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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jim craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that AJ Kross has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily AJ Kross seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ Kross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, jim craig!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kross throws a sloppy head kick and craig moves out of range easily.
AJ Kross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
craig doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kross misses with a wild combination.
Kross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
craig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kross throws a combination that misses
and craig counters with a big uppercut that knocks Kross off his feet! craig dives into side control looking to finish!
Kross is rocked!
It looks like AJ Kross has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kross misses with a strike from the bottom.
craig throws an elbow but Kross slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kross is trying to control craig's posture but craig avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
craig working the ground and pound but Kross is defending the strikes.
craig is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kross is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
craig wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kross, who protects the arm well.
Kross tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but craig wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
craig tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kross tries to improve position but can't.
craig tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no craig has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from craig crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from craig seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Kross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A shot to de liver by craig. Beautiful body shot.
Kross is breathing heavily.
Kross tries to clinch but craig moves away
and craig counters with a three punch combo that has Kross backing up. Kross nods at craig to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
craig scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kross in his tracks.
jim craig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kross misses with a double jab
and craig counters with a right hand that sends Kross tumbling to the canvas! Can craig finish him? He dives into Kross's guard looking to do just that!
Oh Kross is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
craig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kross seems to have got his legs back now.
craig chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
craig cracks Kross with a solid left hand.
craig trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
craig throws a big right hand that misses.
craig passes into half guard.
craig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
craig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kross defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
craig looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kross actively working from the bottom here.
craig trying to control from half guard but Kross is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
craig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
craig throws a jab when Kross was well out of range.
The fighters circling - craig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kross scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
craig is looking to regain half guard here but Kross keeps moving and retains side control.
Kross trying to control the action but craig is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jim craig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Kross's cut.
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.
Kross defending well as craig loads up on a big left hand.
Kross dodges the punch combination from craig.
jim craig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
craig misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kross changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. craig tries to avoid it but Kross manages to keep hold of a leg and drag craig to the ground. craig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from craig.
craig moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kross goes down! Can craig finish him!?
Kross is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
craig slips nicely into half guard.
Kross looking for submissions off his back.
craig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
craig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kross defending well though.
Kross is trying to get back to full guard.
Kross won't allow craig to pass to mount.
craig prevents Kross from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by craig there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and craig counters with a nice uppercut.
AJ Kross's cut is getting worse.
craig lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kross can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from craig and Kross drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by craig.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jim craig!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aceson Deeds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Oh No You Didn't as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aceson Deeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to clinch up but Deeds circles away and keeps his distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Deeds.
Walker prevents Deeds from improving position.
Walker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Deeds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Deeds showed some decent athleticism there.
Walker trying to control but Deeds postures up.
Walker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Deeds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Deeds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Deeds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker looking to control.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
Walker has a closed guard, preventing Deeds from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker looking for a guillotine here but Deeds defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Deeds tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Walker looking for a guillotine here but Deeds defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deeds is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deeds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deeds is controlling Walker's posture.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Deeds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deeds lands with a heel strike from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deeds wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Deeds keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Deeds with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker is looking to clinch but Deeds is avoiding it.
Deeds scores with a hook.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deeds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aceson Deeds will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Deeds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker tries to clinch but Deeds moves away
and Deeds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walker with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Walker tries to control but Deeds wriggling away.
Walker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeds is looking to get to half guard.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Deeds is trying to stand up.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Deeds wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Deeds is surviving well by controlling Walker's body position as best he can.
Walker looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Deeds tries to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.
Deeds is looking to get to half guard.
Walker looking for a guillotine from mount but Deeds is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Deeds is looking to get to half guard.
Walker lands a big shot there that rocks Deeds but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Walker is landing with some decent strikes but Deeds is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Deeds on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Deeds tries to get out of the position.
Deeds blocking the ground and pound.
Deeds is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Walker.
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.
Deeds in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Deeds can't escape the position.
Walker trying to control but Deeds is having none of it.
Walker working for a guillotine from mount but Deeds is in no mood to give up.
Deeds is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Deeds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walker looks to clinch
and Deeds counters with a shoot takedown. Walker fights it but they end up in guard.
Deeds wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Deeds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Deeds has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Deeds tries to stand but Walker is controlling from the bottom.
Walker has his foot on Deeds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deeds works his way back into a safe position though.
Aceson Deeds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deeds is looking to stand up but Walker won't let him.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to stand up but Deeds isn't so interested in that idea.
Deeds looking to pass the guard.
Deeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deeds is posturing up here but Walker has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Deeds tries to roll out but it's too tight and Deeds has to tap! Slick submission there by Walker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Walker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achilles God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think God might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Triple Corpse Hammerblow - Children of Bodom. Achilles God has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Fear!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fear throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but God moves away.
Fear throws a series of punches but God moves out of range.
A punch combination from Fear misses.
God throws a looping overhand right but Fear ducks down to avoid it.
God misses with a looping right.
Fear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from God.
Fear looks to land a combination but God avoids it well.
God throws a push kick but Fear slaps the foot to one side.
God is looking to score with low kicks.
God throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
God keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fear rushes God and presses him up against the cage.
God wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fear controlling the action here for a moment.
Fear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
God scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God misses with a low kick.
God throws a combination that misses
and Fear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
God throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
God slips a jab and a cross from Fear.
God throws a combination that misses
and Fear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
God cracks Fear with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fear looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can God finish him?
