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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Tartarus (ranked 379 p4p, 348 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 49 p4p, 44 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uriel Tartarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartarus swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tartarus misses with the body kick
and Chandler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tartarus connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Chandler misses.
Tartarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Tartarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tartarus misses with an uppercut
and Chandler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tartarus misses with a double jab
and Chandler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chandler wants to control but Tartarus is keeping him busy.
Tartarus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tartarus is trying to get back to full guard.
Chandler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tartarus is trying to stand up here but Chandler is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartarus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
Tartarus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
Tartarus wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chandler lands a nice short elbow.
Tartarus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chandler.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Tartarus dodges it nicely.
Tartarus trying to control from the bottom.
Tartarus wants to improve his position but Chandler is controlling well.
Tartarus is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartarus keeping hold of Chandler's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tartarus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tartarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chandler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uriel Tartarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Tartarus.
Tartarus connects with a body shot that sends Chandler's belly button to the back.
Tartarus scores with a nice right hand.
Tartarus throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Chandler to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Tartarus misses.
Tartarus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chandler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uriel Tartarus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler throws out a loose jab but Tartarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tartarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Chandler circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tartarus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chandler scores with a punch to the head.
Tartarus moves in looking to clinch but Chandler pushes him off.
Tartarus rushes Chandler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Chandler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tartarus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tartarus pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tartarus.
Tartarus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tartarus lands a right hand.
Tartarus breaks the clinch.
Tartarus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tartarus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chandler at a distance.
Tartarus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tartarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Chandler misses
and Tartarus counters with an inside leg kick.
Tartarus misses the shot to the body.
Tartarus loads up on a big right hand but Chandler slips the punch.
Tartarus digs a good hook to Chandler's body.
Tartarus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chandlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tartarus has closed the distance and engaged Chandler in a clinch.
Tartarus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Tartarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tartarus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tartarus counters with a low kick, right behind Chandler 's knee.
Chandler throws the left hand but Tartarus avoids the punch easily.
Tartarus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chandler throws a body punch but Tartarus moves out of range.
Tartarus moves into the clinch.
Chandler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Tartarus dominated that round.
That's time! Tartarus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tartarus moves out of range of the strikes.
Tartarus rushes Chandler and presses him up against the cage.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tartarus.
Tartarus scores with a shoulder strike.
Tartarus works on Chandler's body with a couple of short punches.
Tartarus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Chandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tartarus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Tartarus.
It looks like Joey Chandler has been cut.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tartarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tartarus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tartarus misses with a body shot
and Chandler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tartarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Tartarus.
Chandler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tartarus scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Tartarus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tartarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Tartarus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tartarus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tartarus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chandler misses with a straight left.
Tartarus misses with a straight right.
Tartarus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tartarus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tartarus scores with a body shot.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tartarus tries to clinch but Chandler moves out of range.
Tartarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tartarus misses.
Chandler throws a shot from downtown. Tartarus moves away and avoids it.
Tartarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tartarus throws an off balance right hand
and Chandler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tartarus is looking to wear down Chandler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tartarus avoids it really well and circles away.
Tartarus lands with a kick to the temple. Chandler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chandler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chandler swats away the attempt to clinch by Tartarus.
Tartarus throws a series of punches but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler misses with a wild combination.
Tartarus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chandler just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tartarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Tartarus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chandler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tartarus cracks Chandler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Tartarus.
Tartarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chandler can do to turn this around?
Tartarus darts in and clinches Chandler up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tartarus.
Tartarus scores with a shoulder strike.
Tartarus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chandler presses Tartarus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chandler blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
A short left from Tartarus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tartarus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tartarus scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartarus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Tartarus.
Tartarus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chandler changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tartarus throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Tartarus stuns Chandler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chandler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chandler misses with a two punch combination.
Tartarus lands a head shot.
Chandler slips a jab from Tartarus.
Tartarus misses with a hook. Chandler ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Tartarus misses.
Tartarus connects with an inside leg kick.
Chandler misses with a series of wild punches.
As Chandler looks to move away, Tartarus throws a big counter combo but Chandler just gets out of the way.
Chandler misses with a body shot
and Tartarus counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Tartarus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Chandler'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. This is the final round!
Chandler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tartarus defends it nicely.
Joey Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uriel Tartarus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tartarus tests Chandler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Tartarus tenderised Chandler's leg. Chandler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tartarus as he avoids it easily.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but Tartarus ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler connects with a crisp jab.
Tartarus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chandler checks it well.
Tartarus throws a head kick that misses.
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
Tartarus lands a nice shot that snaps Chandler's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartarus looks to land a combination but Chandler avoids it well.
Chandler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tartarus with a body shot.
Tartarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Tartarus.
Chandler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chandler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tartarus at a distance.
Tartarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tartarus.
Tartarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Tartarus with a nice calf kick.
Chandler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tartarus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Uriel Tartarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
A swing and a miss from Tartarus.
Tartarus lands with a nice body punch.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Tartarus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chandler thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tartarus misses with a double jab.
Tartarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tartarus defends it well.
Tartarus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tartarus lands a lovely overhand right.
Tartarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tartarus digs a good body shot into Chandler's ribs.
Tartarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tartarus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chandler gets tackled into the cage by Tartarus. Tartarus maintains the clinch.
Chandler working aggressively here.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tartarus prevents a body shot from Chandler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tartarus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chandler tries to work over Tartarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Chandler fails to land.
Chandler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Chandler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tartarus blocks an uppercut.
Tartarus lands a hook that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Chandler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tartarus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chandlers head.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tartarus blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tartarus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tartarus.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Tartarus avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tartarus prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler struggles to land a body shot inside as Tartarus controls his hands.
Chandler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tartarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chandler working aggressively here.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Tartarus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tartarus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Tartarus!
Uriel Tartarus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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