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Event:
NYF 42: Babcock vs Carter II
Date: Nov 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tavares, as that shot connected.
Tavares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Tavares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young is looking to counter punch.
Young misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Tavares ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Young lands the left hand.
Tavares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
A jab from Tavares misses.
Tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2#
Young throws a solid leg kick but Tavares takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
As Tavares backs away, Young returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Tavares. Beautiful body shot.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Tavares 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.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Tavares with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares throws a lazy uppercut
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavares scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young slips under a jab.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Tavares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Tavares throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Tavares throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Tavares blocks the low kick.
Tavares misses with a body shot.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a right hand to the body.
Tavares throws a shot to the body.
Tavares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Tavares.
Young stuns Tavares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Tavares dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Tavares lands the left hand.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Young misses with a hook.
Young moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTavares.
Young throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Young misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
As Tavares looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Tavares just gets out of the way.#T1#
Tavares throws a poor cross that misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Tavares.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tavares finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Tavares misses with a kick to the body
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws out a leg kick but Tavares moves out of range and Young only half commits.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tavares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tavares under the eye.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares lands with a right hand.
Jesus Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a right hand that Tavares ducks under and follows up with a left that Tavares also avoids with ease.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares wants to counter the offense by Young and move into the clinch position.
Jesus Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eddie Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young looks to land a combination but Tavares avoids it well.
Young is looking to slow Tavares down with leg kicks. #T3#
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Tavares slips a jab from Young.
Tavares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tavares scores with a shot to the body.
Tavares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tavares misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Tavares slips under a jab from Young.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tavares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.#KD#
Nice combo by Young! Oh, that's hurt him - Tavares falls to the canvas and Young follows him into side control. #ROC#Tavares is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Young stands up.
Tavares is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tavares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Young throws a series of punches but Tavares avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavares! But no joy.
Tavares seems to have recovered his senses.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Tavares checks it.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Tavares throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tavares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Tavares throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young is looking for a counter combo.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tavares backs up against the cage.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Tavares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tavares.
A leg kick checked by Tavares.#T2#
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tavares slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Tavares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Tavares misses.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T3#
Tavares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Young was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Young misses with a leg kick
and Tavares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Young appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tavares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Tavares throws a poor cross that misses
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Tavares looks for the body kick but Young saw that one coming.
Young tried to counter with a leg kick but Tavares avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Young drops Tavares with a left right combo! Young follows him down to the ground into side control.
#ROC#Tavares is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Tavares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Young 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Young! |
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Event:
NYF 39: Sillalahi vs Peterson
Date: Oct 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Tavares lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lansky will feel that in the morning.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lansky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lansky misses with a hook. Tavares ducked under it nicely.
Tavares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tavares misses with a shot to the body
and Lansky counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares lands an overhand right.
Lansky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lansky.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lansky manages to avoid it.
Lansky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
A good leg kick by Tavares.
Lansky moves away from the strike by Tavares. #T1#
Tavares lunges at Lansky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lansky's hand.
Lansky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Lansky missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lansky throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares stuns Lansky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lansky throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
Tavares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tavares punishes Lansky's body with a nice straight punch.
Lansky avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Tavares jabs at Lansky's body.#T2#
Tavares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC#Lansky is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares connects with an inside leg kick.
Lansky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tavares drops Lansky with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Lansky! Tavares dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Tavares!
A very excited looking Jesus Tavares made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 11
Date: Sep 22, 2023 |
#R1#
A jab from Knightley misses.
Knightley throws a low kick but Tavares moves out of range easily.
Tavares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tavares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knightley doesn't seem bothered though.
Knightley misses with a takedown
and Tavares counters with a good, hard body kick but Knightley shrugs it off.
Tavares lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL#
Tavares clinches up against the cage.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
Tavares jumps into guard, dragging Knightley to the mat.
#SUB#
Tavares looking for a guillotine here but Knightley defends easily.
Knightley stays in close to Tavares's body and controls the position. #T1#
Tavares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knightley is one step ahead there.
Knightley chips away with some ground and pound.
Knightley lands a couple of elbows.
Tavares being controlled here, momentarily.
Tavares wants to sweep but no luck.
Knightley is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tavares wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Knightley is now in half guard.
Knightley works his way into side control.
Tavares is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knightley scoring with punches from side control.
Tavares is trying to improve his position.
Knightley working away.#T3#
Tavares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knightley is working Tavares over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tavares is looking for a sweep.
