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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conner Steven!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Alessandro Farias Tavares - just one landing.
Alessandro Farias Tavares forces Steven back against the cage and clinches.
Alessandro Farias Tavares avoids the elbow strike from Steven, against the cage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares gets through Steven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alessandro Farias Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Steven tries for a takedown but Alessandro Farias Tavares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Conner Steven has been cut.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steven counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alessandro Farias Tavares!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Steven landing punches.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is working to get back to half guard.
Alessandro Farias Tavares on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to get out of the position.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is squirming around, avoiding Steven's attempts to control the action.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to hold on but Steven postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares can't escape the position.
Steven with a couple of short strikes.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to stand up.
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to hold on but Steven pushes him away.
Steven controlling from mount.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares blocking the ground and pound.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alessandro Farias Tavares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steven on the ground.
Steven lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven wants to control the pace but Alessandro Farias Tavares is squirming around nicely.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steven with a couple of short strikes.
Steven punching from mount but Alessandro Farias Tavares doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Steven wants to control the pace but Alessandro Farias Tavares is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steven avoids the attempt from Alessandro Farias Tavares to control.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven landing strikes from the mount.
Alessandro Farias Tavares taking shots to the head.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to get to half guard.
Steven with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alessandro Farias Tavares's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to hold on but Steven postures up.
Steven is landing with some decent strikes but Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying desperately to improve position.
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to hold on but Steven pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steven prevents Alessandro Farias Tavares from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to control but Steven is having none of it.
Steven fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Steven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conner Steven'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.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a two punch combination.
Steven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alessandro Farias Tavares pinned against the cage. Alessandro Farias Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alessandro Farias Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steven manages to avoid it.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a body shot.
Steven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alessandro Farias Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steven tries to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares is having none of it.
Steven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alessandro Farias Tavares was covering up waiting for the punch and Steven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Steven throws a big elbow that misses.
Alessandro Farias Tavares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steven is one step ahead there.
Conner Steven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steven is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven trying to control the position from guard on top but Alessandro Farias Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alessandro Farias Tavares has Steven pulled in close to control his posture.
Steven throwing strikes from guard but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks nicely.
Steven trying to control but Alessandro Farias Tavares is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Steven throwing strikes from guard but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven is fighting to break Alessandro Farias Tavares's control of his arms but Alessandro Farias Tavares is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alessandro Farias Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steven just misses with a punch to the body.
Alessandro Farias Tavares instigates a clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to clinch but Steven moves out of range.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alessandro Farias Tavares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steven has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alessandro Farias Tavares after a bit of a struggle.
Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steven tries for a takedown but Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away easily
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Steven.
Alessandro Farias Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Steven pushes him off.
Alessandro Farias Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Steven is just out of range.
Steven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steven misses with a wild combination.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands a glancing blow to the side of Steven's head.
Steven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks a head kick by Steven.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alessandro Farias Tavares won't be happy with that.
Steven is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steven looking to control but instead Alessandro Farias Tavares has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Steven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steven's back!
Alessandro Farias Tavares just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to stick to Steven's back but Steven is turning into Alessandro Farias Tavares. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Alessandro Farias Tavares's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Steven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conner Steven's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Steven shoots in for a double leg but Alessandro Farias Tavares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alessandro Farias Tavares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alessandro Farias Tavares sizes up Steven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steven misses with a takedown attempt - Alessandro Farias Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alessandro Farias Tavares.
Alessandro Farias Tavares keeps the fight on the outside.
Alessandro Farias Tavares rushes Steven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steven looking to stall.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevens head.
Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steven scores with a takedown into Alessandro Farias Tavares's guard.
Alessandro Farias Tavares seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alessandro Farias Tavares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steven is one step ahead there.
Steven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alessandro Farias Tavares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alessandro Farias Tavares has Steven pulled in close to control his posture.
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to stand but Steven is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steven.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alessandro Farias Tavares keeping moving, preventing Steven from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steven misses with a takedown attempt - Alessandro Farias Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Steven.
Alessandro Farias Tavares instigates a clinch.
Steven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alessandro Farias Tavares is leaning against Steven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steven backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steven is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alessandro Farias Tavares.
Alessandro Farias Tavares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steven, pushing him back against the cage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steven shoots in for a takedown but Alessandro Farias Tavares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steven fails with the takedown.
Alessandro Farias Tavares swinging wildly here.
Alessandro Farias Tavares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alessandro Farias Tavares.
Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steven darts in and clinches Alessandro Farias Tavares up against the cage.
Steven fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alessandro Farias Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alessandro Farias Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alessandro Farias Tavares slaps away a takedown attempt from Steven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alessandro Farias Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Alessandro Farias Tavares.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alessandro Farias Tavares 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares!
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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