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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tavares (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 White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 Montreal, Georges Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Tavares counters with a nice body shot.
Pierre wants to clinch.
John Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares shoots in but no luck this time.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Tavares misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Tavares misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tavares's hands.
Pierre misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavares throws a nice looking combination but Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares misses with a combination
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre misses with a hook. Tavares ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pierre.
A combination from Tavares does no damage.
Tavares looks gassed!
Tavares misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tavares!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A nice elbow there by Pierre.
Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pierre landing shots from mount.
Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre breaks from Tavares's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Tavares that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throwing strikes here but Tavares is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tavares avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pierre.
Pierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pierre unloads with some shots from mount but Tavares bucks and avoids them well.
Tavares swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tavares blocking the ground and pound.
Pierre won't let Tavares get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre throwing strikes here but Tavares is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pierre looking to finish with strikes here!
Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Pierre.
Tavares takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tavares hang on?
Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.
Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tavares flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tavares is desperately trying to improve his position but Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Pierre working Tavares over with strikes here.
Tavares flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pierre breaks from Tavares's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pierre looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tavares on the ground.
Pierre lands a heavy elbow.
Pierre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tavares avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pierre.
Tavares is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tavares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tavares uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Tavares.
Tavares looks to land a combination but Pierre avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by Tavares.
It looks like Georges Pierre has been cut.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tavares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tavares pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
Pierre lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Tavares's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tavares duly obliges.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Tavares dives in and grabs Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes down on Tavares's head and hops out.
Pierre leaves Tavares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares closes the distance and clinches up with Pierre, looking for a takedown. Tavares pushes Pierre against the cage but Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tavares throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a shot to the body.
Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tavares lands a jab to the nose.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Tavares throws a series of strikes that have Pierre backpedaling.
Tavares throws a combination. Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Tavares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tavares tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Tavares lands with a nice combination. Pierre backs away looking to recover.
Tavares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares staying out of range there.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Tavares does no damage.
Tavares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierre.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Tavares both land. Nice combination.
Tavares swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre forces Tavares back against the cage and clinches.
Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Tavares tries to bum rush Pierre with a series of wild strikes but Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tavares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Tavares falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tavares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Pierre as Tavares shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Tavares lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Tavares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georges Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pierre is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
Tavares walks into a straight right hand from Pierre.
Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierre throws a series of strikes that have Tavares backpedaling.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tavares misses with a double jab.
Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre shoots in but Tavares avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Tavares throws a nice looking combination but Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Tavares misses with a combination
and Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tavares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pierre rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tavares.
Tavares moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
John Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tavares's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tavares duly obliges.
Tavares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tavares falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tavares scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Tavares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierre counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tavares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierre. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Tavares throws a right hand that Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierre also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tavares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tavares!
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energy
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hype
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