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Event:
BKFC 21 - Emelianenko vs Wife
Date: Sep 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Tabares looks to land a combination but Byrne avoids it well.
Byrne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tabares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Byrne backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Tabares misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Byrne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tabares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
Tabares connects with a right hand. Byrne shakes it off.
Byrne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tabares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tabares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Byrne.
Byrne throws a hook but Tabares avoids it easily.
Tabares misses with a wild combination.
Tabares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Byrne defending well as Tabares loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Byrne misses the target.
Vlad Tabares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tabares throws a lazy uppercut
and Byrne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Tabares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byrne.
Tabares throws a right hand that misses
and Byrne counters with a right hand to the body.
Tabares stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tabares wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Byrne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Byrne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tabares defending well though.
Byrne working Tabares over with strikes.
Tabares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Byrne trying to control from half guard but Tabares is working away.
Byrne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Byrne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tabares with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Byrne wants to take a breather but Tabares is having none of it. #T2#
Byrne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Byrne lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Tabares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tabares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Byrne trying to control the action but Tabares is working from the bottom.
Byrne stalling away here and it's allowed Tabares to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byrne trying to control but Tabares is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byrne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byrne wants to pass the guard but Tabares is keeping the position.
Byrne connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byrne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byrne is looking to work some ground and pound but Tabares has wrist control.
Byrne connects with a couple of short punches.
Tabares wants to get back to his feet but Byrne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Byrne stays in close to Tabares's body and controls the position. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byrne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byrne landing with the ground and pound.
Byrne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Byrne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Byrne stands up over Tabares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Byrne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tabares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronan Byrne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Byrne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tabares throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Byrne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Byrne.
Byrne is pushing down on Tabares's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tabares is fighting to maintain full guard but Byrne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Byrne misses with a head shot. Tabares uses the momentum to regain guard.
Byrne is looking to work some ground and pound but Tabares has wrist control.
Byrne is in close to Tabares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Byrne is working Tabares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tabares is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Byrne is controlling him.
Byrne is stalling in the full guard.
Byrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tabares can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Byrne's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Tabares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Byrne lands a couple of elbows.
Byrne connects with a couple of short punches.
Byrne passes Tabares's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Byrne trying to control from half guard but Tabares is working away.
Byrne sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Byrne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
Byrne slips a nice elbow through Tabares's hands, connecting with Tabares's forehead.
Tabares felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Byrne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Byrne is trying to control. Tabares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Byrne lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Byrne.
Tabares taking some punishment here, with Byrne in his half guard.
Ronan Byrne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byrne drops an elbow to the side of Tabares's head.
Byrne wants to control but Tabares is keeping him busy.
Byrne wants to pass to mount but Tabares is defending the position. #T3#
Byrne content to control rather than advance.
Byrne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Byrne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tabares defending well though.
Tabares blocking the ground and pound attempt from Byrne.
Byrne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Byrne is controlling the pace.
Byrne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tabares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Byrne is looking to take a break and control but Tabares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Byrne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Byrne throwing shots but Tabares is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Byrne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Byrne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Byrne dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Tabares scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No luck for Byrne with that takedown attempt.
Tabares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tabares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tabares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrne circles away quickly and effectively.
Tabares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tabares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tabares throws a series of punches but Byrne moves out of range.
Tabares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Byrne finds it's way round the side to connect with Tabares's head.
Tabares swings widly with a right hand
and Byrne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Byrne goes for a double leg but Tabares avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tabares continues to drive forward.
Tabares throws a counter combo.#T1#
Byrne has Tabares pressed against the cage.
Byrne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tabares prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Byrne. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Byrne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Tabares.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tabares lands with a straight right. Byrne didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Tabares swinging wildly here.
Byrne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#TD#
Byrne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tabares is staying active underneath Byrne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tabares regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Byrne.
Byrne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Byrne scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Tabares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Byrne controls the pace.
