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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Armin van Buuren - Sail. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Smalls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patricio Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares looks to land a body kick but Smalls moved away.
Tavares looks to clinch
and Smalls 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.
Smalls trying to control but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Smalls not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smalls drops back looking for a leg! Tavares is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tavares manages to kick Smalls off! Smalls jumps back into Tavares's guard.
Smalls drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tavares manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smalls has Tavares in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavares tries to free his leg and advance position but Smalls is retaining full guard.
Smalls kicks Tavares off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Smalls pushes him off.
Tavares lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Reggie Smalls has been cut.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smalls counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smalls swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tavares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smalls!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smalls throws a shot to the body.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Smalls keeps it at a distance.
Tavares closes the distance but Smalls moves to the side
and Smalls counters with a stiff right hand.
Smalls swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smalls throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smalls swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smalls throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares wants to clinch
and Smalls counters with a two punch combo.
Tavares is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, jab by Smalls - just one landing.
Smalls lands a jab to Tavares's midsection.
Tavares gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smalls to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smalls looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tavares controls Smalls momentarily but Smalls frees himself.
Smalls passes Tavares's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls working the head and body with strikes.
Tavares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smalls working over Tavares with some ground and pound. Tavares looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smalls is looking to advance position but Tavares won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tavares looking for submissions off his back.
Smalls is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smalls wants to work for an arm triangle but Tavares is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smalls is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tavares sees it coming and defends easily.
Smalls winds up and cracks Tavares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smalls has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tavares manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls landing with the ground and pound.
Smalls trying to control but Tavares is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smalls stands up over Tavares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tavares looking to control.
Tavares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smalls working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smalls chips away with some ground and pound.
Smalls is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls has gone for a leg lock! Tavares slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smalls's guard.
Tavares trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smalls manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Smalls dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Smalls's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smalls throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Smalls dodges the punch combination from Tavares.
Smalls keeps the fight on the outside.
Smalls throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left lands for Smalls.
Tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares tries to clinch but Smalls moves out of range.
Reggie Smalls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Tavares catches Smalls right on the button with a cross.
Smalls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smalls shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smalls showed some decent athleticism there.
Tavares is not content to let Smalls control the position.
Tavares has hold of Smalls's hands but Smalls slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smalls working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smalls slips a nice elbow through Tavares's hands, connecting with Tavares's forehead.
Smalls lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tavares looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls is nestled in close to Tavares, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smalls is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tavares defends it well.
Smalls scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tavares wants to improve his position but Smalls is controlling well.
Smalls passes to side control.
Smalls working the body and head with strikes.
Smalls thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smalls off and has taken his back!
Smalls looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Reggie Smalls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smalls tries to escape but Tavares has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smalls controlling Tavares 's hands.
Tavares is trying to stick to Smalls's back but Smalls is turning into Tavares. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tavares's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smalls.
Smalls stays in close to Tavares's body and controls the position.
Smalls postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls working some strikes from top position.
Smalls throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tavares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smalls can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smalls stops Tavares from standing up.
Tavares is breathing heavily.
Smalls scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smalls with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tavares is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tavares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smalls is aware though and is defending well.
Smalls is working Tavares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smalls working some strikes from top position.
Smalls works over Tavares with some ground and pound from guard.
Tavares is rocked!
Smalls stands and throws Tavares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smalls is working Tavares over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Smalls dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Smalls's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smalls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tavares throws a combination that misses
and Smalls counters with a straight right hand.
Smalls scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tavares trying to control but Smalls postures up.
Smalls is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tavares has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smalls is working away from the top position though.
Smalls with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tavares moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls stands up over Tavares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smalls wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
Smalls is really struggling to control Tavares but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Smalls stands up over Tavares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smalls stands up over Tavares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smalls postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smalls is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tavares is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tavares stops Smalls from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tavares is just content to waste time from the top position. Smalls takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Smalls uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smalls looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tavares!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smalls scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tavares?
Tavares tries to hold on but Smalls postures up.
Tavares is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tavares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smalls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls cracks Tavares with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smalls with shots to the head and body - Tavares looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tavares is trying desperately to improve position.
Smalls working for a submission but Tavares is keeping him at bay.
Tavares sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tavares is staying active underneath Smalls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smalls scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smalls is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tavares is still in real trouble! Can Smalls finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smalls not doing much here.
Tavares seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tavares with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smalls seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smalls lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smalls is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smalls is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smalls working Tavares over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavares actively working from the bottom here.
Tavares is in trouble now - Smalls has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Smalls clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Smalls's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tavares throws a combination that misses
and Smalls counters with a straight right hand.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch but Smalls moves out of range.
Smalls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smalls swinging wildly here.
Tavares throws a hook but Smalls blocks it.
Nice shot by Tavares.
Tavares misses with a double jab
and Smalls counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smalls trying to control but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Tavares is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tavares is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smalls is controlling him.
Smalls is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smalls is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smalls works over Tavares with some ground and pound from guard.
Smalls lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smalls trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tavares is looking for a triangle but Smalls pushes his legs off easily.
Smalls looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smalls lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smalls stands and throws Tavares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tavares is trying to get back to half guard.
Smalls working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smalls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on Smalls's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smalls lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smalls cracks Tavares with a big right hand but Tavares just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smalls is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tavares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smalls prevents Tavares from escaping the position.
Smalls working away.
Smalls wants to control for a moment but Tavares uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Smalls seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Smalls seems content to control.
Smalls trying to control from half guard but Tavares is working away.
Smalls lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smalls lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smalls scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smalls lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Smalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Smalls had his way with Patricio Tavares in that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Smalls's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tavares wants to clinch but Smalls slips to the side
letting Smalls counter with a right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smalls.
Tavares taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tavares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smalls wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavares, who protects the arm well.
Tavares can't do much from the bottom here.
Smalls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavares can do to turn this around?
Tavares is looking for a sweep.
Tavares is trying to control Smalls's posture but Smalls avoids it.
Smalls connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tavares some visible discomfort.
Tavares is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smalls wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavares, who protects the arm well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smalls lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smalls is putting a hurting on Tavares here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smalls scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tavares is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smalls can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reggie Smalls!
Reggie Smalls is the new lightweight champion!
Reggie Smalls decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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