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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malo Tavara (ranked 4911 p4p, 5006 weight class) and Jake Everett (ranked 398 p4p, 403 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malo Tavara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Everett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavara slips a jab from Everett.
Everett thuds a left hand into Tavara's body.
Tavara throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Everett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Everett looks to land a left hand but Tavara moved out of range nicely.
Tavara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tavara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Everett.
Tavara slips a jab from Everett.
Tavara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Everett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavara.
Everett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tavara, pushing him back against the cage.
Tavara 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.
Tavara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everett gets through Tavara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tavara tries to circle away but Everett has him pinned against the cage.
Tavara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Everett throws out a powerful jab.
Everett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Everett swings for the body but Tavara moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett moves to clinch but Tavara breaks away
and Tavara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Everett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tavara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Everett misses.
Tavara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Everett throws an overhand right that lands on Tavara's shoulder, as Tavara tries to avoid the shot.
Everett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavara counters with a nice uppercut.
Everett moves out of range as Tavara strikes.
Tavara throws a series of punches but Everett moves out of range.
Everett tries to clinch up.
Tavara looks to land a left hand but Everett moved out of range nicely.
Tavara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tavara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Everett blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everett misses with a left hand
and Tavara counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Everett misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tavara to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Everett.
Everett throws the left hand but Tavara avoids the punch easily.
Tavara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Everett scores with a nice right hand.
Everett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Everett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavara was well out of range. Poor timing from Everett.
Tavara throwing a counter right hand but Everett manages to avoid it.
Tavara swings for the body but Everett moves out of range.
Everett throws out a counter right but Tavara avoids it with no problem.
Tavara swats away the attempt to clinch by Everett.
It looked like Tavara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Everett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tavara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Everett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavara.
Tavara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Everett misses with a left hand
and Tavara counters with a stiff right hand.
Everett looks to throw the jab but Tavara is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Everett. Beautiful body shot.
Everett with a hook.
Tavara moves away from the strike by Everett.
A shot to the liver by Everett. Beautiful body shot.
Everett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tavara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Everett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tavara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Everett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Tavara avoids the body shot from Everett.
Everett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tavara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jake Everett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everett is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavara misses the target.
Tavara lands a slapping body shot.
Tavara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Everett.
Everett misses with a wild body shot.
Everett misses with a straight left.
Tavara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Everett throws a sloppy body shot
and Everett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavara's corner calls for a 1-2. Tavara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Everett looks to land a left hand but Tavara moved out of range nicely.
Everett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Everett punishes Tavara's body with a nice straight punch.
Everett scores with a hook to the body. Tavara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Everett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Everett.
Everett throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tavara counter with a right hand.
Everett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Everett sizes up Tavara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Everett misses with a right hand
letting Tavara counter with a right hand.
Tavara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Everett throws a poor cross that misses
and Tavara counters with a straight right hand.
Everett throws a shot from downtown. Tavara moves away and avoids it.
Everett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Everett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavara manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavara misses the target.
Everett throws an off balance right hand
and Tavara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Everett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Everett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Everett is rocked!
Everett moves out of range as Tavara strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett misses with a lunging right hand
and Tavara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Everett thinking.
Malo Tavara is winning the standup battle so far.
Everett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tavara's hands.
Tavara throws a right and a left that Everett avoids nicely.
Tavara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Everett's head.
Tavara slips under a jab from Everett.
Everett misses with an uppercut
and Tavara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Everett scores with a jab to the body.
Everett lands a jab to Tavara's midsection.
Everett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tavara ducks under a wild hook from Everett.
Everett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Everett tries to clinch but Tavara moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Everett. Tavara does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Everett's head.
Everett lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Everett. Tavara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Everett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tavara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Everett misses the jab.
Tavara throwing a counter right hand but Everett manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Tavara finds it's target.
Everett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Everett throws a big shot that misses.
Everett stuns Tavara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Everett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tavara.
Everett lands a slapping body shot.
Tavara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Everett throws a combination that misses
and Tavara counters with a nice uppercut.
Everett defending well as Tavara loads up on a big left hand.
Everett looks to land a right hand but Tavara moved out of range.
Everett misses with the combination.
Tavara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Everett throws a body punch but Tavara moves out of range.
Everett lands with a shot to the body.
Everett throws a right hand that misses
and Tavara counters with a left to the body.
Tavara takes one to the side of the head.
Tavara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Everett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everett misses with an uppercut.
Everett loads up on a big right hand but Tavara slips the punch.
Tavara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Everett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tavara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tavara lands a head shot.
Everett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Everett throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tavara counter with a right hand.
Everett is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavara finish him?
Everett throws a right and a left that Tavara avoids nicely.
Tavara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tavara lands a nice shot to the body.
Everett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavara counters with a big right hand! Oh Everett is in trouble here! Tavara follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malo Tavara!
Malo Tavara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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