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BB 25 - Garbowa vs Tavares PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enoch Overstreet (ranked 3418 p4p, 3138 weight class) and Zalt Gaanja (ranked 451 p4p, 425 weight class). Gaanja has chosen Nathan Evans - Wellerman as his entrance music. Enoch Overstreet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enoch Overstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zalt Gaanja!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
and Gaanja counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Overstreet thinking.
Gaanja keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaanja! But no joy.
Overstreet drives through and clinches with Gaanja against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaanja.
Overstreet dodges an elbow strike from Gaanja.
Gaanja throws an elbow but it misses.
Gaanja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overstreet wants to clinch but Gaanja slips to the side
enabling Gaanja to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Enoch Overstreet has been cut.
Overstreet misses with a right hand
and Gaanja counters with a straight right hand.
Overstreet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaanja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaanja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaanja misses with a straight left.
Overstreet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gaanja. Gaanja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
and Gaanja counters with a nice right hand that sends Overstreet toppling to the canvas! Overstreet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gaanja finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overstreet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaanja let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Enoch Overstreet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet lands with a right hand.
Overstreet shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Gaanja on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Overstreet throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gaanja to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaanja feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Overstreet sprawling to the canvas! Overstreet rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gaanja finish him?!
 Overstreet is rocked!
Gaanja moves out of range as Overstreet strikes.
Oh Overstreet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overstreet connects with a right hand. Gaanja shakes it off.
Overstreet seems to have got his legs back now.
Gaanja throws a shot from downtown. Overstreet moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Gaanja has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gaanja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick from Overstreet misses
letting Gaanja counter with a right hand.
Gaanja looks to land a left hand but Overstreet moved out of range nicely.
Overstreet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Overstreet misses with a right hand
and Gaanja counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zalt Gaanja!
Zalt Gaanja seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dean (ranked 1239 p4p, 2168 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 163 p4p, 275 weight class). Brian Dean could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Pierre's chin.
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre sizes up Dean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dean sprawls well initially but Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Pierre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierre.
Pierre is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dean reverses the position - he's now on top in Pierre's guard.
Pierre is pulling down on Dean's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Dean from standing up.
Dean being controlled here momentarily.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dean wants to stand but Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pierre trying to move into half guard but instead Dean has managed to sweep!
Dean wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dean stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Pierre is controlling the pace.
Pierre is looking to advance position but Dean won't allow it.
Dean is trying to stand back up but Pierre is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pierre on the ground.
Ground and pound from Pierre.
Dean is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Dean tries to sprawl but Pierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pierre content to control rather than advance.
Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre 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.
Dean throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dean momentarily.
Dean misses with a hook
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Dean swings widly with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Dean blocks nicely.
Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Dean is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dean as Pierre shoots in.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brian Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dean is trying to defend but Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dean's head.
Pierre is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean lands a jab to Pierre's midsection.
Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dean looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre prevents Dean from escaping the position.
Pierre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dean is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dean regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pierre's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pierre working Dean over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Pierre seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Dean misses with a looping right.
Pierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dean's guard.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dean being controlled here, momentarily.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
Dean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre throws a right hand that Dean ducks under and follows up with a left that Dean also avoids with ease.
Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dean enables Pierre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dean manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Dean wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre stands and throws Dean's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dean wants to get back to his feet but Pierre drags him back down.
Pierre controlling the position.
Dean avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pierre.
Pierre working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre cracks Dean with a big right hand but Dean just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face as Pierre controls the position.
Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre gets a double leg takedown into Dean's guard.
Pierre stops Dean from standing up.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
Brian Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierre stands up over Dean, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Jab from Dean.
Dean takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pierre 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for George Pierre!
George Pierre wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Michael Stanley (ranked 887 p4p, 1383 weight class) and Owen Alvarez (ranked 124 p4p, 184 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Michael Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alvarez trying to control from Stanley's half guard. Stanley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanley pushes a forearm under Alvarez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Alvarez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Michael Stanley!
After winning the bout, Roger Michael Stanley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Clarkson (ranked 992 p4p, 1932 weight class) and Abdul Kaloev (ranked 158 p4p, 282 weight class). Hudson Clarkson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hudson Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Kaloev!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkson looking to score a takedown here. Kaloev is defending well but Clarkson drives through and ends up in Kaloev's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaloev is on top in guard.
Kaloev passes Clarkson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Clarkson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarkson is trying to maintain the position but Kaloev is very close to passing his half guard.
