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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariobaldo Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ariobaldo Tavarez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 cm
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190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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181 cm
23
200 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariobaldo Tavarez! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Tavarez misses. OReily shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tavarez but Tavarez pushes him off and we're back to square one. Tavarez gets tackled into the cage by OReily. OReily maintains the clinch. A knee to the head by Tavarez.
Tavarez landing knees to the head.
OReily is looking to control Tavarez's arms but Tavarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now OReily has his back to the cage. Tavarez gets through OReily's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Tavarez keeps control of OReily as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Tavarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavarez presses OReily against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Tavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. OReily lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. OReily is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! OReily jumps guard but Tavarez stands there with OReily around his waist. OReily gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
OReily tries to break free but Tavarez pushes him back against the cage. Tavarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, OReily throws an elbow but misses. Tavarez lands a nice shot to the body. A knee to the head by Tavarez.
Tavarez connects with a knee to the head.
Tavarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of OReily backwards. Nice body punch from Tavarez - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Tavarez.
OReily is rocked! Tavarez lands a nice knee to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tavarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Tavarez connects with a knee to the head.
Oh OReily is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tavarez has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles OReily - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Tavarez, and another! OReily is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ariobaldo Tavarez! Ariobaldo Tavarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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