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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 7231 p4p, 291 weight class) and Djalo Tavares (ranked 2831 p4p, 137 weight class). Nagasaki's entrance music is Execute Plan: Humble Repatriation. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tavares's choice of entrance music: Voodoo Shit. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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141 lbs
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178 cm
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149 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djalo Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares moves into the clinch successfully.
Nagasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Nagasaki fails to land.
Nagasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Nagasaki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nagasaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nagasaki tries to throw a body punch but Tavares avoids it by throwing Nagasaki back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Nagasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Nagasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Nagasaki.
Tavares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Tavares.
Nagasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavares scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
Tavares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nagasaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tavares can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavares.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Tavares.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands a left hand.
Tavares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Tavares throws a head punch that misses.
Tavares tries to throw a body punch but Nagasaki avoids it by throwing Tavares back against the cage.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nagasaki fails to land.
Tavares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nagasaki lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares tries to throw a body punch but Nagasaki avoids it by throwing Tavares back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavares.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nagasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Nagasaki.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki prevents a body shot from Tavares.
A short uppercut from Tavares.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
Tavares tries to throw a body punch but Nagasaki avoids it by throwing Tavares back against the cage.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Tavares.
Tavares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nagasakis head.
Nagasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares slips under a jab.
Tavares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki scores with the left hand. Tavares knows he should have avoided that one.
Tavares is rocked!
Nagasaki drops Tavares with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nagasaki follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santosh Nagasaki!
In his post fight interview, Santosh Nagasaki started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Djalo Tavares had this to say: 'Ami na findau cadera!'.
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hype
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