Clarkson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Canucks Combat Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kaloev wants to free his trapped foot but Clarkson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clarkson tries to get to full guard but Kaloev has control of the leg.
Kaloev trying to mount his opponent but Clarkson defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson wants to control but Kaloev is keeping busy.
Kaloev trying to pass the guard but Clarkson defending well.
Clarkson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clarkson.
Kaloev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clarkson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaloev defends it easily.
Kaloev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clarkson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaloev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaloev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaloev looking to improve position, pressing down on Clarkson's thigh with his hand. Clarkson seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Kaloev paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Kaloev's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Clarkson picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hudson Clarkson!
Hudson Clarkson very nearly forgot to thank PWNAGEâ„¢ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BC Smith (ranked 1958 p4p, 1234 weight class) and Ziggy King (ranked 262 p4p, 173 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that BC Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily BC Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, BC Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy King!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves away from the strike by King.
Smith throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
King gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
King is holding on to half guard well.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks King but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
King felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith landing punches.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but King is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
 King is rocked!
Smith loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have King scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Smith land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Smith stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BC Smith!
Our winner, BC Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ziggy King spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh well...back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walt Dykstra (ranked 665 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Havar Bjornbak (ranked 90 p4p, 161 weight class). Havar Bjornbak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Havar Bjornbak!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dykstra checks a leg kick nicely.
Dykstra is looking for a counter combo.
Dykstra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bjornbak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dykstra scrambles back to his feet.
Bjornbak scores with a leg kick.
Bjornbak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dykstra slips a jab from Bjornbak.
Dykstra misses the jab.
Dykstra misses with a hook.
Bjornbak sizes up Dykstra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bjornbak tries to land a leg kick but Dykstra saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dykstra misses the target.
Bjornbak slips a straight right by Dykstra.
Bjornbak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bjornbak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bjornbak moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornbak ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
A telegraphed right hand from Dykstra misses the target.
Dykstra is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bjornbak's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornbak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dykstra throws a body shot but no joy.
Dykstra swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bjornbak scores with a jab.
Bjornbak wants to land a leg kick but Dykstra is out of range.
Bjornbak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bjornbak lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dykstra sprawling to the canvas. Bjornbak follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dykstra hang on?
Bjornbak is looking to advance position but Dykstra won't allow it.
Dykstra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bjornbak is working away from the top position though.
Bjornbak controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bjornbak is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bjornbak.
Good leg kick by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dykstra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bjornbak scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bjornbak.
Bjornbak lands a body shot.
Dykstra looks to throw the jab but Bjornbak is out of range.
Bjornbak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjornbak ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
Bjornbak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bjornbak stuns Dykstra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bjornbak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Walt Dykstra has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornbak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dykstra looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornbak is just out of range.
Dykstra slips a straight right by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dykstra rather than just go for the knockout.
Dykstra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dykstra throws a right and a left that Bjornbak avoids nicely.
Dykstra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bjornbak. Bjornbak obviously looking to wear him down.
Bjornbak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bjornbak feints and then cracks Dykstra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dykstra down.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dykstra.
It looked like Dykstra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjornbak swings for the body but Dykstra moves out of range.
Dykstra throws a one two combo.
It looks like Havar Bjornbak has been cut.
Bjornbak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dykstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjornbak counters with a left to the body.
Bjornbak misses with a few strikes there.
Dykstra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Havar Bjornbak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bjornbak. That's going to slow Dykstra down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Havar Bjornbak dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dykstra scores with a punch to the head.
Dykstra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjornbak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dykstra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjornbak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dykstra on the side of the head.
Dykstra gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bjornbak gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Havar Bjornbak!
In his post fight interview, Havar Bjornbak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 413 p4p, 388 weight class) and Principo Adam (ranked 57 p4p, 54 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Exotic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. Adam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dona Eis Requiem. This should be a great matchup!
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Exotic on the side of the head.
Exotic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Exotic moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam moves into range and clinches up with Exotic.
A head punch on the inside from Exotic fails to land.
A hook to the body from Exotic.
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Exotic.
Exotic can't break the clinch.
Adam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Exotic.
Adam decides to pull guard.
Exotic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Exotic postures up.
Exotic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Adam lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam postures up.
Exotic trying to control the position here.
Adam trying to control but Exotic is working from the bottom.
Exotic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two 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.
Exotic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Exotic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Exotic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic looking to control.
Exotic seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Adam trying to control but Exotic is working from the bottom.
Adam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Exotic is looking for a sweep.
