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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lu Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hao comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Lu Hao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Hao misses with a looping left.
Page is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hao with a body shot.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hao manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Hao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Page coming out on top.
Hao throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Hao lands a lovely overhand right.
Page misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hao.
Hao throws a wild body kick that Page sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Hao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Page.
Page throws a sloppy head kick and Hao moves out of range easily.
Page takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lu Hao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Page circles away.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page throws the left hand but Hao avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Page connects with a single shot there.
Hao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Hao.
Page wants to slow Hao down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hao. Page shrugs it off though.
Hao wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page connects with a leg kick. Hao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Hao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hao darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Hao controls his hands.
Page blocking some punches.
Hao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Page's guard.
Page has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Page lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Hao has wrist control.
Page lands a couple of elbows.
Page preventing the sweep.
Hao keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Hao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page landing some decent shots from guard.
Hao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Hao keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Hao wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Page wants to control from the top but Hao keeps moving.
Hao is looking to sweep but instead, Page has passed into half guard.
Hao wants to get back to full guard.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hao's head.
Hao is trying to get back to full guard.
Hao is staying active underneath Page, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hao trying to get back to full guard but Page takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hao is trying desperately to improve position.
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 Lu Hao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Page catches Hao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Page misses.
Hao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hao misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
Hao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hao misses the shot to the body.
Lu Hao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Page attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Page fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hao.
Page dodges the punch combination from Hao.
Dennis Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Page scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Page lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Page does it's job there.
A big left from Page misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Hao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Page fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hao checks it well.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Page.
Hao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Page to score with a decent uppercut.
Hao forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Page is working Hao over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Page.
Page manages to break the clinch.
Hao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hao tries to land a leg kick but Page saw it coming and moves away.
Hao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Hao.
Hao takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a jab.
Hao is rocked!
Hao loses concentration momentarily and Page pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hao crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Page finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dennis Page!
An intense looking Dennis Page took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'WAR PIKEY'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr has chosen Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
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191 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sturd Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Sturd Jr lands a head kick!
Gibson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sturd Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Gibson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sturd Jr backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sturd Jr.
Gibson gets underhooks to prevent Sturd Jr's takedown attempt.
Gibson is pushing Sturd Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sturd Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr scores with a jab.
Gibson throws a leg kick which misses Sturd Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturd Jr tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson throws a nice looking combination but Sturd Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Sturd Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sturd Jr looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Gibson moves out of range as Sturd Jr throws a body kick.
Gibson moves away from the strike by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sturd Jr feints and as Gibson raises his hands in defense, Sturd Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sturd Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sturd Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Gibson is not content to let Sturd Jr control the position.
Sturd Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sturd Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gibson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr thowing shots but they're missing.
Sturd Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sturd Jr looking to ground and pound but Gibson is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr misses with a head shot.
Sturd Jr looking to finish with strikes here!
Sturd Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gibson is looking to escape.
Sturd Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson working to try and regain half guard.
Sturd Jr unloads with some shots from mount but Gibson bucks and avoids them well.
Sturd Jr breaks from Gibson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gibson tries to lock up and control but Sturd Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sturd Jr with shots to the head and body - Gibson looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Sturd Jr looking to control but Gibson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sturd Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Sturd Jr looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sturd Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gibson is rocked!
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturd Jr drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gibson! More shots from Sturd Jr and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Sturd Jr!
An out of breath Jason Sturd Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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World class 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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William King!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Tavares. That snapped King's head back.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Tavares takes one to the chin there.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tavares throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tavares defends it well.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavares is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tavares darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tavares with a body shot.
Tavares throws a leg kick but King moved away.
King staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King throws a shot to the body.
Tavares loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Tavares scores with a nice right hand.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Tavares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares has King up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that King has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Tavares throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Tavares scores with a hook.
Tavares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
King takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from King does no damage.
Tavares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Thiago Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavares was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King throws a push kick but Tavares slaps the foot to one side.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Tavares pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tavares.
It looks like William King has been cut.
Tavares closes the distance and clinches.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
King manages to break the clinch.
Tavares thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tavares but Tavares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from King misses.
Tavares digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tavares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tavares drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Tavares lands a left hand.
Tavares lands a body punch in the clinch.
King looks winded!
