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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malo Tavara (ranked 221 p4p, 940 weight class) and Harrison Rose (ranked 27 p4p, 115 weight class). Malo Tavara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malo Tavara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Harrison Rose!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Tavara counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Tavara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Tavara is looking to counter punch.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tavara scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tavara to score with a decent uppercut.
Tavara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Tavara off balance momentarily.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tavara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.
Tavara lands a jab to the nose.
Tavara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tavara cracks Rose with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tavara has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rose to stand back up!
Rose is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavara finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Tavara misses with a looping right.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
letting Tavara counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tavara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Rose clobbers Tavara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tavara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tavara slips under a jab.
Tavara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tavara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavara's head backwards.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavara throws out the jab.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tavara. Tavara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tavara misses
and Rose counters with a left and a right that stings Tavara.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Tavara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tavara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tavara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tavara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tavara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a hook
letting Tavara counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose takes one to the chin there.
Tavara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tavara moves out of range as Rose strikes.
It looked like Tavara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose scores with the left hand. Tavara knows he should have avoided that one.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavara misses with a straight right.
Tavara ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A little feinted left hand from Tavara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tavara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Tavara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Tavara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tavara throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tavara on the side of the head.
Tavara tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Tavara - just one landing.
Tavara punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose throws a push kick but Tavara slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Tavara misses its intended target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tavara.
Tavara thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Rose thows a leg kick but Tavara checks it
and Tavara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavara.
Tavara misses the shot to the body.
Tavara misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavara moves away.
Tavara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavara was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rose.
Tavara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavara.
Rose throws a jab when Tavara was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Tavara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavara misses the jab.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tavara throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose takes a swing at Tavara's ribcage but misses.
Tavara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Tavara was not able to check.
Tavara misses with a hook.
Rose steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tavara throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tavara just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Malo Tavara.
Well Tavara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Malo Tavara!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Harrison Rose!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
Malo Tavara retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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RATING
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