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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Tavares (ranked 632 p4p, 616 weight class) and Adrian Galanis (ranked 85 p4p, 82 weight class). Manny Tavares 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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Galanis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galanis.
Galanis throws a big shot that misses.
Tavares swings for the body but Galanis moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Tavares.
Galanis throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Galanis throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Galanis scores with a nice head shot.
Tavares throws a hook but Galanis avoids it easily.
Galanis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tavares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Galanis counters with a thumping low kick.
Galanis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares can't find room to land a body shot as Galanis controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Tavares working aggressively here.
Galanis blocks an uppercut.
Tavares pushes Galanis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tavares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galanis blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Galanis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Galanis connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tavares.
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Tavares thuds a left hand into Galanis's body.
Galanis avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Tavares defending well as Galanis loads up on a big left hand.
Tavares appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tavares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tavares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Galanis misses with a double jab.
Tavares looks to throw a body kick
and Galanis counters with a nice body shot.
Galanis misses with an uppercut
and Tavares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Galanis's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanis misses with a right hand
and Tavares counters with a straight right hand.
Galanis darts in and clinches Tavares up against the cage.
Tavares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galanis throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
Tavares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galanis.
Galanis throws a hook to the side of Tavares's head but Tavares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Galanis.
It looks like Manny Tavares has been cut.
Galanis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tavares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Galanis's head but Galanis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Galanis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galanis blocks a jab.
Galanis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Galanis blocks a jab.
Galanis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Galanis.
Galanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares cracks Galanis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tavares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tavares slips a jab from Galanis.
Tavares throws a big shot that misses.
Manny Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Galanis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Galanis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galanis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Galanis slips under a jab.
Tavares connects with a good right hand that stumbles Galanis. Galanis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Galanis scores with a hook to the body. Tavares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Galanis moved out of range nicely.
Galanis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanis throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tavares counter with a right hand.
Tavares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galanis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavares cracks Galanis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tavares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tavares connects with a leg kick.
Tavares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tavares throws an off balance right hand
enabling Galanis to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavares sizes up Galanis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Galanis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Galanis momentarily.
Tavares scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares misses with a right hand
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tavares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Galanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Manny Tavares's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tavares takes one to the side of the head.
Tavares gets tackled into the cage by Galanis. Galanis maintains the clinch.
Tavares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galanis can do to turn this around?
Galanis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Tavares.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Galanis lands a right hand.
Tavares lands a body punch.
Tavares gets through Galanis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galanis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Galanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares misses with some punches.
A short right from Tavares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galanis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galanis throws a leg kick but Tavares checks it.
Galanis throws a leg kick but Tavares checks it.
Galanis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavares counters with a nice leg kick.
Galanis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Tavares has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tavares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Galanis throws a low kick but Tavares avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Tavares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tavares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Galanis finds it's way round the side to connect with Tavares's head.
Tavares cracks Galanis with an open hand slap.
Galanis misses with an uppercut
and Tavares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Galanis's knee momentarily.
Galanis throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Galanis takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Tavares.
Galanis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Galanis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Galanis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Galanis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galanis tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Galanis rushes Tavares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tavares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galanis.
Galanis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tavares misses the jab.
Tavares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Galanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Galanis ducks down to avoid it.
Galanis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Galanis misses with a leg kick
and Tavares counters with a leg kick.
Tavares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tavares lands with an uppercut that bounces Galanis off the cage and back into range.
Galanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a head shot.
Tavares swings for the body but Galanis moves out of range.
Galanis unleashes a big counter combination but Tavares bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galanis throws out a counter right but Tavares avoids it with no problem.
Manny Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Tavares scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Tavares misses.
Tavares scoring well with a low kick there.
Galanis 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galanis misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galanis was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Galanis feints a counter leg kick.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Tavares misses.
Galanis blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanis! But no joy.
Tavares misses with a low kick as Galanis jumps back.
Galanis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanis looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Galanis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galanis manages to avoid it.
Galanis ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Galanis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tavares scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares throws a lazy head kick
letting Galanis counter with a right hand.
Galanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galanis swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Galanis throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Galanis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Tavares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Tavares's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A good leg kick by Tavares.
Galanis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Galanis lands a jab.
Galanis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tavares throws a leg kick but Galanis checks it.
Galanis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Galanis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Tavares is looking to slow Galanis down with leg kicks.
Galanis throws a lazy right hand but Tavares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galanis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Galanis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tavares, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Galanis as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Tavares - that landed with a thud.
Tavares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galanis misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galanis.
Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavares tries a body shot but Galanis blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Galanis.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
Tavares misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galanis as Tavares tries to tie him up.
Tavares breaks from the clinch.
Tavares swings for the body but Galanis moves out of range.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanis throws out the jab.
Galanis slips a jab from Tavares.
Galanis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavares feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Galanis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanis misses with a double jab
and Tavares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galanis moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
Galanis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tavares connects with a nice looking jab.
Tavares lands with a cross.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galanis looks to land a left hand but Tavares moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Galanis.
Galanis misses with the combination.
Tavares connects with a leg kick.
Tavares misses with a left hand
letting Galanis counter with a right hand.
Tavares slips a straight right by Galanis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
Tavares scores with a jab to the head.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Galanis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavares.
Good leg kick by Tavares.
Some bone on bone action there as Galanis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manny Tavares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Galanis moves away and avoids it.
Tavares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galanis counters with a right hand to the body.
Tavares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanis throws out the jab.
Tavares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares with a hook.
Tavares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Galanis moves away from the strike by Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tavares swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Galanis is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Galanis misses.
Galanis checks a low kick from Tavares.
Galanis misses with a shot to the body
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galanis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Tavares misses its target.
Tavares connects with a body shot that sends Galanis's belly button to the back.
Tavares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Galanis momentarily.
Galanis digs a good body shot into Tavares's ribs.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galanis moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanis! But no joy.
Adrian Galanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tavares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tavares has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight for Manny Tavares!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Manny Tavares!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Manny Tavares!
Manny Tavares wins by unanimous decision!
Manny Tavares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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