Exotic can't do much from the bottom here.
Exotic trying to remain calm as Adam controls from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Exotic tests Adam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Exotic moves forwards but Adam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Exotic counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe Exotic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
Adam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Exotic pushes Adam away with a front kick.
Exotic lands a body shot.
Adam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Exotic throws a leg kick but Adam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Exotic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Principo Adam will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adam misses with a right hand
and Exotic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Exotic throws a leg kick
and Adam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adam avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Adam swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
Adam swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Exotic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Exotic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
Exotic throws a looping overhand right but Adam ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Adam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic throws a hook but Adam blocks it.
Adam let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Exotic moves away and avoids it.
Adam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Exotic.
Exotic misses with a body shot
and Exotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Adam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic walks into a jab.
Exotic looks to land a right hand but Adam moved out of range.
Exotic with a nice calf kick.
Exotic scores with a jab. Adam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Exotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Exotic misses.
Adam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Exotic. Exotic obviously looking to wear him down.
Exotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adam is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Exotic with a body shot.
Adam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Exotic misses with a right hand
and Exotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe Exotic is winning the standup battle so far.
Exotic lands a jab.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Exotic counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Exotic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adam.
Exotic scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses the body punch
and Adam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Exotic lands a nice hook to Adam's body. Adam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Exotic. Beautiful body shot.
Exotic closes the distance and clinches.
Exotic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam lands a takedown into guard.
Exotic keeping full guard, as Adam tries to pass.
Adam is stalling in the full guard.
Adam is looking to work some ground and pound but Exotic has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adam passes into half guard.
Adam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Exotic wants to control but Adam is keeping busy.
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.
Adam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adam is looking to stall here but Exotic recovers full guard.
Adam passes Exotic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Exotic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Exotic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Exotic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Exotic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adam at a distance.
Exotic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam misses with a body shot.
Exotic scores with a jab to the head.
Exotic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adam counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Exotic!
Adam working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Exotic can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Exotic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam slows the pace down.
Adam looks up at the clock and then as Exotic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Adam smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Adam tries to advance to mount but Exotic denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Exotic is looking to regain half guard here but Adam keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Exotic gets back to half guard.
Exotic is trying to control but Adam manages to pass to mount!
Adam wants to control the pace but Exotic is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic tries to hold on but Adam pushes him away.
Exotic tries to reverse the position but Adam maintains control.
Exotic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Principo Adam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Exotic can't escape the position.
Exotic wants to control but Adam is having none of it.
Joe Exotic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Exotic is looking to escape.
Principo Adam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adam controlling from mount.
Adam wants to control but instead Exotic manages to regain half guard.
Exotic looking for a kimura from the bottom but Adam passes into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Exotic keeps working.
Exotic tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Principo Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adam 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Principo Adam!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Principo Adam!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Principo Adam!
Principo Adam wins by unanimous decision!
Principo Adam bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 464 p4p, 477 weight class) and Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 54 p4p, 57 weight class). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yasha Big Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Big Mouth throws out the jab.
Big Mouth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Undisputed in the buildup to the fight.
Ferkingstad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Big Mouth misses its intended target.
Big Mouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ferkingstad gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Big Mouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Big Mouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferkingstad counters by moving into the clinch.
Big Mouth misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Big Mouth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferkingstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth defending well as Ferkingstad loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Big Mouth there.
Ferkingstad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Big Mouth counter with a right hand.
Ferkingstad tries to score with a low kick but Big Mouth moves his leg out of the way.
Ferkingstad tried to score with a low kick but Big Mouth checks it.
Big Mouth looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ferkingstad doesn't manage to clinch there - Big Mouth circles away.
Ferkingstad is looking to clinch.
Big Mouth throwing a counter right hand but Ferkingstad manages to avoid it.
Big Mouth with a nice cross.
Ferkingstad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Big Mouth throws a right hand that Ferkingstad ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferkingstad also avoids with ease.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch but Big Mouth moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Ferkingstad coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Big Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferkingstad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Big Mouth misses.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch
and Big Mouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferkingstad moves into range and clinches up with Big Mouth.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad is looking to control Big Mouth's arms but Big Mouth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferkingstad has his back to the cage.
Ferkingstad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Big Mouth being controlled against the cage.
Ferkingstad blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad trying to stall but Big Mouth improves his position.
Big Mouth manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Ferkingstad misses
and Big Mouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big Mouth connects with the punch.
