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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Taborda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taborda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to New Noise by Refused. Vahaber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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190 cm
28
270 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tarzan Taborda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ara Vahaber!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taborda moves out of range of the leg kick from Vahaber.
Taborda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vahaber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vahaber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taborda.
Vahaber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Taborda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarzan Taborda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taborda fails to land with a series of punches.
Vahaber throws a low kick, looking for Taborda's leg but Taborda calmly moves out of range.
Vahaber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taborda is fending him off so far but Vahaber persists. Nope, Taborda circles away and we're back to standing.
Vahaber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taborda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vahaber counters with a thumping low kick.
Taborda stalks Vahaber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vahaber's face. Vahaber staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vahaber throws a wild body kick that Taborda sees coming a mile off.
Vahaber moves out of range as Taborda strikes.
Taborda throws a hook but Vahaber avoids it easily.
Vahaber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taborda blocks a head kick by Vahaber.
Vahaber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taborda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vahaber can pounce on him.
Vahaber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taborda.
Vahaber misses with a low kick as Taborda jumps back.
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.
Taborda misses with an uppercut. Vahaber saw that one coming.
Taborda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vahaber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vahaber tries a low kick but Taborda avoids it.
Taborda moves in looking to clinch but Vahaber pushes him off.
Taborda shoots for a takedown but Vahaber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vahaber moves out of range as Taborda strikes.
Taborda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taborda checks the leg kick.
Taborda wants to clinch
and Vahaber counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber misses the jab.
Taborda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taborda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vahaber throws a low kick but Taborda avoids it.
Vahaber throws out a leg kick but Taborda moves out of range and Vahaber only half commits.
Taborda misses with a few strikes there.
Taborda moves out of range of the body kick.
Vahaber misses with a body kick.
Vahaber tries to score with a low kick but Taborda moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Taborda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vahaber doesn't seem phased though.
Taborda clinches but Vahaber breaks the clinch
and Vahaber counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Taborda misses its intended target.
Vahaber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vahaber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taborda's calf.
A head kick misses from Vahaber.
Vahaber tries to land a leg kick but Taborda saw it coming and moves away.
Vahaber lunges at Taborda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taborda's hand.
Taborda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taborda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vahaber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Vahaber dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vahaber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vahaber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taborda.
Vahaber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vahaber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taborda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vahaber misses with an uppercut.
Vahaber scores with the left hand. Taborda knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vahaber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taborda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vahaber at a distance.
Ara Vahaber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vahaber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vahaber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crunch! Vahaber slams his shin into Taborda's torso.
Taborda tries to clinch there but Vahaber circles away.
Vahaber takes one to the side of the head.
Vahaber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vahaber's corner calls for a 1-2. Vahaber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taborda throws out a powerful jab.
Taborda misses with a double jab.
Taborda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vahaber manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Taborda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taborda is out of range and Vahaber settles back down.
Vahaber throws a head kick that misses.
Vahaber misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taborda checks a leg kick.
Vahaber throws a head kick that misses.
Taborda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vahaber working hard to break the clinch.
Taborda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vahaber's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Vahaber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taborda prevents Vahaber from breaking the clinch.
Taborda has a couple of punches blocked by Vahaber.
Vahaber misses with a punch on the inside.
Vahaber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vahaber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber lands a right hand.
Vahaber misses with some punches.
Taborda prevents a body shot from Vahaber.
Taborda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vahaber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vahaber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taborda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vahaber.
Vahaber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vahaber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taborda's calf.
Vahaber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taborda.
Taborda throws a jab when Vahaber was well out of range.
Vahaber looks for the body kick but Taborda saw that one coming.
A jab from Taborda misses.
Taborda throws the left hand but Vahaber avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crunch! Vahaber slams his shin into Taborda's torso.
Vahaber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vahaber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vahaber shoots in but Taborda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taborda tries to clinch up
and Vahaber counters with a leg kick.
Taborda misses with a body shot
and Vahaber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Vahaber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vahaber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taborda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Taborda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taborda lands a nice shot that snaps Vahaber's head back.
Vahaber misses with a body kick.
Vahaber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vahaber shoots for a double leg takedown but Taborda sprawls well. He's pushed Vahaber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vahaber delivers a nice body kick.
Vahaber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taborda but Taborda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taborda fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vahaber.
Vahaber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taborda misses with a jab to the body
and Vahaber counters with a low kick, right behind Taborda 's knee.
Vahaber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vahaber scoring well with a low kick there.
Taborda doesn't manage to clinch there - Vahaber circles away.
Taborda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taborda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vahaber fails to land the takedown.
Tarzan Taborda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ara Vahaber.
Taborda forces Vahaber back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taborda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taborda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taborda lands a left hand.
Vahaber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vahaber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vahaber trying to control the position but instead, Taborda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vahaber into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vahaber.
Vahaber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vahaber tries a body shot but Taborda blocks it.
Taborda scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vahaber can't break the clinch.
Vahaber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taborda has him pressed against the cage.
Taborda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vahaber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taborda can't find room to land a body shot as Vahaber controls the action.
Vahaber misses with a body punch.
Taborda lands a shot to the body.
Tarzan Taborda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taborda is keeping busy.
Vahaber working hard to break the clinch.
Vahaber working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Taborda.
Taborda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vahaber.
Vahaber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taborda lands with a left to the head.
Vahaber working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Vahaber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taborda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vahaber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taborda is looking to clinch.
Taborda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Taborda throws an overhand right that lands on Vahaber's shoulder, as Vahaber tries to avoid the shot.
Vahaber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taborda checks it well.
Taborda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vahaber fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber lands with a nice body kick.
Ara Vahaber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taborda looks to land a left hand but Vahaber moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vahaber.
Vahaber looks to land a left hand but Taborda moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Taborda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vahaber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taborda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Taborda misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarzan Taborda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vahaber 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ara Vahaber!
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