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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 865 p4p, 363 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 131 p4p, 49 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Kitsuragi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares jabs Kitsuragi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tavares's coach down at Andy's Sweaty Men was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tavares's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kitsuragi jumps guard but Tavares turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tavares working aggressively here.
Tavares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kitsuragi backwards.
Tavares scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kitsuragi .
Tavares misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tavares - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kitsuragi working hard to break the clinch.
Kitsuragi lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavares.
I was talking to Kitsuragi 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kitsuragi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitsuragi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kitsuragi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kitsuragi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kitsuragi moves away from the strike by Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kitsuragi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tavares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kitsuragi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Some wild striking there from Tavares.
Kitsuragi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manny Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitsuragi tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
And Tavares responds with a good body kick, but Kitsuragi manages to step out the way in time.
Tavares fakes the leg kick and cracks Kitsuragi in the body.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitsuragi ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Tavares misses with a body kick.
Kitsuragi tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a body kick that misses.
Tavares misses with a straight right.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Kitsuragi is looking to counter punch.
Kitsuragi throws a combination that misses
and Tavares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kitsuragi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavares circles away.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitsuragi is just out of range.
Kitsuragi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitsuragi throwing a counter right hand but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tavares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi connects with a nice looking jab.
Tavares misses with a hook.
Tavares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tavares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitsuragi slips a straight right by Tavares.
A counter left hand to the body from Kitsuragi misses its target.
Kitsuragi tries to land a leg kick but Tavares saw it coming and moves away.
Kitsuragi is looking to clinch.
Kitsuragi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tavares ducks right into an uppercut from Kitsuragi .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Tavares 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.
Tavares scores with a shot to the body.
Kitsuragi punishes Tavares's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavares lands with a hook. Kitsuragi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kitsuragi slips a straight right by Tavares.
Tavares loads up on a big right hand but Kitsuragi slips the punch.
Kitsuragi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tavares throws a body kick that misses
and Kitsuragi counters with a straight right hand.
Tavares scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Kim Kitsuragi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tavares momentarily.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Manny Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kitsuragi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavares digs a good hook to Kitsuragi 's body.
Kitsuragi delivers a nice body kick.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Kitsuragi moved out of range nicely.
Kitsuragi tried to counter with a leg kick but Tavares avoided it.
Tavares misses with a straight left.
Kitsuragi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kitsuragi 's corner calls for a 1-2. Kitsuragi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and Kitsuragi moves out of range easily.
Kitsuragi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tavares throws a hook but Kitsuragi avoids it easily.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares slips a jab from Kitsuragi .
Tavares rushes Kitsuragi and presses him up against the cage.
Tavares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Tavares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Tavares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tavares just leaning against Kitsuragi , taking a breather.
Kitsuragi misses with a punch to the body.
Kitsuragi lands a left hand.
Tavares digs a right hand into Kitsuragi 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kitsuragi 's gas tank.
Kitsuragi 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavares blocks a body shot from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitsuragi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Tavares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tavares lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tavares lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavares.
Stalling in the clinch from Tavares.
Tavares lands with a left to the head.
Tavares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavares lands a shoulder strike.
Tavares misses with the head strike.
Kitsuragi prevents a body shot from Tavares.
A body shot lands from Tavares.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kitsuragi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavares digs a right hand underneath Kitsuragi 's ribcage. Kitsuragi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tavares is working Kitsuragi over against the cage.
Tavares is leaning against Kitsuragi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tavares lands with a left to the head.
Tavares misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Tavares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitsuragi has a couple of punches blocked by Tavares.
Tavares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitsuragi throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tavares.
A short right from Tavares on the inside.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Kitsuragi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kitsuragi s head.
Kitsuragi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manny Tavares seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tavares lands an uppercut.
Kitsuragi tries to work over Tavares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kitsuragi backwards.
Tavares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kitsuragi or not.
Tavares taking a breather.
Kitsuragi throws a head punch that misses.
Tavares lands an uppercut.
Tavares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kitsuragi backwards.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Kitsuragi 's cut.
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!
Tavares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tavares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kitsuragi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tavares tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kitsuragi counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares connects with a nice looking jab.
Kitsuragi tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavares! But no joy.
Tavares misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Kitsuragi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kitsuragi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A big left from Tavares misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kitsuragi !
Tavares throws a jab when Kitsuragi was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kitsuragi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares takes one to the chin there.
Tavares scores with a jab. Kitsuragi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kitsuragi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kitsuragi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tavares takes a swing at Kitsuragi 's ribcage but misses.
Kim Kitsuragi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a right hook to the body.
Kitsuragi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitsuragi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kitsuragi tried to counter with a leg kick but Tavares avoided it.
Tavares throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kitsuragi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitsuragi avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Kitsuragi throwing a counter right hand but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kitsuragi slips under a jab from Tavares.
Tavares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavares throws a right hand that misses
and Kitsuragi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitsuragi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Kitsuragi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kitsuragi tried to counter with a leg kick but Tavares avoided it.
Tavares throws the kick towards the body but Kitsuragi avoids it.
Kitsuragi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tavares walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kitsuragi .
Tavares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Kitsuragi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares connects with the punch.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavares rushes Kitsuragi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kitsuragi cracks Tavares with a nice body shot.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
Tavares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitsuragi misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tavares has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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