Byrne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Byrne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Byrne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byrne throwing strikes but missing.
Tabares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Byrne is one step ahead there. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Byrne chips away with some ground and pound.
Byrne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Byrne wants to control from the top but Tabares keeps moving.
Byrne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Byrne tries to free his leg and advance position but Tabares is retaining full guard.
Vlad Tabares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Byrne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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 Ronan Byrne.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byrne, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Byrne! |
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Event:
BKFC 15 - Widenose vs Ford
Date: Aug 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Simon shoots in for a double leg but Tabares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tabares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tabares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tabares scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Kamaru Simon has been cut.
Tabares scores with a hook to the body. Simon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tabares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tabares lands an overhand right.
Tabares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tabares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Tabares drops Simon with a beautiful combination! Simon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tabares is looking for the KO!#ROC#Simon is rocked!
Tabares cracks Simon with a left hook right on the temple and Simon goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tabares lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Simon is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Tabares!
In defeat, Kamaru Simon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for you support, I will come back stronger.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Heart scores with a hook to the body. Tabares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heart with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Tabares. Those never looked like landing.
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heart lands a right hook to the body.
Tabares looks to score with a jab to the body but Heart is just out of range.
Tabares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Heart finds it's target.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.
Heart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tabares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tabares throws a right and a left that Heart avoids nicely.
Heart seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Heart misses.
Heart scores with a shot to the body.
Tabares looks winded!
Tabares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Heart clinches.
Heart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Heart's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heart digs a right hand into Tabares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tabares's gas tank.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Tabares avoids it by throwing Heart back against the cage. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tabares.
A left hand lands to the body for Heart.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart. #TD#
Heart jumps into guard, dragging Tabares to the mat.
#SUB#
Heart looking for a guillotine here but Tabares defends easily.
Heart has control of Tabares's left arm, preventing Tabares from doing any damage. #T2#
Heart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Heart wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tabaress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tabares on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Heart or perhaps it was just good defense by Tabares, which made it look bad.
Heart lunges at Tabares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tabares's hand.
Heart swings widly with a right hand
and Tabares counters with a straight right hand.
Heart jabs Tabares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart dips to his left and cracks Tabares with an uppercut!
Tabares walks into a left hand. #T3#
Some wild striking there from Heart.
Heart lands an overhand right.
Heart scores with a body shot.
Tabares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heart throws a hook but Tabares avoids it easily.
Heart lands the left hand.
Tabares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heart circles away quickly and effectively.
Heart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tabares on the side of the head.
Tabares throws a body punch but Heart moves out of range.
Tabares throws a series of punches but Heart avoids them all with ease.
Heart digs a good hook to Tabares's body.
Heart clobbers Tabares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heart works Tabares's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Heart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Heart is taking a breather. Tabares says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T4#
Heart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tabares!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tabares holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Heart tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Heart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Heart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Heart throws some wild stikes that Tabares manages to avoid easily.
Heart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That Heart dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Heart fails to land with a series of punches.
Heart cracks Tabares with an open hand slap.
Tabares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tabares throws a series of punches but Heart moves out of range.
Heart tries to counter by clinching up but Tabares breaks away and moves out of range.
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tabares takes one to the side of the head.
Heart dodges the punch combination from Tabares.
Heart connects with a jab.
Heart works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tabares misses with a two punch combination.
Tabares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heart.
Vlad Tabares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tabares looks to land a combination but Heart avoids it well.
Tabares is breathing heavily.
Tabares throws a right hand that Heart ducks under and follows up with a left that Heart also avoids with ease.
Heart wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tabares throws the left hand but Heart avoids the punch easily.
Heart jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T1#
Heart connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#Tabares is rocked!
Heart lands a body shot.
Tabares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tabares is still on wobbly legs! Can Heart finish him?
Heart thuds a left hand into Tabares's body.
Heart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heart throws an overhand right that drops Tabares like a sack of potatoes! Heart dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). That Heart!
