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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chak Chak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillin Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm
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220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chak Chak! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dillin Tahere! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahere drives through with a takedown into Chak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tahere sitting in guard here, content to control. Tahere passes Chak's left leg - he's now in half guard. Tahere is taking a breather. Chak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillin Tahere has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Chak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tahere has eaten all the pies! Chak stuffs the takedown. Tahere shoots for a takedown but Chak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Tahere scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Tahere stalling. Chak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Tahere not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dillin Tahere hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Chak throws a head kick that misses. Tahere shoots for a double leg takedown but Chak sprawls well. He's pushed Tahere's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Chak Chak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillin Tahere. Tahere blocks a head kick by Chak.
Chak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tahere misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Tahere shoots in and gets a takedown into Chak's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tahere slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tahere's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Tahere slips nicely into half guard. Tahere passes to full mount! Tahere takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Let's hope that Tahere has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dillin Tahere dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Chak throws out a leg kick but Tahere moves out of range and Chak only half commits. Chak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Tahere tries for a takedown but Chak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Tahere looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chak! Tahere controlling the pace for now. Chak really wants to buck Tahere off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tahere controlling from mount. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dillin Tahere hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Tahere with a poor takedown and Chak counters with a lovely shot to the body. Chak Chak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tahere misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Chak Chak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillin Tahere. Chak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tahere. Tahere fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Chak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tahere dives in and scores a takedown into Chak's guard. Tahere's corner is telling him to maintain position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dillin Tahere hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Chak throws a series of punches but Tahere moves out of range. Chak throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tahere circles away quickly and effectively. Tahere shoots in for a double leg but Chak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Chak misses with a looping left. Tahere fails to land the takedown. Tahere fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Chak throws a head kick but Tahere moves out of range.
Dillin Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tahere shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chak but Chak pushes him off and we're back to square one. Tahere changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chak tries to avoid it but Tahere manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chak to the ground. Chak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Chak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chak tries to work over Tahere's front leg with a kick but Tahere checks it. Tahere moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chak throws a big shot that misses. Tahere avoids the body shot from Chak.
Tahere drives through with a takedown into Chak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Tahere slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Tahere stops Chak from standing up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tahere slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. 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! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillin Tahere has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Tahere shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chak pinned against the cage. Chak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Tahere shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dillin Tahere 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. And we move into the final round!
Tahere fails with the takedown. Chak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Chak leaves Tahere with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Chak Chak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillin Tahere. Chak looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range. Chak Chak is winning the standup battle so far. Chak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chak throws a series of punches but Tahere moves out of range. No luck with that takedown attempt from Tahere. Tahere has a takedown stuffed. Chak slaps away a takedown attempt from Tahere, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tahere is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chak's half guard. Tahere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Tahere with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Chak is trying to control but can't.
Tahere seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dillin Tahere wasn't active enough on the ground. Chak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Chak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Tahere shoots in but Chak avoids the takedown attempt easily. Tahere looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Tahere sitting and controlling from the half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chak wants to get back to full guard but Tahere has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chak can't escape the position.
Tahere controlling from the full mount. Dillin Tahere has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dillin Tahere wasn't active enough on the ground. Chak misses the shot to the body. Chak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tahere shoots in for a double leg but Chak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tahere. Tahere shoots in for a takedown but Chak shows good takedown defense. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tahere. Chak Chak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Chak scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight! Dillin Tahere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Tahere winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillin Tahere!
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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
47% |
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