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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonseca is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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204 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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220 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sol Tavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Tavarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tavarez swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Fonseca.
Tavarez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fonseca closes the distance and clinches.
Tavarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fonseca's elbow.
Fonseca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fonseca is trying to break free.
Tavarez gets through Fonseca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavarez tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
Fonseca breaks from the clinch.
Tavarez closes the distance and pushes Fonseca back into the cage.
Tavarez missing with knees to the body.
Tavarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonseca or not.
Fonseca is trying to break free.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavarez.
Fonseca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tavarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fonseca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarez keeps control of Fonseca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tavarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fonseca can't break the clinch.
Tavarez tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
Tavarez missing with knees to the body.
Tavarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fonseca is keeping busy.
Tavarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavarez can't find room to land a body shot as Fonseca controls the action.
Tavarez tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fonseca.
Tavarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tavarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
Tavarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jackson Fonseca has been cut.
Tavarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavarez can't find room to land a body shot as Fonseca controls the action.
Fonseca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fonseca is trying to break free.
Fonseca prevents a body shot from Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fonseca avoiding damage as Tavarez throws knees to the body.
Tavarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Fonseca controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tavarez misses with a body punch.
Fonseca letting Tavarez take a breather here.
Fonseca breaks the clinch.
Tavarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavarez moves out of range of the body kick from Fonseca.
Tavarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavarez throws out a powerful jab.
Tavarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca misses with a looping left.
Tavarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fonseca bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Tavarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Fonseca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fonseca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tavarez tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Fonseca.
Tavarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Tavarez tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
A short right from Tavarez.
Tavarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fonseca fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tavarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fonsecas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fonseca avoids a kick to the body.
Tavarez misses with a few strikes there.
Tavarez dodges the punch combination from Fonseca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez checks a leg kick.
Tavarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut. Tavarez saw that one coming.
Jackson Fonseca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Fonseca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fonseca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fonseca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarez has him pressed against the cage.
Tavarez has Fonseca pressed against the cage, preventing Fonseca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fonseca wants to break free but Tavarez has control.
Fonseca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fonseca blocking some punches.
Tavarez throws a head punch that misses.
Tavarez lands with a light punch inside.
Tavarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fonseca's efforts to push away.
Tavarez lands a shoulder strike.
Tavarez tries to work over Fonseca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavarez wants a takedown.
Sol Tavarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tavarez tries to throw a body punch but Fonseca avoids it by throwing Tavarez back against the cage.
Tavarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Fonseca controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fonseca can't break the clinch.
Fonseca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tavarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fonseca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tavarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fonseca can't break the clinch.
Tavarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Fonseca controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Tavarez.
Fonseca is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fonseca is trying to push Tavarez away but Tavarez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fonseca's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a body punch.
Tavarez misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
Tavarez tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
Fonseca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tavarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Tavarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Fonseca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fonseca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tavarez misses with a hook. Fonseca ducked under it nicely.
Tavarez needs to keep his hands up - Fonseca had a free shot at his head there.
Fonseca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fonseca is just out of range.
Tavarez has a takedown stuffed.
Tavarez misses with a hook. Fonseca ducked under it nicely.
Fonseca cracks Tavarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tavarez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fonseca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fonseca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sol Tavarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fonseca avoids the head kick by Tavarez.
Tavarez avoids a kick to the body.
Fonseca throws a body punch but Tavarez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses
and Tavarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fonseca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fonseca preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tavarez postures up in Fonseca's guard and throws a big left but Fonseca blocks it.
Tavarez throwing strikes from guard but Fonseca blocks nicely.
Fonseca looking for a guillotine here but Tavarez defends easily.
Fonseca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tavarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tavarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tavarez throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavarez is fighting to break Fonseca's control of his arms but Fonseca is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tavarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tavarez passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tavarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fonseca sees it coming and defends easily.
Tavarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tavarez seems to be working for a kimura but Fonseca defends the submission attempt.
Tavarez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fonseca to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez landing with the ground and pound.
Tavarez passes into half guard.
Tavarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Fonseca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tavarez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Tavarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tavarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Tavarez!
Sol Tavarez very nearly forgot to thank Sublime Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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