A very excited looking That Heart rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Kovacs dodges the punch combination from Tabares.
Tabares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovacs moves away.
Tabares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tabares ducks right into an uppercut from Kovacs.
Kovacs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kovacs throws a series of punches but Tabares moves out of range. #KD#
Kovacs lands a left and a right that send Tabares crashing to the mat, dazed. Kovacs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Tabares misses.
Tabares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tabares throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovacs counters with a stiff right hand.
Tabares loses concentration momentarily and Kovacs pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tabares crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Kovacs finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andor Kovacs!
In his post fight interview, Andor Kovacs started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Tabares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovacs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tabares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs digs a good body shot into Tabares's ribs.
Kovacs dodges the punch combination from Tabares.
Tabares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kovacs to counter with a crisp jab.
Tabares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovacs with a nice calf kick.
Kovacs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tabares misses with a left hand
and Kovacs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kovacs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kovacs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tabares. Those never looked like landing.
Kovacs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T1#
Tabares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Kovacs drives through and clinches with Tabares against the cage.
Kovacs misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Kovacs.
Kovacs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovacs lands with a short shot to the head.
Kovacs lands with a right to the head.
Kovacs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kovacs presses Tabares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Kovacs.
Tabares looks winded!#T2#
Kovacs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Kovacs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Kovacs darts in and clinches Tabares up against the cage.
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!
Kovacs lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands a shot to the body.
Kovacs pushes Tabares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovacs slowing the pace effectively.
Kovacs lands a hook that snaps the head of Tabares backwards.
Tabares is trying to break the clinch but Kovacs is controlling him.
Kovacs lands a nice uppercut.
Kovacs lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Kovacs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovacs lands a left hand.
Kovacs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.
A short body shot lands from Kovacs as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kovacs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kovacs.
Kovacs just leaning against Tabares, taking a breather.
Kovacs leaning against his opponent.
#BC#
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tabares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kovacs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tabares scrambles back to his feet.
Tabares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tabares takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T4#
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!#CL#
Tabares gets tackled into the cage by Kovacs. Kovacs maintains the clinch. #BC#
Kovacs breaks from the clinch.
Tabares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kovacs works Tabares's body with a nice hook.
Kovacs circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tabares to the canvas! Tabares doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kovacs keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andor Kovacs!
In his post fight interview, Andor Kovacs started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Trash Boys III
Date: Mar 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Tabares throws a lazy uppercut
#CL#
and Saville moves into the clinch.
Saville fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Saville breaks the clinch.
Saville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tabares.
Tabares misses with a wild combination.
Tabares tries to bum rush Saville with a series of wild strikes but Saville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Tabares. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Saville with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Tabares does no damage.
Saville appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saville shoots and misses
and Tabares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Saville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saville is looking to clinch but Tabares is avoiding it.
Tabares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Tabares.
Tabares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Saville fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tabares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tabares looks to score with a jab to the body but Saville is just out of range.
Saville appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tabares throws a nice looking combination but Saville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Saville misses the target.
A jab from Tabares misses.
Saville moves out of range of the strikes.
Tabares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tabares scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saville in his tracks.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saville slips a jab and a cross from Tabares.
Tabares tries to bum rush Saville with a series of wild strikes but Saville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tabares.
#T2#
Saville moves out of range of the strikes.
Saville closes the distance and clinches up with Tabares, looking for a takedown. Saville pushes Tabares against the cage but Tabares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Saville gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saville drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tabares gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tabares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saville misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Saville breaks the clinch.
Tabares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tabares misses with a few strikes there.
#T3#
Saville ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saville staying out of range there.
Saville tries to counter with a takedown but Tabares is quick to defend against it.
Tabares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saville is looking to counter the offense by Tabares and move into the clinch.
Saville tries to clinch there but Tabares circles away.
Saville throws a head kick but Tabares moves out of range.
Tabares misses with a wild body shot.
Saville wants to clinch
and Tabares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saville misses with a two punch combination.
