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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Chavez (ranked 5688 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibe Hali (ranked 5770 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Chavez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tibe Hali!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hali takes the fight into the clinch.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Hali avoids the damage to the body.
Hali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hali is just out of range.
And Hali tries to counter it with a takedown but Chavez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hali scores with a takedown into Chavez's guard.
Hali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hali engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hali preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hali slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hali trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet but Hali passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hali prevents Chavez from standing back up.
Chavez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hali wants to take a breather but Chavez is having none of it.
Hali thows a huge punch but Chavez dodges it nicely.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Chavez punching from the bottom.
Chavez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hali's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hali looking to pass the guard.
Chavez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hali manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hali wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chavez landing some decent shots from guard.
Chavez connects with a couple of short punches.
Hali is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chavez defends well.
Chavez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chavez 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.
Chavez throwing strikes from guard but Hali blocks nicely.
Chavez scoring with some ground and pound.
Chavez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chavez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez with a nice head shot there.
Chavez content to stall in guard here.
Hali is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chavez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hali wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chavez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hali kicks Chavez off and gets to his feet.
Hali shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chavez is trying to defend but Hali finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chavez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chavez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hali is looking to advance position but Chavez won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hali keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Hali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tibe Hali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a takedown into side control.
Chavez cracks Hali with a big elbow.
Hali is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chavez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hali taking shots to the head.
Chavez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chavez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chavez with a couple of short strikes.
Hali is desperately trying to improve his position but Chavez has a good base and remains in mount.
Hali taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez cracks Hali with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chavez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chavez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chavez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez looking for a guillotine from mount but Hali is having none of it.
Hali keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hali takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chavez controlling from the full mount.
Chavez looking to secure an arm triangle but Hali defends it well.
Chavez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chavez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez controlling from mount.
Chavez wants to finish this one by submission but Hali is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chavez.
Hali is bucking up trying to escape but Chavez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chavez dominating with strikes here.
Chavez dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hali working to try and regain half guard.
Chavez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chavez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hali wants to control but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hali can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chavez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hali is surviving well by controlling Chavez's body position as best he can.
Chavez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hali looks a forlorn figure.
Chavez controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez prevents Hali from getting the reversal.
Hali taking shots to the head.
Hali really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chavez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hali's face.
Hali is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Chavez controlling the pace for now.
Chavez has control of Hali's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hali regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Chavez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hali gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chavez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hali has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chavez has managed to get both his arms back between Hali's legs - danger averted.
Chavez content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hali wants to stand but Chavez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hali can do to turn this around?
Hali has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chavez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Chavez lands a takedown into guard.
Chavez is standing up over Hali. Hali looks to escape but Chavez dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chavez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Chavez working the ground and pound from side control.
Hali taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hali is looking for a sweep.
Chavez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hali taking a bit of punishment here - Chavez scoring with strikes.
Chavez working the head and body with strikes.
Hali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hali manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chavez's best efforts.
Hali has hold of Chavez's hands but Chavez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hali defends it well.
Well, if Chavez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez winds up and cracks Hali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chavez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hali trying to control from the bottom.
Hali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chavez lands a nice short elbow.
Chavez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chavez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Chavez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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