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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandre Nadareishvili (ranked 1725 p4p, 3442 weight class) and Larry Tact (ranked 218 p4p, 382 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandre Nadareishvili!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Tact!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadareishvili staying out of range there.
Tact takes a swing at Nadareishvili's ribcage but misses.
Nadareishvili looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tact takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tact takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tact scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nadareishvili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tact thuds a left hand into Nadareishvili's body.
Tact misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nadareishvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tact throws a looping overhand right but Nadareishvili ducks down to avoid it.
Tact cracks a nice hook into Nadareishvili's ribs.
Nadareishvili scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tact doesn't seem bothered though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tact loads up on a big right hand but Nadareishvili slips the punch.
Tact throws a right hand that misses
letting Nadareishvili counter with a right hand.
Tact slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tact is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nadareishvili rather than just go for the knockout.
Tact throws a looping overhand right but Nadareishvili ducks down to avoid it.
Tact fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nadareishvili manages to avoid it.
Tact swings for the body but Nadareishvili moves out of range.
Nadareishvili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tact counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Nadareishvili.
A big right from Tact misses.
Tact misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been informed that Tact 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.
Tact throws an overhand right that lands on Nadareishvili's shoulder, as Nadareishvili tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nadareishvili.
Tact misses with a wild body shot.
Nadareishvili swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tact looks to land a right hand but Nadareishvili moved out of range.
Nadareishvili is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tact manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tact walks into a stiff left hand from Nadareishvili.
Tact throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut lands for Nadareishvili. That snapped Tact's head back.
Nadareishvili moves away from the strike by Tact.
It looked like Nadareishvili was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tact.
Nadareishvili looks to land a left hand but Tact moved out of range nicely.
Nadareishvili is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nadareishvili slips under a jab.
Tact uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nadareishvili.
Tact takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nadareishvili connects with a looping right hand.
Tact misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nadareishvili.
Tact jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Nadareishvili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tact misses.
A quick step to the side and Nadareishvili tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tact takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nadareishvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nadareishvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tact.
Tact takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tact lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadareishvili throws a shot from downtown. Tact moves away and avoids it.
Nadareishvili works Tact's body with a nice hook.
Nadareishvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nadareishvili moves into the clinch.
Nadareishvili misses with a punch to the body.
Nadareishvili swings wildly with an uppercut but Tact uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tact managing to block the knees to the body from Nadareishvili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tact throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nadareishvili missing with knees to the body.
Nadareishvili effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tact.
Nadareishvili has Tact pressed against the cage.
Tact breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tact lands a jab to Nadareishvili's midsection.
Tact uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nadareishvili.
Tact swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tact waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadareishvili.
As Tact tries to get set, Nadareishvili tries to push him back and clinch up but Tact manages to avoid the attempt.
Tact will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleksandre Nadareishvili will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nadareishvili digs a good body shot into Tact's ribs.
Larry Tact seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadareishvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Nadareishvili misses the target.
Tact avoids the body shot from Nadareishvili.
Tact throws a looping overhand right but Nadareishvili ducks down to avoid it.
Nadareishvili swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nadareishvili lands with a nice body punch.
Nadareishvili avoids the body shot from Tact.
Tact misses with a hook
and Nadareishvili counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tact throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tact looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tact just misses with a punch to the body.
Nadareishvili moves out of range as Tact strikes.
Tact is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nadareishvili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tact ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nadareishvili moves away.
Nadareishvili tries to clinch up.
Nadareishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tact misses with an uppercut
and Nadareishvili counters with a nice body shot.
Nadareishvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tact.
Nadareishvili throws a good cross that connects.
Nadareishvili lands with a right hand.
Nadareishvili takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tact misses with a body punch
and Nadareishvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tact waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadareishvili.
It looked like Nadareishvili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tact just misses with a punch to the body.
Nadareishvili throwing a counter right hand but Tact manages to avoid it.
Nadareishvili throws a body punch but Tact moves out of range.
Tact throws out a counter right but Nadareishvili avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tact misses with a wild body shot.
Tact misses with a body punch
and Nadareishvili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nadareishvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tact unleashes a big counter combination but Nadareishvili bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Tact misses its intended target.
Tact scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadareishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nadareishvili throws a jab but it's blocked by Tact.
Aleksandre Nadareishvili is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Nadareishvili finds it's target.
Nadareishvili throws a shot from downtown. Tact moves away and avoids it.
Tact lands with a right hand.
A jab from Tact misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tact misses with a body shot
and Tact takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nadareishvili throws a hook but Tact blocks it.
Nadareishvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nadareishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tact scores with a shot to the body.
Nadareishvili misses the shot to the body.
Tact throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nadareishvili throws a lazy right hand but Tact sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tact misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nadareishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Nadareishvili.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nadareishvili here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tact dips to his left and cracks Nadareishvili with an uppercut!
Nadareishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tact was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadareishvili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tact. Nadareishvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tact throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nadareishvili throwing a counter right hand but Tact manages to avoid it.
Tact lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nadareishvili backs up against the cage.
It looks like Aleksandre Nadareishvili has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tact ducks under a wild hook from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili jabs at Tact's body.
Nadareishvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tact.
Tact connects with a right hand. Nadareishvili shakes it off.
Tact swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tact takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tact misses with a hook.
Nadareishvili takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nadareishvili has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nadareishvili has a couple of punches blocked by Tact.
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 Aleksandre Nadareishvili will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandre Nadareishvili'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tact moves away from the strike by Nadareishvili.
Tact misses with a wild combination.
Tact uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nadareishvili.
Tact scores with a body shot.
Nadareishvili avoids the body shot from Tact.
An attempted straight right counter from Nadareishvili misses the target.
Tact pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadareishvili throws out a powerful jab.
Tact swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nadareishvili counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadareishvili scores with a shot to the side of Tact's head.
Nadareishvili controlling the action here for a moment.
Tact has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right from Tact on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili lands with a right to the head.
Tact's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nadareishvili lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Nadareishvili to work.
Tact breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tact takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tact scores with a hook to the body. Nadareishvili takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tact just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tact swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nadareishvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nadareishvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tact blocks a jab.
Tact avoids the body shot from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Tact misses.
Tact scores with a hook to the body. Nadareishvili takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tact throws the left hand but Nadareishvili avoids the punch easily.
Nadareishvili was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tact throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tact lands a body shot.
Nadareishvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tact. Nadareishvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Nadareishvili misses the target.
Tact misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nadareishvili counters with a straight right hand.
Tact throws a right hand that misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a left to the body.
Tact takes a swing at Nadareishvili's ribcage but misses.
Tact swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tact throws a jab but it's blocked by Nadareishvili.
Larry Tact has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nadareishvili cracks Tact with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tact gets tackled into the cage by Nadareishvili. Nadareishvili maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nadareishvili takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nadareishvili tries to throw a body punch but Tact avoids it by throwing Nadareishvili back against the cage.
Tact is trying to force a seperation but Nadareishvili has the dominant position.
Nadareishvili scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili lands a knee to the body.
Tact takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nadareishvili tries to land a knee to the head but Tact blocks with his arms.
Nadareishvili works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nadareishvili misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nadareishvili.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tact is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tact throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadareishvili.
Still in the clinch, Nadareishvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tact pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nadareishvili stuns Tact with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tact misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandre Nadareishvili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nadareishvili 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aleksandre Nadareishvili!
Aleksandre Nadareishvili retains his heavyweight title!
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