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Event:
WCF WNF 27: Orion vs Skywalker
Date: Nov 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Barão clinches.
Tanavoli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanavoli taking a breather.
Tanavoli misses with a punch to the body.
Tanavoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barão's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barão takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barão leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanavoli can't find room to land a body shot as Barão controls the action.
Tanavoli lands an elbow inside that Barão shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Pascal Barão has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barão throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barão drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barão on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barão slows down the pace here.
#T1#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanavoli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barão's brow.
Tanavoli is working Barão over against the cage.
Barão changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tanavoli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been told by Tanavoli's head coaches at Intergalactic Guerrilla Boxing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barão moves out of range of the body kick from Tanavoli.
Tanavoli tries to land a leg kick but Barão saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Tanavoli.
Tanavoli misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Barão counters with a takedown into side control.
Tanavoli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tanavoli tries to get out of the position.
Barão remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T2#
Barão postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barão is staying tight to Tanavoli's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T3#
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tanavoli misses with a body kick.
Tanavoli throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Barão counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barão.
Barão showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Tanavoli is trying to keep Barão in close.
Tanavoli wants to sweep here but Barão controlling him for the moment.
Tanavoli trying to keep a closed guard but Barão is proving a slippery customer.
Barão 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barão pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanavoli is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pascal Barão will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pascal Barão's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tanavoli is looking to land body kicks.
Barão drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tanavoli defends it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanavoli.
Nice sprawl there from Tanavoli as Barão shoots in.
Tanavoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barão has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tanavoli.
Barão drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanavoli throws the kick towards the body but Barão avoids it.
Barão avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanavoli gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Barão counters with a shoot takedown. Tanavoli fights it but they end up in guard.
Barão controlling from the top position.
Tanavoli is trying to keep Barão in close.
#T1#
Tanavoli has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barão has passed into side control.
Barão fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barão just content to control the position.
Barão is continuing to stall.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Tanavoli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barão misses with the ground and pound.
Barão is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tanavoli's shoulder. That is not cool.
The strikes coming from Barão are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Barão scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barão checks a low kick from Tanavoli.
Tanavoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barão changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tanavoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barão is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tanavoli moves in looking to clinch but Barão pushes him off.
Tanavoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barão keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barão fails with the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Tanavoli 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T4#
Barão tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tanavoli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barão somewhat.
Darius Tanavoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pascal Barão.
Barão sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darius Tanavoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barão keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tanavoli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tanavoli throws a leg kick but Barão checks it.
Darius Tanavoli is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barão lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Barão moves into the clinch.
Tanavoli misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pascal Barão will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pascal Barão'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Barão uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanavoli.
Tanavoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanavoli misses with a kick to the body.
Barão tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tanavoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barão checks it well.
Barão steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tanavoli.
Barão shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tanavoli as he avoids it easily.
Tanavoli misses with a low kick.
Barão tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tanavoli counters with a good low kick that Barão was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Tanavoli slams his shin into Barão's torso.#TD2#
Barão scores with a takedown into Tanavoli's guard.
Barão is pushing down on Tanavoli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tanavoli is fighting to maintain full guard but Barão has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1#
Barão is controlling the pace.
The adventures of Barão the control monster continue. Boring.
Pascal Barão has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tanavoli regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barão.
Barão is stalling in the full guard.
Tanavoli wants to improve his position but instead Barão has moved into half guard.
Barão slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Tanavoli is trying to maintain the position but Barão is very close to passing his half guard.
Darius Tanavoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barão stalling.
Tanavoli is trying to control but Barão manages to pass to mount!
Barão looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tanavoli tries to hold on but Barão postures up.
Barão sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tanavoli blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barão is landing with some decent strikes but Tanavoli is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barão controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Barão comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barão 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Barão!
A very excited looking Pascal Barão made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
WCF WNF 22: Sanders vs Makino
Date: Oct 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanavoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanavoli thows a body kick. Sinaga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tanavoli is looking to slow Sinaga down with leg kicks.
Tanavoli lands a front kick.
Sinaga looks winded!
Sinaga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sinaga has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Darius Tanavoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanavoli scores with a kick to the body.
Tanavoli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanavoli. That's going to slow Sinaga down.
Sinaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanavoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sinaga. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanavoli connects with a solid leg kick.
Sinaga shoots and misses #CL#
and Tanavoli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tanavoli.
Tanavoli presses Sinaga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
Tanavoli slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Tanavoli.
Tanavoli lands a damaging elbow.
Tanavoli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sinaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanavoli lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanavoli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanavoli lands an uppercut.
Tanavoli lands a damaging elbow.
Tanavoli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sinaga takes an elbow to the forehead. #T2#
Tanavoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanavoli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanavoli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sinaga.
Tanavoli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanavoli lands an elbow inside.
Sinaga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tanavoli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sinaga up against the cage.
A short right from Tanavoli. #ROC#Sinaga is rocked!#T3#
Tanavoli scores with a hook to the body.
Tanavoli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tanavoli.
Tanavoli lands a nice elbow.
Tanavoli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tanavoli lands an elbow just above Sinaga 's eye.
Sinaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanavoli finish him?
Tanavoli lands an elbow inside that Sinaga shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Alexios Sinaga has been cut.
