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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Chung (ranked 743 p4p, 870 weight class) and Malo Tavara (ranked 85 p4p, 102 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Chung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malo Tavara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tavara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tavara.
Tavara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tavara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chung swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chung misses with the head strike.
Chung lands with a left to the head.
Tavara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chung backwards.
Tavara misses with the head strike.
Tavara pushes Chung back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Tavara scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chung.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavara.
Tavara digs a right hand underneath Chung's ribcage. Chung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung prevents a body shot from Tavara.
Tavara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tavara pushes Chung back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chung is breathing heavily.
Tavara scores with a shoulder strike.
Tavara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavara tries to work over Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavara lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavara.
Tavara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tavara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavara digs a right hand into Chung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chung's gas tank.
Tavara is leaning against Chung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tavara presses Chung against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tavara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chung is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Chung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tavara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chung backwards.
Tavara scores with a shoulder strike.
Tavara lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chung to his knees! Tavara keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malo Tavara!
Malo Tavara is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Malo Tavara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ramon Chung spoke after the fight, saying 'I had COVID'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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