Saville throws a leg kick but Tabares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saville shoots in for a double leg but Tabares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Saville backs off Tabares throws a huge counter combo but Saville manages to avoid it all.
Saville takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tabares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saville connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tabares fails to land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Tabares throws a lazy right hand but Saville sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saville throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabares misses with a double jab.
Saville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saville tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tabares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tabares misses with a hook.
Saville has a takedown stuffed.
Tabares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tabares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tabares is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vlad Tabares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saville tries to clinch there but Tabares circles away.
Saville moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Tabares.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tabares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jimmy Saville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tabares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saville was well out of range. Poor timing from Tabares.
Tabares missing with a left hand there. Saville was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tabares swats away the attempt to clinch by Saville.
Saville throws a body punch but Tabares moves out of range.
Tabares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saville fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tabares manages to avoid it.
Tabares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tabares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saville.
A little jabbing left from Tabares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tabares looks to land a right hand but Saville moved out of range.
Vlad Tabares seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Saville instigates a clinch.
Tabares is pressed up against the cage. Saville has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tabares down to the mat. Tabares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T1#
Tabares cracks a nice hook into Saville's ribs.
Tabares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saville is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tabares.
A jab from Tabares misses.
Saville staying out of range there.
Saville ducks under a wild hook from Tabares.
Saville shoots in and drives through. Tabares sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Saville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saville is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Tabares misses.
Tabares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tabares scores with the left hand. Saville knows he should have avoided that one.
Saville fails with a takedown attempt.
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
Tabares misses with a hook to the body
and Saville counters with a series of strikes. Tabares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tabares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saville moves away.
No luck for Saville with that takedown attempt.
Tabares is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saville wants to clinch
and Tabares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saville shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tabares sprawls well. Tabares wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saville gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tabares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saville fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tabares.#T3#
Tabares misses the jab.
Tabares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tabares scores with the left hand. Saville knows he should have avoided that one.
Saville fails to land the takedown.
Tabares stuffs the takedown attempt from Saville. Saville gets slowly back to his feet.
Saville fails with a takedown attempt.
Saville will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saville takes one to the side of the head.
Tabares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saville throws a big counter combination but Tabares scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tabares's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tabares duly obliges. #T4#
Tabares misses with an uppercut. Saville saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Tabares misses.
Saville throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tabares throws a right hand that Saville ducks under and follows up with a left that Saville also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saville shoots for a takedown but Tabares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tabares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saville was well out of range. Poor timing from Tabares.
Tabares throws the left hand but Saville avoids the punch easily.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tabares misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Tabares misses.
Saville tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tabares counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tabares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Saville moves out of range of the strikes.
Tabares fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Saville has managed to clinch.
Saville looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Tabares breaks the clinch.
Tabares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tabares throws an off balance right hand
and Saville counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saville fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saville shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tabares as he jumps to the side.
Saville is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tabares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Saville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Saville slips a jab from Tabares.
Nice cross by Tabares.
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saville tries to counter by clinching up but Tabares breaks away and moves out of range.
Tabares misses with a wild body shot.
Tabares throws a right and a left that Saville avoids nicely.
Tabares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saville.#CL#
Saville has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Tabares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tabares throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Tabares both land. Nice combination.
Tabares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tabares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Tabares looks to land a combination. Saville sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saville tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tabares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tabares misses with a hook
enabling Saville to counter with a crisp jab.
Saville swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tabares throws a right hand that Saville ducks under and follows up with a left that Saville also avoids with ease.
Saville seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tabares blocks a leg kick.
Tabares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saville throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tabares's waist but Tabares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saville off to one side.
It seemed like Tabares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tabares swings for the body but Saville moves out of range.
Saville throws a big counter combination but Tabares scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tabares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saville.
Tabares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saville throws a head kick but Tabares moves out of range.
Tabares jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Tabares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tabares scores with a nice right hand.
