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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thane Riva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thane Riva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riva.
Tyson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Riva throws a head kick that misses.
Riva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riva.
Riva moves into the clinch.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Riva is controlling him.
Riva lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riva breaks the clinch.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riva has closed the distance and engaged Tyson in a clinch.
Riva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riva moves into the clinch successfully.
Riva has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riva dips to his left and cracks Tyson with an uppercut!
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Riva decides to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riva.
Riva closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riva breaks the clinch.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Riva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thane Riva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Riva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Riva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riva has Tyson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Riva circles away and keeps his distance.
Riva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riva somewhat.
Tyson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riva gets a clinch.
Riva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyson is trying to push Riva away but Riva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riva fails to land the takedown.
Riva moves into the clinch.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to break free but Riva has control.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Riva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riva.
Riva jumps into guard, dragging Tyson to the mat.
Riva has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tyson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riva wants a takedown but no success here.
Riva wants a takedown.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Riva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Riva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Riva has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thane Riva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riva dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Riva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Riva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riva has him pressed against the cage.
Riva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Riva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riva eats them both and turns towards Tyson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Riva backpedaling.
Riva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thane Riva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riva gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Riva. Riva gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Riva is avoiding it.
Tyson tries to clinch but Riva is having none of it.
Riva clinches with his opponent.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Riva has the dominant position.
Riva has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riva.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson is trying to break free.
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.
Riva missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riva.
Riva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Riva working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson wanted to stand there but Riva had control of the position.
Riva controlling Tyson's posture.
Tyson wants to stand but Riva is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riva has control of Tyson's left arm, preventing Tyson from doing any damage.
Riva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riva pulls Tyson in close to his closed guard and prevents Tyson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riva jumps guard.
Riva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tyson wants to get up but he can't break Riva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Riva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thane Riva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riva is defended easily by Tyson.
Riva fails with a takedown attempt.
Riva has closed the distance and engaged Tyson in a clinch.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Riva is controlling the position.
Tyson is trying to push Riva away but Riva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Riva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Riva circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Riva avoids it well.
Riva lands with a good body shot.
Riva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Riva backs off Tyson throws a huge counter combo but Riva manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thane Riva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riva has a takedown stuffed.
Riva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riva fails with a takedown attempt.
Riva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Riva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tyson sprawls and moves away.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riva counters by moving into the clinch.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Riva - that landed with a thud.
Tyson is trying to push Riva away but Riva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Riva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riva throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Riva counters by moving into the clinch.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses.
Riva manages to pull guard.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riva is proving hard to escape from.
Riva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tyson wanted to stand there but Riva had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thane Riva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson is wriggling around but Riva manages to pass to half guard.
Riva prevents Tyson from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riva is taking a breather. Tyson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Tyson.
I think Riva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thane Riva!
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