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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salamanca (ranked 3970 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Michael Tavares (ranked 385 p4p, 394 weight class). Jose Salamanca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Tavares's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salamanca shoots for a double leg takedown but Tavares sprawls well. He's pushed Salamanca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca looks for a takedown but Tavares sprawls well.
Salamanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Salamanca gets caught flat footed, as Tavares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Salamanca has momentary wrist control but Tavares slips an elbow through the middle.
Tavares trying to control but Salamanca is working from the bottom.
Tavares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salamanca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca trying to control the position here.
Salamanca seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tavares engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tavares throws a big elbow that misses.
Salamanca being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tavares shoots in and gets a takedown into Salamanca's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tavares wants to stand but Salamanca is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tavares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tavares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking to sit in guard and control but Salamanca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Salamanca from controlling successfully.
Tavares has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salamanca wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
Tavares pulls Salamanca in close to prevent any damage.
Tavares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salamanca controls the pace.
Salamanca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Salamanca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tavares keeps working.
Salamanca tries to move to full mount but Tavares actually manages to regain half guard.
Tavares kicks Salamanca off and gets back to his feet.
Salamanca tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tavares defends well and Salamanca ends up having to push Tavares into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salamanca sets himself, and Tavares steps forward looking for the clinch! Salamanca avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Salamanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salamanca is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tavares successfully pulls guard.
Tavares controlling the position.
Tavares throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Salamanca from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tavares dominated that round.
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 misses with a hook
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares gets a takedown into half guard.
Salamanca is refusing to be controlled, as Tavares sits in half guard.
Tavares not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tavares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tavares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tavares is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Salamanca shoots in but Tavares avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salamanca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tavares pinned against the cage. Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salamanca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tavares shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tavares is working for a submission of some sort.
Tavares escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca fails with a takedown attempt.
Tavares is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salamanca with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Salamanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salamanca to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tavares is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Salamanca presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Salamanca can't get the takedown.
Salamanca looking for a takedown.
Salamanca is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tavares no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tavares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Salamanca from controlling successfully.
Tavares can't keep his opponent in guard - Salamanca advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Salamanca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salamanca is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares is squirming around, avoiding Salamanca's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares has given up his back. Will we see Salamanca going for some submissions?
Tavares tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Tavares.
It looks like Jose Salamanca has been cut.
Salamanca shoots and misses
and Tavares counters with a single leg into guard. Salamanca didn't expect that.
Tavares stands up from Salamanca's guard - Tavares perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tavares shoots in looking for a takedown. Salamanca tries to sprawl out of it but Tavares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salamanca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tavares manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salamanca on his heels. He'll look to pass Salamanca's guard now, I'm sure.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Salamanca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tavares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salamanca looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throwing strikes from guard but Salamanca blocks nicely.
Tavares is looking to work some ground and pound but Salamanca has wrist control.
Salamanca is trying to control the position but Tavares postures up.
Salamanca looking to control but Tavares passes into half guard.
Salamanca is trying to maintain the position but Tavares is very close to passing his half guard.
Tavares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Salamanca with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tavares wants to stand up but Salamanca has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jose Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Tavares takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tavares is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Salamanca has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tavares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salamanca's head.
Tavares wants to free his trapped foot but Salamanca is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Michael Tavares has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is trying to control the action in half guard but Salamanca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Tavares ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca goes for a double leg but Tavares avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tavares continues to drive forward.
Tavares is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Salamanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salamanca wants a takedown but no success here.
Tavares pulls guard successfully.
Salamanca works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salamanca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tavares keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavares trying to control from the bottom.
Salamanca is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tavares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca looking to control but Tavares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tavares is working to get back to half guard.
Salamanca tries to take his opponent's back but Tavares turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Salamanca trying to keep a closed guard but Tavares is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Salamanca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Tavares!
A very excited looking Michael Tavares made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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