Fear is rocked!
A swing and a miss from God.
Fear is still on wobbly legs! Can God finish him?
God throws a looping overhand right but Fear ducks down to avoid it.
God jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fear just misses with a punch to the body.
God is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fear.
God looks to land a right hand but Fear moved out of range.
Fear slips a jab and a cross from God.
Fear seems to have recovered his senses.
God waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fear.
God moves out of range as Fear throws a body kick.
Fear swinging wilding here.
God grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Fear takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! God cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Achilles God!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rendel Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rendel Gracie struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rendel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie dives in and grabs Cooper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Cooper stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Cooper. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Josh Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rendel Gracie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Cooper catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Rendel Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Rendel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cooper.
Cooper misses the jab.
Cooper circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gracie to the canvas! Gracie doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cooper keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Cooper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Guitierezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye Of The Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Tyson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Guitierezz's chin.
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Guitierezz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guitierezz lands a two punch combo.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guitierezz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guitierezz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson clinches up with Guitierezz and pushes him back against the cage.
Guitierezz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Guitierezz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Guitierezz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson successfully pulls guard.
Tyson has his hands on Guitierezz's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guitierezz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guitierezz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guitierezz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Guitierezz is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guitierezz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guitierezz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Guitierezz tries to pass.
Guitierezz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyson lands in his opponent's guard.
Guitierezz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guitierezz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Guitierezz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Guitierezz manages to pass to side control.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guitierezz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guitierezz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guitierezz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guitierezz seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson is not content to let Guitierezz control the position.
That's four 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.
Guitierezz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tyson!
Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guitierezz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyson?
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Guitierezz's attempts to control the action.
Guitierezz is breathing heavily.
Guitierezz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Guitierezz looking to control but Tyson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hector Guitierezz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guitierezz has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Guitierezz misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Guitierezz fights it but they end up in guard.
Guitierezz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guitierezz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Guitierezz keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guitierezz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Tyson prevents Guitierezz from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guitierezz trying to control the position.
Guitierezz keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hector Guitierezz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guitierezz clinches but Tyson breaks the clinch
and Tyson counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guitierezz is working for takedown but Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Guitierezz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyson showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson looks to land a strike but Guitierezz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guitierezz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Guitierezz keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Guitierezz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guitierezz is stalling in the full guard.
Guitierezz distracts Tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guitierezz looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Guitierezz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tyson is trying to buck Guitierezz off.
Guitierezz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Guitierezz clinches but Tyson breaks the clinch
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tyson is pressing down on Guitierezz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Guitierezz is holding on for now.
Guitierezz is controlling Tyson's trapped leg to prevent Tyson from advancing to side control.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guitierezz's head.
Guitierezz is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tyson postures up in Guitierezz's guard and throws a big left but Guitierezz blocks it.
Tyson postures up in Guitierezz's guard and throws a big left but Guitierezz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Guitierezz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guitierezz is pulling down on Tyson's head. It's preventing any offense from Tyson, at least for the moment.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Guitierezz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guitierezz trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson working a defensive guard here.
Guitierezz looking to pass the guard.
Guitierezz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guitierezz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guitierezz prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Guitierezz trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guitierezz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guitierezz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Guitierezz landing strikes from the mount.
Guitierezz tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mike Tyson just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guitierezz.
Tyson darts in and clinches Guitierezz up against the cage.
Tyson tries to stall but Guitierezz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guitierezz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Guitierezz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Guitierezz circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson drives through and clinches with Guitierezz against the cage.
Tyson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Guitierezz passes Tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guitierezz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Guitierezz is controlling him
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guitierezz slows the pace down in half guard.
Guitierezz prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Tyson wants to control but Guitierezz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guitierezz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyson won't allow Guitierezz to pass to mount.
Tyson is looking to improve his position.
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.
Guitierezz moves nicely into side control.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet.
Guitierezz controlling the position from side mount.
Guitierezz works to advance to full mount. Tyson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guitierezz trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Guitierezz stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tyson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Guitierezz fails with the takedown
and Tyson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guitierezz's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Guitierezz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control but Guitierezz is working from the bottom.
Guitierezz looking to control.
Tyson is in close to Guitierezz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson throws and elbow that misses. Guitierezz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyson's guard. Nice move by Guitierezz!
Guitierezz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Guitierezz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Guitierezz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tyson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guitierezz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guitierezz gets back to full guard.
Guitierezz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyson is looking to escape.
Guitierezz stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guitierezz misses with a takedown
and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Guitierezz tries to pull guard but Tyson holds him up against the cage and eventually Guitierezz drops back down to his feet.
Tyson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tyson manages to end up in side control.
Tyson stands up and beckons Guitierezz to his feet.
Tyson drives through and clinches with Guitierezz against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guitierezz.
Guitierezz is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Guitierezz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Guitierezz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guitierezz drags the fight down to the ground.
Guitierezz is working an open guard so Tyson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Guitierezz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guitierezz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guitierezz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson trying to control but Guitierezz is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Guitierezz.
Tyson wants to get up but he can't break Guitierezz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tyson postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guitierezz misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson prevents Guitierezz from standing back up.
Guitierezz tries to get to full guard but Tyson has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guitierezz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guitierezz holds on and takes a little breather.
Tyson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guitierezz's guard.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guitierezz keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Hector Guitierezz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Guitierezz is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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