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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zell Griever has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zell Griever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Griever checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tavares.
Tavares lands a head kick!
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Griever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick from Tavares lands but Griever takes it in his stride.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Griever moved out of range.
Griever throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares 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.
Tavares misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.
Tavares needs to keep his hands up - Griever had a free shot at his head there.
Tavares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavares is looking to clinch but Griever is avoiding it.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griever takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Griever slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Thiago Tavares has been cut.
Griever fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Griever misses
and Tavares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griever's knee momentarily.
Griever uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tavares has time to react.
Griever dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares tries to clinch but Griever is having none of it.
Tavares has managed to clinch.
Griever tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Griever manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Griever is predictable there
and Tavares counters with a two punch combo.
Tavares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griever finds it's way round the side to connect with Tavares's head.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griever cracks the inside of Tavares's front leg.
Tavares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griever is able to avoid easily.
Griever fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tavares just manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tavares.
Griever misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griever throws a leg kick but Tavares moved away.
Griever is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tavares cracks the inside of Griever's front leg.
Griever misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Griever misses.
Tavares counters with a body kick.
Griever takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tavares moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griever creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavares wants to get back to striking at distance but Griever won't allow it.
Griever tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Griever throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Griever ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Griever rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griever has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavares.
Griever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griever misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares cracks the inside of Griever's front leg.
That kick from Griever tenderised Tavares's leg. Tavares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griever is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Griever misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Griever, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griever paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Griever misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tavares, right into the meat.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Griever.
Tavares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tavares lands a jab to the nose.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Tavares moves out of range easily.
Tavares clinches.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Griever.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch but Griever keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Griever fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Griever.
Griever lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griever misses with some punches.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Griever.
Tavares thumps Griever with a low kick.
Tavares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tavares moves into the clinch successfully.
Griever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tavares darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zell Griever's cut is getting worse.
Griever just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Tavares will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Griever's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griever cracks Tavares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griever lands a body shot.
Tavares throws a jab when Griever was well out of range.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griever.
Griever misses with a straight left.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Griever keeps it at a distance.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Tavares moves out of range easily.
Griever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griever connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Tavares to the floor! Griever dives in looking for the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares pushes Griever off and gets back to his feet.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Griever off balance momentarily.
Tavares throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griever throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Tavares.
Griever is looking to counter punch.
Griever dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griever's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever lands a leg kick that knocks Tavares off balance momentarily.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griever staying out of range there.
Griever dodges the punch combination from Tavares.
Griever throws a head kick that half lands.
Zell Griever is winning the standup battle so far.
Griever throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Griever scores with a hook to the body. Tavares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Tavares misses
and Griever counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griever avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tavares.
Griever pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griever tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tavares manages to circle out of the way.
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Griever is just out of range.
Tavares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griever drops Tavares with a left right combo! Griever follows him down to the ground into side control.
Tavares is rocked!
Tavares defending against the ground and pound.
Tavares is still in real trouble! Can Griever finish him?
Griever content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tavares is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tavares seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever trying to control the position but Tavares is working away.
Tavares tries to escape but Griever is in control.
Griever taking a breather here.
Griever'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.
Tavares is looking for a sweep.
Tavares can't do much from the bottom here.
Tavares is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 is trying to control Griever's posture but Griever avoids it.
Tavares is looking to regain half guard here but Griever keeps moving and retains side control.
Tavares parries the strikes from Griever easily there. Griever is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tavares to escape.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tavares is pushing Griever's head away, looking to escape. Griever manages to hold on to the position though.
Tavares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griever will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tavares manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tavares wants to take a breather but Griever is having none of it.
Griever regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Griever dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Griever loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Griever 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 lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tavares throws a leg kick that misses.
Griever moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griever throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tavares.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tavares.
Griever moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tavares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griever's calf.
Griever throws a leg kick that misses.
Griever moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
Griever throws a body kick that misses.
Griever defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griever.
Griever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tavares.
Griever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griever swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares looks to land a body kick but Griever moved away.
Tavares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griever. That's going to slow Tavares down.
Griever throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares works over Griever's head and body with a nice combination.
Griever is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tavares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griever's hands.
Tavares throws a front kick that sends Griever stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Tavares scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tavares's corner calls for a 1-2. Tavares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Griever takes one on the button.
Tavares moves into the clinch successfully.
Tavares lands a shoulder strike.
Griever lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griever.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tavares. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tavares breaks from the clinch.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Griever missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Griever misses.
Griever pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tavares back to the cage. Griever follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Griever.
Griever walks into a stiff left hand from Tavares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
enabling Griever to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Griever circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Griever as he connects with a hook.
Griever drops Tavares with a nice combination! Griever dives into Tavares's guard, looking to finish!
Griever stops Tavares from standing up.
Griever is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tavares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griever postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
Griever 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Griever from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares wants to clinch up but Griever keeps it at a distance.
Griever appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griever moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tavares goes down! Can Griever finish him!?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griever postures up.
Griever is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Zell Griever.
Well Griever 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Griever!
A very excited looking Zell Griever 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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