Clinched against the cage, Tanavoli lands a big elbow that drops Sinaga! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Sinaga is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Tanavoli!
Darius Tanavoli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
WCF MNF 2: Manson vs Funke
Date: Aug 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanavoli lands a front kick.
Tanavoli lands a nice looking body kick.
Morales definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morales walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanavoli.
A big right from Morales misses.
Tanavoli slips a straight right by Morales.
Tanavoli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Tanavoli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eleazar Munoz Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
and Tanavoli counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales looks to land a right hand but Tanavoli moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tanavoli - that will leave a mark!
Tanavoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanavoli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morales.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanavoli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
and Tanavoli counters with a leg kick.
Tanavoli lands a head kick. Morales smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#It looks like Eleazar Munoz Morales has been cut.
Tanavoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanavoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morales misses with a hook. Tanavoli ducked under it nicely.
Tanavoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1##CL2#
Tanavoli moves into the clinch successfully.
Tanavoli lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Tanavoli - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Tanavoli.
Tanavoli missing with knees to the body.
Tanavoli lands a nice uppercut.
Tanavoli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanavoli's coach down at Intergalactic Guerrilla Boxing was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tanavoli's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tanavoli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tanavoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Tanavoli. #CUT2#Eleazar Munoz Morales's cut is getting worse.
Morales takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanavoli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanavoli lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#Eleazar Munoz Morales's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Tanavoli.
Tanavoli lands an elbow inside that Morales shrugs off.
Tanavoli misses with a knee to the head.
Tanavoli effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanavoli. #CUT2#Jeez, Eleazar Munoz Morales's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#T2#
Morales prevents a body shot from Tanavoli.
Tanavoli lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Tanavoli as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanavoli lands an elbow that stopped Morales in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eleazar Munoz Morales's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darius Tanavoli!
An out of breath Darius Tanavoli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
WCF WNF 12: Scott vs Gracie 3
Date: Jul 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanavoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finney blocks a head kick by Tanavoli.
Tanavoli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finney.
Finney shoots in for a takedown but Tanavoli shows good takedown defense.
Finney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tanavoli takes a swing at Finney's ribcage but misses.
Tanavoli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL2#
Tanavoli clinches up against the cage.
Tanavoli has Finney pressed against the cage, preventing Finney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Finney's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tanavoli tries to throw a body punch but Finney avoids it by throwing Tanavoli back against the cage. #TD#
Tanavoli is fighting off a takedown attempt but Finney is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tanavoli to the mat. Tanavoli regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Finney 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.
Finney'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.#T1#
Tanavoli 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.
Tanavoli wants to hit a sweep here but Finney passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tanavoli there! #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Finney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tanavoli can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Finney working for a guillotine from mount but Tanavoli is in no mood to give up.
Finney controlling from mount.
Finney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T3##SUB#
Finney is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tanavoli has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Finney working for a guillotine from mount but Tanavoli is in no mood to give up.
Finney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#T4#
Finney controlling the position easily from mount.
Tanavoli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Finney punching from mount but Tanavoli doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finney cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB#
Finney is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tanavoli can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Finney dominated that round.
That's time! Finney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tanavoli lands a leg kick that knocks Finney off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finney is defended easily by Tanavoli.
Tanavoli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Finney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanavoli can do to turn this around?
Tanavoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finney takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanavoli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Finney shoots in looking for a takedown. Tanavoli tries to sprawl out of it but Finney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tanavoli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanavoli scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Tanavoli lands a really nice looking cross but Finney seems unphased.
Finney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finney misses with the combination.
Finney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tanavoli tries to avoid it but Finney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tanavoli to the ground. Tanavoli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Finney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finney steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tanavoli. That one must have hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tanavoli.
Good leg kick by Tanavoli.
Tanavoli keeps Finney at a distance using the push kick.
Tanavoli thuds his shin into the meat of Finney's side.#CL2#
Tanavoli drives through and clinches with Finney against the cage.
#T2#
Tanavoli tries a body shot but Finney blocks it.
Nice elbow from Tanavoli. #CUT2#It looks like Dave Finney has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanavoli has Finney pressed against the cage, preventing Finney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Finney takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanavoli.
Tanavoli pushes Finney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanavoli crunches a lovely knee into Finney's ribcage.
Tanavoli lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tanavoli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanavoli lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#Dave Finney's cut is getting worse.
Tanavoli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanavoli lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#Dave Finney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tanavoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Finney avoiding damage as Tanavoli throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tanavoli.
Tanavoli misses with a punch to the body.
Tanavoli digs a right hand underneath Finney's ribcage. Finney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanavoli is working Finney over against the cage.
Tanavoli can't find room to land a body shot as Finney controls the action.
Tanavoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finney's elbow.
Tanavoli wants to stall.
Tanavoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanavoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finneys head.
Tanavoli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finney prevents a body shot from Tanavoli.
Finney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanavoli smiles and moves away.
#T4#
Finney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finney steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tanavoli. That one must have hurt.
Tanavoli lands a head kick!
#CUT2#Jeez, Dave Finney's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Darius Tanavoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanavoli scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanavoli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanavoli thows a body kick. Finney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Finney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanavoli.
Tanavoli scores with a head kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Finney's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darius Tanavoli!
A relieved looking Darius Tanavoli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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