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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 12 - 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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William King!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Tavares. That snapped King's head back.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Tavares takes one to the chin there.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tavares throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tavares defends it well.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavares is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tavares darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tavares with a body shot.
Tavares throws a leg kick but King moved away.
King staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King throws a shot to the body.
Tavares loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Tavares scores with a nice right hand.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Tavares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares has King up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that King has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Tavares throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Tavares scores with a hook.
Tavares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
King takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from King does no damage.
Tavares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Thiago Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavares was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King throws a push kick but Tavares slaps the foot to one side.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Tavares pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tavares.
It looks like William King has been cut.
Tavares closes the distance and clinches.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
King manages to break the clinch.
Tavares thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tavares but Tavares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from King misses.
Tavares digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tavares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tavares drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Tavares lands a left hand.
Tavares lands a body punch in the clinch.
King looks winded!
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a takedown
and Tavares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 William King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tavares lands a lovely overhand right.
Tavares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tavares misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King blocks a jab.
Tavares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tavares doesn't seem bothered though.
King tries to move into range but Tavares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tavares throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Tavares.
King misses with a head kick.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks Tavares with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
King throws out a counter right but Tavares avoids it with no problem.
Tavares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Tavares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A good leg kick by Tavares.
Tavares scores with a jab.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. King catches Tavares right on the button with a cross.
King scores with a nice body kick.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
King counters with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Tavares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavares closes the distance and clinches.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavares controls his hands.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to pull guard but Tavares holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Tavares scores with a shoulder strike.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
King prevents Tavares from breaking the clinch.
Tavares lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Tavares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by King.
Tavares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thiago Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tavares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tavares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King misses with some punches.
Tavares avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares lands a body punch.
King is breathing heavily.
Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King only half commits to the counter leg kick.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tavares lands with a slapping head kick.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King lands a front kick.
Tavares lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tavares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavares.
Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tavares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a nice body shot.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King walks into a straight right hand from Tavares.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Tavares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King checks the leg kick.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Tavares cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tavares tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavares.
A swing and a miss from King.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King digs a good hook to Tavares's body.
Tavares tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
King tries to land a front kick but Tavares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tavares lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
William King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavares fires out a quick counter leg kick but King just manages to avoid it.
Tavares misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares scores with a nice strike.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses the jab.
Tavares blocks a low kick nicely.
Tavares connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Tavares misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Tavares.
King slips under a jab.
Tavares throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
Tavares lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King is rocked!
Tavares misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavares finish him?
King throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tavares 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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