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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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185 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries to clinch there but Raharuhi circles away.
Raharuhi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raharuhi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raharuhi counters with a one-two to the body.
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raharuhi lands an overhand right.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Raharuhi can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Raharuhi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raharuhi blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raharuhi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson tries a body shot but Raharuhi blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raharuhi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Raharuhi wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Raharuhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raharuhi's efforts to push away.
Raharuhi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raharuhi cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Raharuhi.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi working hard to break the clinch.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raharuhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson prevents Raharuhi from breaking the clinch.
Raharuhi misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raharuhi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Tyson tries to work over Raharuhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Raharuhi.
Mike Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson keeps control of Raharuhi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Raharuhi tries to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling the position.
Tyson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson lands with a right to the head.
Raharuhi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the ropes.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Raharuhi is leaning against Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson has Raharuhi pressed against the ropes, preventing Raharuhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raharuhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Raharuhi controls the action.
Raharuhi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Raharuhi tries to break free but Tyson pushes him back against the ropes.
Tyson lands a shot to the body.
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raharuhi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson moves to clinch but Raharuhi breaks away
enabling Raharuhi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raharuhi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raharuhi cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raharuhi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raharuhi cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taine Raharuhi is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Raharuhi. Beautiful body shot.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raharuhi connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Raharuhi finds it's target.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raharuhi throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws out a counter right but Raharuhi avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Raharuhi.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a good cross that connects.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Raharuhi.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Raharuhi avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raharuhi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Raharuhi avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Raharuhi scores with a hook to the body.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raharuhi is trying to force a seperation but Tyson has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharuhi wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyson tries to clinch
and Raharuhi counters with a nice body shot.
Raharuhi connects with an inside leg kick.
Raharuhi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raharuhi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raharuhi lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raharuhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi throwing a counter right hand but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharuhi.
Tyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyson walks into a straight right hand from Raharuhi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Raharuhi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raharuhi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Raharuhi lands a body shot.
Raharuhi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.
Jab by Raharuhi.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raharuhi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raharuhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi misses with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyson staying out of range there.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Raharuhi pushes him off.
Tyson clinches up against the ropes.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Raharuhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raharuhi works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raharuhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Raharuhi - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharuhi blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Raharuhi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Raharuhi pushes him off.
Raharuhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Raharuhi counters with a straight right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raharuhi is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Raharuhi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Raharuhi does no damage.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Raharuhi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raharuhi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Tyson.
Raharuhi is trying to push Tyson away but Tyson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson gets through Raharuhi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Tyson tries to work over Raharuhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Raharuhi misses the jab.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Raharuhi circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson drives through and clinches with Raharuhi against the ropes.
Raharuhi is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the ropes.
Raharuhi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raharuhi.
A short left from Raharuhi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Raharuhi manages to break the clinch.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Raharuhi circles away.
Raharuhi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raharuhi counters with a left to the body.
Raharuhi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Tyson tries to clinch but Raharuhi is having none of it.
Jab by Raharuhi.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson clinches up against the ropes.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
Tyson lands a left hand.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raharuhi can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes Raharuhi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson tries a body shot but Raharuhi blocks it.
Raharuhi takes a shot to the head.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raharuhi's elbow.
A short left from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi is trying to break free.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Raharuhi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Raharuhi.
No joy there for Raharuhi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raharuhi blocks a jab.
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 Taine Raharuhi.
I think Raharuhi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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