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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Kesler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesler is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
Tavares shoots in but Kesler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kesler fails to land with a series of punches.
Tavares tries for a takedown but Kesler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kesler rushes Tavares and presses him up against the cage.
Kesler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kesler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tavares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kesler scores with a jab. Tavares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kesler is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavares fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Tavares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler gets a clinch.
Tavares drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kesler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tavares is working for takedown but Kesler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kesler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tavares.
Kesler stalls.
Tavares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kesler just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kesler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kesler tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Kesler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Kesler misses.
Tavares shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tavares showed some decent athleticism there.
Kesler is trying to stand up here but Tavares is controlling him well.
Tavares passes to full mount!
Tavares goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kesler is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kesler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tavares is breathing heavily.
Kesler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tavares looking for a guillotine here but Kesler defends easily.
Kesler advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kesler is looking to take a break and control but Tavares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Tavares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kesler controlling from side mount.
Tavares is looking to regain half guard here but Kesler keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Kesler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kesler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alex Kesler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kesler leaves Tavares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kesler leaves Tavares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tavares looks for a takedown but Kesler sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Tavares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kesler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
Kesler tries to clinch but Tavares is having none of it.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Kesler.
Kesler throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
Kesler clinches.
Kesler effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kesler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Kesler finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kesler feints and then cracks Tavares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tavares down.
Kesler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tavares.
Tavares blocks the body kick.
Kesler swinging wilding here.
Tavares shoots in looking for a takedown. Kesler tries to sprawl out of it but Tavares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kesler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alex Kesler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kesler tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Tavares shoots in for a double leg but Kesler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kesler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tavares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tavares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tavares looking to sit in guard and control but Kesler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kesler preventing the sweep.
Kesler wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tavares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tavares looking for a guillotine here but Kesler defends easily.
Tavares working for a triangle but Kesler defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Kesler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kesler stuffs the takedown attempt from Tavares. Tavares gets slowly back to his feet.
Tavares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kesler.
Tavares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kesler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tavares lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kesler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kesler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tavares tries to free his leg and advance position but Kesler is retaining full guard.
Tavares thows a big elbow that misses.
Tavares stops Kesler from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavares trying to control but Kesler is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kesler can't keep his opponent in guard - Tavares advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kesler is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kesler tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares shoots in for a takedown but Kesler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Tavares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kesler has closed the distance and engaged Tavares in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants a takedown but no success here.
Kesler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kesler stuffs the takedown.
Kesler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kesler tries to avoid it but Tavares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kesler to the ground. Kesler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tavares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kesler as he jumps to the side.
Tavares dodges the punch combination from Kesler.
Nice shot by Kesler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares shoots for a takedown but Kesler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tavares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kesler defends it nicely.
Kesler closes the distance and clinches.
Kesler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kesler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kesler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Kesler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kesler 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Kesler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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