That kick from Ferkingstad tenderised Big Mouth's leg. Big Mouth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferkingstad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Big Mouth drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ferkingstad right on the button. Ferkingstad goes down! Big Mouth follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Big Mouth gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasha Big Mouth!
An out of breath Yasha Big Mouth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koskisen Hanski (ranked 633 p4p, 435 weight class) and Corona Virus (ranked 23 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koskisen Hanski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanski. Hanski obviously looking to wear him down.
Virus misses the jab.
Hanski misses with a hook. Virus ducked under it nicely.
Virus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanski has closed the distance and engaged Virus in a clinch.
Hanski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Virus is keeping busy.
Hanski tries to stall but Virus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanski can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Virus blocks a body shot from Hanski.
Hanski lands a hook that snaps the head of Virus backwards.
Virus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Virus has a couple of punches blocked by Hanski.
Hanski misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Virus.
Hanski is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus blocking some punches.
Virus tries to throw a body punch but Hanski avoids it by throwing Virus back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Virus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Virus working aggressively here.
Virus is leaning against Hanski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Virus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Virus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice body punch from Virus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Virus.
Virus lands with a right to the head.
Virus lands a right hand.
Virus is leaning against Hanski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Virus as the two fighters clinch.
Virus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Virus cracks Hanski with a nice body shot.
Hanski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Virus lands a nice uppercut.
Virus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Virus lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Virus.
Hanski is rocked!
Virus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Oh Hanski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Virus unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hanski! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Virus is unloading with more strikes now! Hanski drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corona Virus!
Corona Virus is the new super heavyweight champion!
Corona Virus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa (ranked 252 p4p, 441 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 31 p4p, 64 weight class). Manny Tavares is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 cm
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares lands a right hook to the body.
Tavares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tavares with the inside leg kick.
Czarny Z Garbowa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tavares throws a big counter head kick but Czarny Z Garbowa avoids it with no problem.
Tavares misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Czarny Z Garbowa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tavares's guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to pass the guard but Tavares is keeping the position.
Tavares wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa passes Tavares's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tavares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Czarny Z Garbowa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tavares looks like he's trying to stand up.
Czarny Z Garbowa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tavares defends it well.
Tavares trying to control from the bottom.
Tavares kicks off Czarny Z Garbowa and gets to his feet.
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Czarny Z Garbowa attempts a counter takedown but Tavares avoids it well and moves away.
Czarny Z Garbowa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tavares on his heels. He'll look to pass Tavares's guard now, I'm sure.
Tavares uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares misses with a hook. Czarny Z Garbowa ducked under it nicely.
Czarny Z Garbowa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa has been cut.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Czarny Z Garbowa ducks down to avoid it.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares throws a body punch but Czarny Z Garbowa moves out of range.
Czarny Z Garbowa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tavares throws a jab when Czarny Z Garbowa was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown but Tavares shows good takedown defense.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Czarny Z Garbowa.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Czarny Z Garbowa avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Czarny Z Garbowa moves away from the strike by Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses the jab.
Czarny Z Garbowa moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Czarny Z Garbowa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Manny Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Czarny Z Garbowa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Manny Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavares misses with the combination.
Czarny Z Garbowa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tavares scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tavares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Tavares misses with a jab to the body
and Czarny Z Garbowa counters with a shoot takedown. Tavares fights it but they end up in guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tavares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa passes Tavares's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tavares does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Czarny Z Garbowa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Czarny Z Garbowa prevents Tavares from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares wants to control but Czarny Z Garbowa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Czarny Z Garbowa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to pass to mount but Tavares is defending the position.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tavares defends it well.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tavares doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Czarny Z Garbowa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Czarny Z Garbowa trying to control the action but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Czarny Z Garbowa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Czarny Z Garbowa is working for a submission of some sort.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Czarny Z Garbowa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Czarny Z Garbowa fails to move to back control.
Tavares tries to lock up and control but Czarny Z Garbowa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Czarny Z Garbowa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tavares can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavares can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tavares is surviving well by controlling Czarny Z Garbowa's body position as best he can.
Czarny Z Garbowa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Czarny Z Garbowa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Czarny Z Garbowa takes Tavares's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Tavares is in trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Czarny Z Garbowa looking for the RNC.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Czarny Z Garbowa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Czarny Z Garbowa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Czarny Z Garbowa slips under a jab from Tavares.
Tavares lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares cracks Czarny Z Garbowa with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Czarny Z Garbowa tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tavares pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Czarny Z Garbowa is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Tavares!
Manny Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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