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a takedown
and Tavares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tavares lands a lovely overhand right.
Tavares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tavares misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King blocks a jab.
Tavares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tavares doesn't seem bothered though.
King tries to move into range but Tavares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tavares throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Tavares.
King misses with a head kick.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks Tavares with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
King throws out a counter right but Tavares avoids it with no problem.
Tavares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Tavares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A good leg kick by Tavares.
Tavares scores with a jab.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. King catches Tavares right on the button with a cross.
King scores with a nice body kick.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
King counters with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Tavares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavares closes the distance and clinches.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavares controls his hands.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to pull guard but Tavares holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Tavares scores with a shoulder strike.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
King prevents Tavares from breaking the clinch.
Tavares lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Tavares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by King.
Tavares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thiago Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tavares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tavares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King misses with some punches.
Tavares avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares lands a body punch.
King is breathing heavily.
Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King only half commits to the counter leg kick.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tavares lands with a slapping head kick.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King lands a front kick.
Tavares lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tavares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavares.
Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King 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 swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a nice body shot.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King walks into a straight right hand from Tavares.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Tavares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King checks the leg kick.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Tavares cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tavares tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavares.
A swing and a miss from King.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King digs a good hook to Tavares's body.
Tavares tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
King tries to land a front kick but Tavares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tavares lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
William King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavares fires out a quick counter leg kick but King just manages to avoid it.
Tavares misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares scores with a nice strike.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses the jab.
Tavares blocks a low kick nicely.
Tavares connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Tavares misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Tavares.
King slips under a jab.
Tavares throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
Tavares lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King is rocked!
Tavares misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavares finish him?
King throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tavares 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin's entrance music is Symphony of Destruction. A fine choice. Grigori Rasputin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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233 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
78 - 38 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin 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.
Bomb is looking to score with low kicks.
Rasputin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bomb. That one must have hurt.
Bomb misses with a straight right.
It looked like Rasputin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rasputin.
Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Rasputin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rasputin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've been told by Rasputin's head coaches at Breakdown Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rasputin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rasputin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Rasputin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Rasputin.
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bomb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rasputin.
Bomb looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin rushes Bomb and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin is stalling here.
Rasputin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bomb scores with a shoulder strike.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Bomb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bomb wants to break free but Rasputin has control.
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the body.
Rasputin avoids the elbow strike from Bomb, against the cage.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Bomb's head.
Rasputin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bomb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bomb takes a shot to the head.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Rasputin.
Rasputin scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bomb fails to land.
Bomb slowing the pace effectively.
Bomb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
A short right from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
Bomb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
A short left from Rasputin.
Bomb is rocked!
Bomb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bomb is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Rasputin lands a big elbow that drops Bomb! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Bomb is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Maslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton's entrance music is 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . A fine choice. Maslow has chosen Werewolves Of London as his entrance music. Maslow has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Vladislav Maslow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kyle Carlton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladislav Maslow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maslow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlton.
Maslow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maslow looks winded!
Maslow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlton throws a counter high kick but Maslow was just alert enough to avoid it.
Carlton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carlton ducks under a wild hook from Maslow.
Maslow throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlton counters with a nice right hand that sends Maslow toppling to the canvas! Maslow scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Carlton finish him?!
Maslow is rocked!
It looks like Vladislav Maslow has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Carlton engages and cracks Maslow with a massive lead left hook - Maslow tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Carlton is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Carlton!
A very excited looking Kyle Carlton 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry comes into the arena with Molly Malone - The Dubliners blaring out of the sound system. McLauglin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Belong To The City kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Curry throws a nice outside leg kick.
McLauglin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
Curry avoids the body shot from McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from McLauglin.
Curry lands a lovely overhand right.
McLauglin throws a big shot that misses.
Curry misses with a leg kick
and McLauglin counters with a stiff right hand.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but McLauglin ducks down to avoid it.
McLauglin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McLauglin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curry throws a front kick aimed at McLauglin's knee but McLauglin avoids it well.
McLauglin is looking to slow Curry down with leg kicks.
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!
McLauglin blocks a leg kick.
McLauglin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Curry counters with an inside leg kick.
Curry cracks McLauglin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McLauglin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Curry finish him?
