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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Antistar (by Massive Attack). Tyson has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson works the jab nicely.
Salazar misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salazar.
Salazar misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Salazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salazar avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a hook. Salazar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salazar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Salazar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salazar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is trying to control Salazar's posture but Salazar avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Salazar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salazar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salazar blocks the strikes from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tyson tries to kick Salazar off but Salazar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salazar wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Salazar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tyson is refusing to be controlled, as Salazar sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salazar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tyson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salazar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salazar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Salazar.
Salazar rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
Salazar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazar manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a body shot
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Salazar avoids them all with ease.
Salazar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Salazar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson lands with a right hand.
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salazar lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyson's head.
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Salazar dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Salazar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Salazar shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salazar misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Tyson misses the body punch
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salazar.
Salazar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Salazar jabs at Tyson's body.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salazar circles away quickly and effectively.
Salazar dives in and grabs Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes down on Salazar's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salazar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Salazar.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Salazar throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salazar.
Salazar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salazar lands in his opponent's guard.
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Tyson wriggles free and stands up.
Salazar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salazar misses with a wild combination.
Tyson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyson throws a right hand that Salazar ducks under and follows up with a left that Salazar also avoids with ease.
Salazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Robbie Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson defending well as Salazar loads up on a big left hand.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson connects with a body shot.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Salazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salazar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Salazar's head but Salazar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salazar scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Salazar. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Salazar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salazar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Salazar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Salazar on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salazar backs up against the cage.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
Salazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Salazar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salazar is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Salazar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tyson is trying to defend but Salazar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Salazar has control of the leg.
Tyson tries to kick Salazar off but Salazar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Salazar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Salazar trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to roll over but Salazar keeps him under control.
Salazar is working for a kimura but Tyson is defending it quite comfortably.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salazar moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salazar pulls guard successfully.
Salazar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Salazar wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salazar looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salazar looking for submissions off his back.
Salazar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salazar moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Salazar dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Salazar throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salazar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salazar in his tracks.
Salazar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
Salazar throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Salazar misses the shot to the body.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salazar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Salazar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Salazar's ribs.
Salazar throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salazar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salazar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Salazar takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salazar with a poor takedown
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salazar is looking to wear down Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tyson.
Tyson tests Salazar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salazar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Salazar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyson takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Salazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Salazar throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson scores with a one two! Salazar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through Salazar's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar clinches but Tyson breaks the clinch
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salazar swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Salazar's head back.
Salazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Salazar persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salazar off to one side.
Tyson digs a good hook to Salazar's body.
Nice shot by Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook but Salazar avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Salazar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Salazar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salazar shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salazar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson works Salazar's body with a nice hook.
Salazar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Salazar is rocked!
Salazar throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Oh Salazar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson drops Salazar with a huge uppercut! Salazar drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tyson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
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