Saville misses with a looping left.
Tabares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tabares looks to throw the jab but Saville is out of range.
Saville tries to close the distance and clinch but Tabares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saville tries for a takedown but Tabares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tabares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saville looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tabares throws a jab but it's blocked by Saville.
Some wild striking there from Tabares.
#T4#
Tabares scores with a hook to the body. Saville takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tabares swings for the body but Saville moves out of range.
#CL#
Saville pushes Tabares up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Tabares breaks from the clinch.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tabares lands a jab-cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Saville. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tabares leaves Saville with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jimmy Saville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tabares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tabares winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tabares! |
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Event:
Trash Boys II
Date: Feb 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Fiddler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Tabares moves out of range.
Tabares misses with a wild combination.
Tabares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiddler moves away.
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Tabares.
Tabares throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fiddler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tabares lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fiddler slips a jab and a cross from Tabares.
#T1##TD2#
Tabares throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fiddler was covering up waiting for the punch and Tabares finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fiddler has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tabares is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC#
Fiddler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tabares throws a nice looking combination but Fiddler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fiddler slips under a jab from Tabares.
As Tabares tries to get set, Fiddler tries to push him back and clinch up but Tabares manages to avoid the attempt.
Fiddler jabs at Tabares's body.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiddler has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Fiddler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Tabares bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fiddler throws Tabares to one side and escapes!#T2##TD2#
Tabares scores with a takedown into Fiddler's guard.
Fiddler has his feet on Tabares's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD2#
Tabares shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fiddler manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tabares keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fiddler tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T3##BC#
Fiddler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Tabares closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SU2#
Tabares postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Fiddler to stand up.
Tabares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fiddler.#TD2#
Tabares drives through with a takedown into Fiddler's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tabares controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fiddler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tabares's guard. #REVR#
Tabares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fiddler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SU#
Fiddler gets to his feet. Tabares looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vlad Tabares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Fiddler tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Tabares decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fiddler has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tabares is on him like a limpet, forcing Fiddler back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fiddler taking a breather.
Fiddler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tabares smiles and moves away.
#TD2#
Fiddler gets caught flat footed, as Tabares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fiddler is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tabares presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiddler fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Fiddler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Fiddler dodges the punch combination from Tabares.
Tabares scores with a jab to the head.
Tabares lunges at Fiddler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fiddler's hand. #TD2#
Fiddler tries to sprawl but Tabares drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fiddler manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tabares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tabares moves away from the strike by Fiddler.
Fiddler leaves Tabares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fiddler tries to counter with a takedown but Tabares is quick to defend against it.
Ron Fiddler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fiddler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tabares counters with a right hand to the body.
Fiddler shoots in looking for a takedown. Tabares tries to sprawl out of it but Fiddler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tabares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Tabares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fiddler tries to avoid it but Tabares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fiddler to the ground. Fiddler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tabares keeps the fight on the outside.
Tabares closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#It looks like Ron Fiddler has been cut.
Fiddler throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Tabares is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fiddler's half guard.
Fiddler regains full guard. Nicely done. #SU2#
Tabares stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fiddler fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Fiddler. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##TD2#
Tabares drives through with a takedown into Fiddler's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiddler is trying to keep Tabares in close.
Tabares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fiddler wants to stand and escape but Tabares is having none of it. #SU2#
Tabares gets to his feet. Fiddler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fiddler avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Tabares misses the target.
Fiddler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD2#
Tabares manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fiddler on his heels. He'll look to pass Fiddler's guard now, I'm sure.
Fiddler has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tabares off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tabares throws a series of punches but Fiddler moves out of range.
Tabares lands a nice shot to the body.
#TD2#
Tabares looking to score a takedown here. Fiddler is defending well but Tabares drives through and ends up in Fiddler's guard.
Tabares is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Tabares has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fiddler to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tabares is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fiddler pulls down on the head and he's put Tabares to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ron Fiddler! |
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