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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther Heggs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 cm
35
240 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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198 cm
37
280 lbs
35 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tavares is looking to score with low kicks. Tavares throws a hook but Heggs avoids it easily. Heggs looks like he wants to counter punch here. Tavares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tavares. Heggs blocks a leg kick. Tavares throws a predictable looking body shot
and Heggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Tavares sizes up Heggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Heggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A solid body kick from Tavares. Heggs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Heggs moves out of range of the strikes. Heggs replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tavares blocks it well. Tavares lands a really nice looking cross but Heggs seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action! Tavares throws a big shot that misses. Tavares misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tavares throws a hook but Heggs avoids it easily. Heggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Tavares with a hook. Heggs staying out of range there. Tavares throws a body shot but no joy. Tavares throws a low kick but Heggs moves out of range easily. Tavares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Heggs gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Heggs tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Tavares is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Heggs buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Heggs!! Heggs is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Tavares throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Tavares! Thiago Tavares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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