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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Tafari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Abueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tafari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Tafari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Abueva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abueva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tafari!
Abueva stands up.
Tafari tries to sprawl but Abueva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Abueva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tafari.
Tafari wants to control but Abueva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tafari regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tafari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tafari controlling from the top position.
Abueva can't keep his opponent in guard - Tafari advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abueva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tafari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tafari seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tafari wants to free his trapped foot but Abueva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tafari is trying to control the action in half guard but Abueva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tafari works his way into side control.
Abueva being controlled for a moment.
A control attempt from Abueva but he's now mounted!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tafari looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tafari's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tafari fails to move to back control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tafari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abueva is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calvin Abueva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tafari shoots for a takedown but Abueva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abueva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tafari sprawls well initially but Abueva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tafari gets back to full guard.
Tafari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tafari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abueva's guard.
Tafari wants to pass the guard but Abueva is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tafari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tafari trying to control the position from guard on top but Abueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tafari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abueva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tafari controls the pace.
Tafari trying to control but Abueva is working from the bottom.
Tafari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tafari pushes down on Abueva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tafari trying to control from half guard but Abueva is working away.
Tafari moves into full mount! Abueva won't be happy about that!
Tafari looking to secure an arm triangle but Abueva defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tafari tries to control but Abueva wriggling away.
Tafari controlling from mount.
Tafari wants to take Abueva's back here but Abueva is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Tafari 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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tafari seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Abueva is holding on tight.
Tafari tries to control but Abueva wriggling away.
Tafari is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Abueva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Abueva shrugs it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abueva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tafari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Tafari dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Tafari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abueva pinned against the cage. Abueva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abueva with the counter takedown but Tafari avoids it easily.
Tafari shoots for a takedown but Abueva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tafari tries a head kick but it misses.
Abueva shoots in and bounces Tafari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Abueva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tafari looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tafari has his foot on Abueva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abueva works his way back into a safe position though.
Tafari seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tafari wants to sweep here but Abueva controlling him for the moment.
Tafari pulls Abueva in close to prevent any damage.
That's two 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.
Tafari trying to control the position.
Abueva wants to stand but Tafari is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abueva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tafari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tafari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tafari wants to sweep but no luck.
Tafari is trying to keep Abueva in close.
Hector Tafari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tafari is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abueva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Abueva wants to stand but Tafari has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tafari is pulling down on Abueva's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tafari enables Abueva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tafari manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tafari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tafari is trying to control. Abueva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Abueva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abueva 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Tafari!
Hector Tafari made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hey Yo! Thanks to everyone fi being here. Mi fight wid a pure heart - mi ave no hate fi mi opponents. Mi wa fi tank Shinto Elite MMA gym fi taking mi inna an helping mi tek mi game to di next level. Peace out!'.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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