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tavaras tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gailis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gailis lands a jab.
Gailis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailis connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Gailis scores with a four punch combination!
Gailis lands with a nice combination. Tavaras backs away looking to recover.
Gailis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gailis lands a jab-cross combination.
Gailis rushes Tavaras with punches - Tavaras moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Tavaras goes down! Gailis follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ainars Gailis!
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RATING
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