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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Titan Tyson (ranked 4788 p4p, 4508 weight class) and Mijain Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Orishas A lo Cubano as his entrance music. Mijain Lopez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Titan Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mijain Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Tyson scores with a takedown into Lopez's guard.
Tyson working some strikes from top position.
Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopez won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.
Lopez wants to get up but he can't break Tyson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tyson is pulling down on Lopez's head to control his posture.
Lopez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tyson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
Tyson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyson slips nicely into half guard.
Tyson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tyson working Lopez over with strikes.
Tyson controlling the action here.
Lopez tries to kick Tyson off but Tyson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyson connects with a nice short shot to Lopez's temple.
Tyson stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
Tyson lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lopez looks winded!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyson connects with a nice short shot to Lopez's temple.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez taking some punishment here, with Tyson in his half guard.
Tyson controlling the pace.
Lopez has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyson working Lopez over with strikes.
Tyson is taking a breather. Lopez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson not doing much here.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Tyson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson slows the pace down in half guard.
Lopez tries to kick Tyson off in order to stand up. Tyson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tyson takes a little break here. Lopez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Tyson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Tyson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyson is stalling in the full guard.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Tyson slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson working some strikes from top position.
Tyson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Tyson works over Lopez with some ground and pound from guard.
Tyson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands a couple of digs.
Tyson is stalling in the full guard.
Tyson pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Tyson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyson slows the pace down in half guard.
Lopez is looking to get back to is feet but Tyson passes into side control.
Tyson taking a breather here.
Tyson cracks Lopez with a big right hand but Lopez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Tyson lands an elbow.
Tyson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tyson cracks Lopez with a big right hand but Lopez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Tyson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tyson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson controls the position from side control.
Tyson landing strikes.
Tyson controls the position.
Tyson scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here as Tyson stalls from top position.
Lopez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tyson connects with a decent elbow.
Tyson takes a little break here. Lopez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lopez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lopez is covering up but some of the strikes from Tyson are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tyson.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tyson controlling the positon.
Tyson cracks Lopez with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lopez from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Tyson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lopez.
Tyson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Tyson lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lopez doesn't escape.
Tyson controlling well, preventing Lopez from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Tyson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tyson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lopez sprawls well initially but Tyson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tyson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lopez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lopez tries to kick Tyson off but Tyson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez pushes Tyson off looking to stand but Tyson dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Tyson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez is rocked!
Tyson lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopez is still in real trouble! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Titan Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson passes to side control.
Tyson scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Tyson! That's hurt Lopez! Will he recover? Tyson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titan Tyson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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