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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has chosen Hello Seattle by Owl City as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Tavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love lands a head shot.
Love throws the left hand but Tavarez avoids the punch easily.
Love scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tavarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love misses with a body punch
and Tavarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love tests Tavarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tavarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
Tavarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tavarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tavarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tavarez thinking.
Love throws a one two combo.
Tavarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love scores with a jab.
Love checks a leg kick nicely.
Tavarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavarez closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Tavarez pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Tavarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love cracks Tavarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Love moves away from the strike by Tavarez.
Love misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tavarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love lands a nice shot that snaps Tavarez's head back.
Love fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tavarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Tavarez throws a right and a left that Love avoids nicely.
Tavarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Love tries to bum rush Tavarez with a series of wild strikes but Tavarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tavarez on the side of the head.
Tavarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love thuds a left hand into Tavarez's body.
Love scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tavarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love lands with a straight right. Tavarez didn't see that one coming.
Love throws a jab when Tavarez was well out of range.
Tavarez takes one to the chin there.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tavarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Love lunges at Tavarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tavarez's hand.
Love moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tavarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Tavarez moves away and avoids it.
Tavarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Love throws a hook but Tavarez blocks it.
Love missing with a left hand there. Tavarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tavarez wants to clinch
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Tavarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love moves away from the strike by Tavarez.
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Tavarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Love is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tavarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavarez's head backwards.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
Love slips a jab and a cross from Tavarez.
Love throws a combination that misses
and Tavarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love tries to bum rush Tavarez with a series of wild strikes but Tavarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Love connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice combination there by Love.
Love lands a jab.
Love blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Love!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Tavarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love misses with a looping right.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut.
Tavarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavarez moves away.
Love cracks Tavarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavarez.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a looping right.
Tavarez staying out of range there.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavarez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Love checks it well.
Tavarez throws a big shot that misses.
Tavarez connects with the punch.
Love looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Tavarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tavarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tavarez pushes Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Tavarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
Love is trying to force a seperation but Tavarez has the dominant position.
Love is trying to break free.
Love is pressed up against the cage. Tavarez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Love down to the mat. Love avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Love dodges the punch combination from Tavarez.
Tavarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Love misses.
A swing and a miss from Love.
A jab from Love does it's job there.
Love might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tavarez has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.
Tavarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Love shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Love is trying to break free.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavarez won't allow it.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarez has him pressed against the cage.
Love is trying to force a seperation but Tavarez has the dominant position.
Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavarez.
Tavarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavarez tries for a takedown but Love manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Tavarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love can't break the clinch.
Love is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tavarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavarez has double underhooks.
Tavarez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Love looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tavarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Love is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love is looking to stand up but Tavarez won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tavarez trying to keep a closed guard but Love is proving a slippery customer.
Love sitting in guard here, content to control.
Love wants to stand but Tavarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Love controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Love trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Puppy Love.
Tavarez throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Tavarez throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love lands a body shot.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavarez.
Tavarez clinches up with Love and pushes him back against the cage.
Tavarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Love shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tavarez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Tavarez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Love throws a series of punches but Tavarez avoids them all with ease.
Love misses with a straight left.
A big right from Love misses.
Tavarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Tavarez misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sol Tavarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavarez clinches.
Tavarez tries for a takedown but Love manages to get underhooks.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavarez drags the fight down to the ground.
Tavarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tavarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Love controls the pace.
Tavarez has a closed guard, preventing Love from standing up.
Tavarez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tavarez, up you get!
Love looks to throw the jab but Tavarez is out of range.
Love blocks a leg kick.
Love thows a body shot but no joy.
Love punishes Tavarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavarez misses with a combination
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Tavarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Love lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Love.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Tavarez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Love.
Tavarez throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Love.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love throws a combination that misses
and Tavarez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tavarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Love gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tavarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Love pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Tavarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavarez throws and low kick but Love moves out of range easily.
Love lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Love misses with a hook.
Tavarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Tavarez slips the punch.
Tavarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
A left and a right from Love both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tavarez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Love displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tavarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarez is just out of range.
Tavarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tavarez throws a chopping leg kick but Love manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Tavarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love connects with a jab.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavarez.
Love punishes Tavarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Love scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Tavarez's shoulder, as Tavarez tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Love listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love scores with a hook to the body. Tavarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Love connects with a single shot there.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love with a jab.
Love stuns Tavarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tavarez needs to keep his hands up - Love had a free shot at his head there.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Puppy Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Love catches Tavarez right on the button with a cross.
Love lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tavarez at a distance.
Love cracks a nice hook into Tavarez's ribs.
Love with a jab.
Love scores with the left hand. Tavarez knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tavarez is rocked!
Love punishes Tavarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Love scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Tavarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tavarez slips a jab from Love.
Tavarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puppy Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Love 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puppy Love!
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