Tavares takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Knightley lands some shots froms side control.
Tavares tries to buck Knightley off but Knightley is having none of it.
Knightley just content to control the position.
Knightley is working Tavares over with some ground and pound from side control.
Knightley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knightley landing a few strikes.
Knightley lands a nice forearm strike.
Tavares is looking to reverse the position.
Tavares tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Knightley easily slips into full mount! #T4#
Knightley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tavares is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tavares is in a horrible position here. Knightley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tavares is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tavares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knightley on the ground.
Knightley raining down shots from the mount!
Knightley lands a nice shot to the head. #ROC2#Tavares is rocked!
Knightley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Tavares jabs at Knightley's body.
Tavares lands a jab to Knightley's midsection.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knightley moves forwards but Tavares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tavares punishes Knightley's body with a nice straight punch.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD2#
Knightley looking to score a takedown here. Tavares is defending well but Knightley drives through and ends up in Tavares's guard.#SUB#
Tavares working for a triangle but Knightley defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB#
Tavares looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Knightley has picked Tavares up and slammed him! Tavares can't keep hold of the triangle and Knightley manages to pass to side control!
Tavares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Knightley taking a breather here.
Tavares struggling a bit here.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Knightley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavares, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Knightley is trying to get an arm triangle but Tavares is defending well.
Tavares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knightley takes a little break here. Tavares wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tavares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#T3#
Knightley looks up at the clock and then as Tavares takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Knightley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Knightley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knightley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tavares down.
Knightley scores with punches from side control.
Tavares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Flynn Knightley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knightley is chipping away with strikes.
Tavares takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tavares tries to improve position but can't.
Tavares seems a little lost for a moment, as Knightley dominates the positioning.#T4#
Tavares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knightley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Knightley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Knightley cracks Tavares with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tavares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knightley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tavares's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares is looking to reverse the position.
Knightley cracks Tavares with a big right hand but Tavares just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!#R3#
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knightley tries to move into range but Tavares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tavares scores with a push kick.
Tavares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Knightley circles away.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knightley takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Knightley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jesus Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Tavares blocks a low kick nicely.
Tavares fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#TD2#
Knightley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knightley connects with a decent elbow.
Knightley landing a few strikes. #T1#
Knightley working the ground and pound from side control.
Knightley advances nicely into full mount.
Knightley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tavares's face.
Knightley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tavares?
Knightley working the ground and pound effectively.
Tavares wants to control but Knightley is having none of it.
Knightley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tavares?
Knightley controlling his opponent.
Tavares is trying desperately to improve position.
Jesus Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tavares tries to lock up and control but Knightley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Knightley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knightley looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley landing punches.
Knightley lands a couple of good shots and Tavares has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Tavares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knightley is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Knightley gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Knightley gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Knightley apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Tavares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knightley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knightley shoots in and drives through. Tavares sprawls well.
Tavares digs a good body shot into Knightley's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knightley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tavares - the referee stops the clock and Knightley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tavares. Knightley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tavares seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Tavares throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tavares looks to land a combination. Knightley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knightley misses the jab.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knightley moves forwards but Tavares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Knightley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knightley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knightley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tavares tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Knightley counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tavares!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares looking for a sweep but Knightley has passed into full mount! Oh no!#T4#
Knightley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tavares tries to hold on but Knightley postures up.
The referee warns Tavares that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tavares takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Knightley cracks Tavares with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Knightley connects with a bit shot that sees Tavares covering up! More strikes from Knightley and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knightley is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flynn Knightley!
A victorious Flynn Knightley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
NYF 33: Mendez vs Simons 2
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Teixeira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teixeira needs to keep his hands up - Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
Tavares stuns Teixeira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teixeira throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tavares. Teixeira shrugs it off though.
Tavares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teixeira throws a body kick that misses.
Teixeira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavares misses the target.
Tavares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teixeira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Teixeira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tavares swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Teixeira misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Tavares.
Tavares scores with a body shot.
Teixeira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tavares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a head kick but Tavares moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Tavares, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavares scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira tries a head kick but it misses.
Teixeira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Teixeira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Teixeira throws a low kick, looking for Tavares's leg but Tavares calmly moves out of range.
Tavares clobbers Teixeira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares thows a body kick. Teixeira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Tavares jabs at Teixeira's body.
