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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korben Dallas (ranked 7209 p4p, 6288 weight class) and James Tyson (ranked 703 p4p, 645 weight class). James Tyson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Korben Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Dallas tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Dallas.
Dallas tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dallas shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dallas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson clinches.
Dallas pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson stands and steps away. Dallas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dallas closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dallas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tyson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tyson is trying to get an arm triangle but Dallas is defending well.
Dallas wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson in side control, throwing shots but Dallas defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas wants to get back to his feet but Tyson drags him back down.
Tyson taking a break here but Dallas is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tyson is nestled in close to Dallas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyson is looking to stall here but Dallas recovers full guard.
Dallas wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson trying to control but Dallas is working from the bottom.
Dallas keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson stays in close to Dallas's body and controls the position.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dallas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dallas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dallas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson pushes Dallas off looking to stand but Dallas dives back in and keeps control.
Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dallas is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dallas scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Tyson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Dallas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dallas darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Dallas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dallas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tyson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dallas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dallas has escaped and now he's on top!
Dallas postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.
Korben Dallas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dallas throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas wants to stand but Tyson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Dallas isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas working some strikes from top position.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Dallas passes into half guard.
Dallas throwing shots but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dallas.
We've been hearing that Dallas has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dallas is nestled in close to Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyson is looking for a sweep. Dallas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tyson looking to control.
Dallas is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dallas stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dallas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dallas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Dallas defends easily.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dallas.
Dallas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyson working a defensive guard here.
Tyson wants to stand but Dallas is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson lands a head kick!
Dallas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dallas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Tyson.
Dallas manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Dallas.
Dallas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Dallas shows good takedown defense.
Korben Dallas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Tyson.
Dallas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dallas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dallas cracks Tyson with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
Dallas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korben Dallas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tyson avoids the head kick by Dallas.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dallas misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dallas throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Dallas scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dallas.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dallas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dallas lands a head kick!
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dallas pinned against the cage. Dallas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korben Dallas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Tyson.
A punch combination from Dallas misses.
Tyson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dallas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyson somewhat.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Dallas shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas connects with a nice looking jab.
Dallas tries a head kick but it misses.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson slowing the pace effectively.
Dallas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Dallas breaks the clinch.
Korben Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson fails with the takedown.
Dallas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Dallas tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson pulls guard.
Dallas wants to stand and escape but instead Tyson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dallas manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dallas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dallas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dallas misses with a head kick.
Dallas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas gets tackled into the cage by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dallas fails to pull guard.
Tyson jumps guard.
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dallas manages to get himself to full guard.
Dallas keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Korben Dallas.
I think Dallas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korben Dallas!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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