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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Florentino Villarreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Tannenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleb Tannenbaum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Florentino Villarreal's chin.
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278 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Florentino Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Tannenbaum!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannenbaum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Florentino Villarreal has been cut.
Tannenbaum moves in looking to clinch but Villarreal pushes him off.
Tannenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tannenbaum.
As Tannenbaum tries to get set, Villarreal tries to push him back and clinch up but Tannenbaum manages to avoid the attempt.
Tannenbaum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tannenbaum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooh!!! Tannenbaum has knocked Villarreal down with a huge combo! Tannenbaum steps away and waves a wobbly Villarreal back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Villarreal is rocked!
Tannenbaum darts in and clinches Villarreal up against the cage.
Oh Villarreal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villarreal keeps control of Tannenbaum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tannenbaum wants to get back to striking at distance but Villarreal won't allow it.
Tannenbaum tries to break the clinch but Villarreal is controlling the position.
Villarreal prevents Tannenbaum from breaking the clinch.
Tannenbaum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Villarreal has him pressed against the cage.
Villarreal seems to have got his legs back now.
Tannenbaum tries to break the clinch but Villarreal is controlling the position.
Tannenbaum wants to break free but Villarreal has control.
Villarreal keeps control of Tannenbaum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villarreal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tannenbaum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal prevents Tannenbaum from breaking the clinch.
Villarreal drags the fight down to the ground.
Tannenbaum gets to his feet - Villarreal follows without any prompting.
Sloppy strikes from Tannenbaum. Those never looked like landing.
Villarreal tries to counter by clinching up but Tannenbaum breaks away and moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Villarreal, as that shot connected.
Villarreal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tannenbaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum tries to circle away but Villarreal has him pinned against the cage.
Tannenbaum tries to circle away but Villarreal has him pinned against the cage.
Tannenbaum has had enough of the clinch but Villarreal keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Villarreal.
Villarreal is trying to pull guard but Tannenbaum has him pressed against the cage.
Villarreal has Tannenbaum pressed against the cage, preventing Tannenbaum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tannenbaum is trying to break the clinch but Villarreal has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal is trying to pull guard but Tannenbaum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florentino Villarreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villarreal tries to pull guard but Tannenbaum holds him up against the cage and eventually Villarreal drops back down to his feet.
Tannenbaum stops a takedown attempt from Villarreal.
Villarreal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tannenbaum smiles and moves away.
Tannenbaum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villarreal, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Villarreal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tannenbaum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Villarreal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tannenbaum to keep the fight standing.
Villarreal tries to pull guard but Tannenbaum holds him up against the cage and eventually Villarreal drops back down to his feet.
Tannenbaum tries to break free but Villarreal pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tannenbaum wants to break free but Villarreal has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Tannenbaum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Florentino Villarreal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tannenbaum looks to land a combination but Villarreal avoids it well.
Tannenbaum jabs at Villarreal's body.
Tannenbaum throws a right hand that Villarreal ducks under and follows up with a left that Villarreal also avoids with ease.
Tannenbaum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villarreal circles away quickly and effectively.
Caleb Tannenbaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villarreal closes the distance and clinches up with Tannenbaum, looking for a takedown. Villarreal pushes Tannenbaum against the cage but Tannenbaum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tannenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tannenbaum.
Nice defenses there by Villarreal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum connects with a crisp jab.
Tannenbaum misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal throws the left hand but Tannenbaum avoids the punch easily.
As Villarreal backs off Tannenbaum throws a huge counter combo but Villarreal manages to avoid it all.
Tannenbaum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villarreal wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tannenbaum swinging wildly here.
Villarreal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Villarreal slips under a jab.
Villarreal takes the fight into the clinch.
Villarreal jumps guard but Tannenbaum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tannenbaum's efforts to push away.
Tannenbaum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tannenbaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villarreal jumps guard but Tannenbaum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florentino Villarreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tannenbaum wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tannenbaum is trying to push Villarreal away but Villarreal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villarreal has Tannenbaum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tannenbaum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Villarreal has Tannenbaum pressed against the cage, preventing Tannenbaum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villarreal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A frustrated look appears on Tannenbaum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Villarreal tries to pull guard but Tannenbaum holds him up against the cage and eventually Villarreal drops back down to his feet.
Tannenbaum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tannenbaum misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Tannenbaum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Florentino Villarreal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tannenbaum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villarreal shoots in for a takedown but Tannenbaum shows good takedown defense.
Villarreal misses with a wild combination.
Tannenbaum misses with a two punch combination.
Villarreal feinted with a counter takedown.
Villarreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Tannenbaum.
Villarreal is looking to counter the offense by Tannenbaum and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Villarreal blocks the leg kick.
Tannenbaum misses the shot to the body.
Villarreal darts in looking for a takedown but Tannenbaum gets double underhooks and turns Villarreal into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Villarreal tries to counter by clinching up but Tannenbaum breaks away and moves out of range.
Tannenbaum stalks Villarreal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Villarreal's face. Villarreal staggers backwards, shaken.
Villarreal shoots in for a takedown but Tannenbaum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florentino Villarreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tannenbaum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villarreal moves into the clinch.
Villarreal tries to pull guard but Tannenbaum won't allow it.
Villarreal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tannenbaum's efforts to push away.
Villarreal jumps guard but Tannenbaum stands there with Villarreal around his waist. Villarreal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tannenbaum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum is looking to break free of the clinch but Villarreal has double underhooks.
Tannenbaum is trying to push Villarreal away but Villarreal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Villarreal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Villarreal tries to pull guard but Tannenbaum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tannenbaum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tannenbaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villarreal jumps guard but Tannenbaum stands there with Villarreal around his waist. Villarreal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tannenbaum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Villarreal has him pressed against the cage.
Tannenbaum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Villarreal has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Villarreal jumps guard but Tannenbaum stands there with Villarreal around his waist. Villarreal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Villarreal tries to pull guard but Tannenbaum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Villarreal tries to pull guard but Tannenbaum holds him up against the cage and eventually Villarreal drops back down to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villarreal fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Tannenbaum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tannenbaum 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Tannenbaum!
Caleb Tannenbaum thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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