Tavares works the jab nicely.#CL#
Tavares gets a clinch. #BC#
Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Teixeira throws a head kick that misses
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teixeira has time to react.
Teixeira throws a leg kick but Tavares moved away.#CL#
Tavares moves into range and clinches up with Teixeira.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavares.
Tavares lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Tavares.
#BC2#
Teixeira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teixeira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3##CL#
Tavares moves into the clinch.#TD#
Tavares has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Teixeira uses from the top position.
Tavares seems keen to control Teixeira's posture.
Tavares has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Teixeira is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tavares has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Teixeira is looking to defend but Tavares has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Teixeira! Tavares pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Teixeira taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesus Tavares!
Jesus Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Predator Fight Nights 1
Date: Jul 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Tavares.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tavares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Xhekaj sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tavares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xhekaj fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tavares fakes the leg kick and cracks Xhekaj in the body.
Tavares scores with a jab to the body.
Jesus Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Xhekaj if he has to take too many more of those.
Tavares lands a nice hook to Xhekaj's body. Xhekaj takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xhekaj shoots in for a double leg but Tavares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tavares lands a nice looking body kick.
Xhekaj is breathing heavily.
Tavares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#KD2#
Tavares lands a big uppercut and Xhekaj crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Xhekaj looks OK. Tavares waves Xhekaj back to his feet!#ROC2#Xhekaj is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Tavares has cracked Xhekaj with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Tavares lands another huge swinging hook and Xhekaj tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Xhekaj, before Tavares can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesus Tavares!
Jesus Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matthews uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tavares has time to react.#TD2#
Matthews is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tavares's half guard.
Matthews tries to pass to full mount but Tavares defends it.
Matthews performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tavares trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Matthews is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T1#
Matthews prevents Tavares from improving his position.
Tavares trying to control here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tavares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Matthews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Matthews lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matthews seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tavares tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.
Tavares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matthews on the ground.
Tavares moves into full guard.
Matthews throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
Tavares can't keep his opponent in guard - Matthews advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tavares won't allow Matthews to pass to mount.
Matthews is controlling the pace.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Matthews is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Matthews takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matthews moves into range and connects with a jab. #T4#
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tavares lands a jab.#TD2#
Matthews darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews wants to free his trapped foot but Tavares is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matthews works his way into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Matthews.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randle Matthews dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Tavares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
Matthews is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tavares is defending well.
Tavares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tavares tries a body shot but Matthews blocks it.
Tavares tries a body shot but Matthews blocks it.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Tavares forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jesus Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randle Matthews.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD2#
Matthews successfully pulls guard.
Tavares has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matthews is proving hard to escape from. #T1#
Matthews pulls Tavares in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tavares is one step ahead there.
Tavares trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matthews's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tavares moves out of range of the leg kick from Matthews.
Jesus Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matthews defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Tavares misses with an uppercut. Matthews saw that one coming.
Matthews unleashes a big counter combination but Tavares bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Matthews or perhaps it was just good defense by Tavares, which made it look bad.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavares - that will leave a mark!
Tavares misses with an attempted mid kick.
#TD2#
Matthews scores with a takedown into Tavares's guard.
Matthews seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Tavares is trying to control the position but Matthews postures up.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matthews's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tavares lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Tavares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matthews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randle Matthews will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tavares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matthews crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tavares - the referee stops the clock and Matthews gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tavares. Matthews manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matthews's head backwards.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
Tavares sets himself, and Matthews steps forward looking for the clinch! Tavares avoids it this time.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up with Tavares, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes Tavares against the cage but Tavares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tavares quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matthews takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#Matthews is rocked!
Tavares stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matthews is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavares finish him?
Tavares stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tavares wants it to stay on the feet.
Jesus Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randle Matthews.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jesus Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthews seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Matthews steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tavares.#T1#
Tavares punishes Matthews's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#TD2#
Matthews scores with a takedown into Tavares's guard.
Matthews stays in close to Tavares's body and controls the position.
Matthews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
Matthews slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jesus Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Matthews pushes down on Tavares's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tavares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tavares trying to hold on to Matthews's head to control him but Matthews postures up.
Matthews slows the pace down in half guard. #T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavares circles away.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Matthews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up with Tavares, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes Tavares against the cage but Tavares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tavares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#TD2#
Matthews shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tavares manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Matthews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4##SUB2#
Matthews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matthews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
Tavares keeping full guard, as Matthews tries to pass.
Matthews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Matthews's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthews 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Randle Matthews! |
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