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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillan Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dillan Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tahere lands a jab to the head.
Tahere goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Powers is looking to clinch.
Powers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Powers tries to clinch there but Tahere circles away.
Powers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Powers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shawn Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers misses with a low kick.
Powers fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Tahere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere lands a nice shot to the body.
Powers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tahere, pushing him back against the cage.
Powers tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahere avoids the damage to the body.
Powers prevents Tahere from breaking the clinch.
Powers trying to land knees to the body.
Tahere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tahere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Powers landing knees to the body.
Powers keeps control of Tahere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tahere wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tahere avoiding damage as Powers throws knees to the body.
Powers missing with knees to the body.
Tahere is trying to break the clinch but Powers is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tahere is looking to break free of the clinch but Powers has double underhooks.
Powers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tahere has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Powers.
Powers keeps control of Tahere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Powers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahere avoids it.
Powers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Powers tries a knee to the head but Tahere blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers tries to land a knee to the head but Tahere blocks with his arms.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Tahere managing to block the knees to the body from Powers.
Tahere can't break the clinch.
Tahere wants to get back to striking at distance but Powers won't allow it.
Powers keeps control of Tahere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tahere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tahere wants to get back to striking at distance but Powers won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahere is defending well for now.
Powers misses with a knee strike.
Powers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahere avoids it.
Tahere is trying to break the clinch but Powers is controlling him.
Tahere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Powers trying to land knees to the body.
Powers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahere blocks it with crossed arms.
Powers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahere blocks it with crossed arms.
Tahere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Powers has him pressed against the cage.
Tahere is trying to force a seperation but Powers has the dominant position.
Powers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Powers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahere avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Tahere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tahere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Powers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahere avoids it.
Powers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahere avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powers trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tahere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahere is trying to break free.
Tahere is trying to break the clinch but Powers is controlling him.
Tahere wants to get back to striking at distance but Powers won't allow it.
Tahere is trying to break the clinch but Powers has him pressed against the cage.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahere looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tahere has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahere breaks from the clinch.
Powers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shawn Powers will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Powers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Powers tries to clinch up.
Powers tries to clinch but Tahere moves out of range.
Tahere swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
Tahere moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Tahere both land. Nice combination.
Tahere lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Tahere pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Powers back to the cage. Tahere follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tahere moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Powers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahere is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Powers rather than just go for the knockout.
Powers tries to clinch up.
Tahere throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Powers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tahere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tahere lands a two punch combo.
Powers wants to clinch.
Shawn Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to clinch up but Tahere keeps it at a distance.
Tahere throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tahere scores with a jab to the jaw.
Powers tries to clinch up.
Powers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tahere shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Powers eats them both and turns towards Tahere to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere keeps the fight on the outside.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Tahere as he checks the leg kick.
Powers tries to clinch but Tahere moves out of range.
A lazy left from Tahere finds it's target.
Tahere sizes up Powers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Powers tries to clinch but Tahere moves out of range.
Powers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tahere goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers checks a leg kick nicely.
Tahere circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers tries to clinch but Tahere moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahere is working the combinations to good effect here.
Powers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dillan Tahere will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Powers tries to work over Tahere's front leg with a kick but Tahere checks it.
Powers wants to clinch.
Tahere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Powers's head.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick
and Tahere counters with a nice uppercut.
Powers moves into range and clinches up with Tahere.
Tahere is trying to force a seperation but Powers has the dominant position.
Tahere is trying to force a seperation but Powers has the dominant position.
Powers has Tahere pressed against the cage, preventing Tahere from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powers throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahere is defending well for now.
Powers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Powers trying to land knees to the body.
Powers tries to stall but Tahere uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tahere managing to block the knees to the body from Powers.
Tahere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tahere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powers tries a knee to the head but Tahere blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Powers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tahere tries to break the clinch but Powers is controlling the position.
Powers keeps control of Tahere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Powers tries to land a knee to the head but Tahere blocks with his arms.
Powers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahere is defending well for now.
Powers missing with knees to the body.
Tahere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tahere wants to break free but Powers has control.
Tahere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tahere is trying to break the clinch but Powers has him pressed against the cage.
Tahere can't break the clinch.
Powers prevents Tahere from breaking the clinch.
Tahere wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powers has Tahere pressed against the cage, preventing Tahere from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tahere has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Powers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahere.
Tahere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tahere is trying to force a seperation but Powers has the dominant position.
Powers missing with knees to the body.
Tahere managing to block the knees to the body from Powers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere wants to break the clinch but can't.
Powers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tahere's efforts to push away.
Tahere is trying to break the clinch but Powers is controlling him.
Tahere has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Powers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tahere wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Tahere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tahere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tahere can't break the clinch.
Tahere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tahere avoiding damage as Powers throws knees to the body.
Tahere tries to break the clinch but Powers is controlling the position.
Powers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahere avoids it.
Tahere managing to block the knees to the body from Powers.
Tahere tries to break the clinch but Powers is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Powers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tahere scores with a shot to the body.
Powers tries to clinch there but Tahere circles away.
Powers throws a right and a left that Tahere avoids nicely.
Donk. Tahere catches Powers right on the button with a cross.
Powers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere digs a good hook to Powers's body.
A nice combination there by Tahere.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shawn Powers.
I think Powers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shawn Powers!
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