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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alessandro Farias Tavares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fish wants to clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Fish tries to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares moves away
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fish tries to clinch up.
Fish looks to clinch
and Alessandro Farias Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fish tries to clinch
enabling Alessandro Farias Tavares to counter with a crisp jab.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a right and a left that Fish avoids nicely.
Fish tries to clinch there but Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away.
Alessandro Farias Tavares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alessandro Farias Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fish staying out of range there.
Fish moves in looking to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Alessandro Farias Tavares misses.
Alessandro Farias Tavares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alessandro Farias Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alessandro Farias Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Fish moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alessandro Farias Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fish tries to clinch up
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alessandro Farias Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fish cracks Alessandro Farias Tavares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a hook but Fish avoids it easily.
Donk. Fish catches Alessandro Farias Tavares right on the button with a cross.
Fish moves in looking to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Fish throws out a loose jab but Alessandro Farias Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a straight right hand.
Fish tries to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares moves out of range.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fish wants to clinch
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a three punch combo that has Fish backing up. Fish nods at Alessandro Farias Tavares to acknowledge the strikes.
Alessandro Farias Tavares cracks Fish with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fish wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to clinch up but Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Alessandro Farias Tavares misses its intended target.
Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Alessandro Farias Tavares counter with a right hand.
Alessandro Farias Tavares might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alessandro Farias Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fish tries to clinch there but Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alessandro Farias Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a double jab.
Fish 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.
Fish tries to clinch there but Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away.
Fish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alessandro Farias Tavares, pushing him back against the cage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares being controlled against the cage.
Fish looking to stall.
Fish misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fish has Alessandro Farias Tavares pressed against the cage, preventing Alessandro Farias Tavares from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fish lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Alessandro Farias Tavares does no damage.
Fish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Alessandro Farias Tavares misses its intended target.
Fish moves in looking to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares pushes him off.
Fish tries to clinch up
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fish darts in trying to clinch
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fish needs to keep his hands up - Alessandro Farias Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
Fish is looking to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish wants to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares slips to the side
enabling Alessandro Farias Tavares to counter with a crisp jab.
Alessandro Farias Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Fish.
Alessandro Farias Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fish takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fish doesn't manage to clinch there - Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away.
Alessandro Farias Tavares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fish is trying to maintain a safe position but Alessandro Farias Tavares gets an underhook and turns Fish into the cage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fish throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to break free of the clinch but Fish has double underhooks.
Alessandro Farias Tavares manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fish looking to throw knees to the head but Alessandro Farias Tavares is blocking nicely.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands with a light punch inside.
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to break free but Fish has control.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to push Fish away but Fish has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alessandro Farias Tavares stalling.
Fish tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alessandro Farias Tavares takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fish lands a knee to the body.
Fish tries a knee to the head but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks it.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Fish is controlling him.
Fish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fish tries a knee to the head but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks it.
Alessandro Farias Tavares can't find room to land a body shot as Fish controls the action.
Fish misses with a knee strike.
Fish misses with a knee strike.
Fish is trying to maintain a safe position but Alessandro Farias Tavares gets an underhook and turns Fish into the cage.
Fish effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish with a knee to the head.
Fish connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alessandro Farias Tavares's face.
Fish wants to stall.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is pushing Fish up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alessandro Farias Tavares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fish connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alessandro Farias Tavares's face.
Alessandro Farias Tavares pressing his opponent against the cage.
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 Dragon Fish will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alessandro Farias Tavares.
Fish moves in looking to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Alessandro Farias Tavares misses the target.
Fish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fish wants to clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses the jab.
Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fish tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands an overhand right.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a looping left.
A jab from Alessandro Farias Tavares does it's job there.
Fish wants to clinch.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Alessandro Farias Tavares. Those never looked like landing.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands an overhand right.
Fish closes the distance but Alessandro Farias Tavares moves to the side
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a two punch combo.
Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alessandro Farias Tavares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fish looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fish takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fish takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alessandro Farias Tavares taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fish using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alessandro Farias Tavares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alessandro Farias Tavares avoids it.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to push Fish away but Fish has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alessandro Farias Tavares is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fish just leaning against Alessandro Farias Tavares, taking a breather.
Alessandro Farias Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Alessandro Farias Tavares.
Fish connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fish walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fish looks to clinch
letting Alessandro Farias Tavares counter with a right hand.
Fish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Alessandro Farias Tavares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fish closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a knee strike.
Fish tries a knee to the head but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks it.
Alessandro Farias Tavares can't break the clinch.
Fish throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks it with crossed arms.
Fish misses with a knee strike.
Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks the clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fish's hands.
Fish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a double jab.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alessandro Farias Tavares loads up on a big right hand but Fish slips the punch.
Fish tries to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares is having none of it.
Fish wants to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares slips to the side
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a three punch combo that has Fish backing up. Fish nods at Alessandro Farias Tavares to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alessandro Farias Tavares 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares!
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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