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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Tavares told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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300 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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240 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gor Keyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keyman. That did some damage!
Tavares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keyman doesn't seem bothered though.
Tavares connects with a body shot that sends Keyman's belly button to the back.
Crunch! Tavares slams his shin into Keyman's torso.
Tavares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keyman is able to avoid easily.
Keyman moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Keyman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keyman lands a glancing blow to the side of Tavares's head.
It looks like Thiago Tavares has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Tavares as he connects with a hook.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a leg kick
and Keyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tavares blocks a leg kick.
Tavares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thiago Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Tavares misses.
Keyman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keyman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares thows a leg kick but Keyman checks it
and Keyman counters with a nice body kick.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tavares tries to land a leg kick but Keyman saw it coming and moves away.
Tavares scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tavares throws a front kick that sends Keyman stumbling back into the cage.
Keyman is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tavares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Keyman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keyman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tavares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tavares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares drops Keyman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Keyman looks back up at him and smiles so Tavares waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Keyman takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keyman is out of range.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keyman momentarily.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Keyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keyman blocks a head kick by Tavares.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Keyman misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Keyman wants to clinch.
Tavares blocks a leg kick.
Tavares tries to score with a low kick but Keyman moves his leg out of the way.
Tavares throws a lazy head kick
and Keyman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tavares feints and then cracks Keyman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keyman down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Keyman clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Tavares's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keyman needs to keep his hands up - Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares lands a big head kick that sends Keyman tumbling to the mat! Tavares takes a step backwards and waves Keyman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Gor Keyman has been cut.
Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tavares lands a big head kick that sends Keyman to the canvas! Tavares follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Tavares!
Our winner, Thiago Tavares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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