Curry scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry misses with a body shot
and McLauglin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McLauglin blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curry misses with the head strike.
McLauglin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curry.
McLauglin misses with some punches.
Curry blocks an elbow strike from McLauglin.
Curry tries a body shot but McLauglin blocks it.
McLauglin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLauglin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLauglin just leaning against Curry, taking a breather.
McLauglin misses with an elbow strike.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLauglin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Curry.
That has opened up Edward McLauglin's cut even more.
Curry working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry avoiding damage as McLauglin throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
McLauglin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McLauglin can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry breaks the clinch.
Curry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curry lunges at McLauglin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McLauglin's hand.
McLauglin is rocked!
Curry measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes McLauglin! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry took some time post fight to say the following; 'It was an honor fighting such a legend , a former number one fighter! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Griezmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Newmark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On the run. Griezmann has chosen 2Pac – Scared Straight as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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36
221 lbs
33 - 18 - 1 |
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280 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Griezmann!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newmark tries to land a front kick but Griezmann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newmark swings for the body but Griezmann moves out of range.
Newmark loads up on a big right hand but Griezmann slips the punch.
Newmark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griezmann's head backwards.
That has opened up Ricardo Griezmann's cut even more.
Newmark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griezmann throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Bobby Newmark has been cut.
Newmark throws a hook to the side of Griezmann's head but Griezmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griezmann throws a shot from downtown. Newmark moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Griezmann misses.
Griezmann takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Newmark scores with a punch to the head.
Newmark scores with a jab. Griezmann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The cut above Ricardo Griezmann's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Griezmann loads up on a big right hand but Newmark slips the punch.
Newmark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griezmann.
Newmark dips to his left and cracks Griezmann with an uppercut!
Griezmann misses with a head kick.
Newmark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griezmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newmark moves away from the strike by Griezmann.
Newmark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griezmann throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Griezmann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Newmark.
A combination from Newmark does no damage.
Griezmann throws out a loose jab but Newmark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newmark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griezmann takes a swing at Newmark's ribcage but misses.
Griezmann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ricardo Griezmann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Newmark throws a hook but Griezmann avoids it easily.
Newmark lands a left and a right that send Griezmann crashing to the mat, dazed. Newmark thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Griezmann is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Griezmann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Newmark!
Bobby Newmark decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blood Red Sky. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
269 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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27
249 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akamai Hoi!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandersson moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Alexandersson does no damage.
Alexandersson misses with the body kick
and Hoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alexandersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoi.
Hoi misses with a straight left.
Hoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandersson throws a lazy right hand but Hoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexandersson lands with a straight right. Hoi didn't see that one coming.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandersson throws a leg kick which misses Hoi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoi tries to avoid it.
Alexandersson checks a leg kick.
Hoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexandersson throwing a counter right hand but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Alexandersson ducks right into an uppercut from Hoi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alexandersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Alexandersson misses.
Alexandersson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoi blocks the leg kick.
Hoi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hoi throws a leg kick
and Alexandersson counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexandersson misses with a body kick.
Alexandersson misses with a looping left.
Hoi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexandersson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoi misses with a right hand
and Alexandersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexandersson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoi takes a step back to recover.
Alexandersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoi looks winded!
Alexandersson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexandersson. That's going to slow Hoi down.
Alexandersson lands with a good body shot.
Alexandersson lands with a cross.
Alexandersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexandersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoi. That did some damage!
Hoi tries to land a body kick
and Alexandersson counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Hoi badly! He tries to strike back but Alexandersson puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Hoi out cold! Oh man, Hoi will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gymer Alexandersson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb as his entrance music. Ashley Harrington has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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33
257 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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33
255 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
Ashley Harrington's cut is getting worse.
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick there by Harrington.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrington misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harrington, right into the meat.
Harrington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tyson lands a big right hand that sends Harrington crashing to the mat! Tyson stays standing though and waves Harrington back to his feet!
Harrington is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Harrington misses the target.
Oh Harrington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyson moves into range and clinches up with Harrington.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
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 misses with some punches.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Tyson.
Ashley Harrington's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Harrington's defenses. It connects perfectly with Harrington's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tyson!
A very excited looking Mike Tyson 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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hype
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pop
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