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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Titan Tyson (ranked 24838 p4p, 4578 weight class) and Dillon Danis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titan Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Danis!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Danis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyson's guard.
Tyson controlling Danis's posture.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Tyson managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Danis tries to pass.
Danis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Danis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyson is working hard here to advance position.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Danis from controlling successfully.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Danis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Danis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Danis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyson controlling Danis's posture.
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.
Danis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches up with Danis, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes Danis against the cage but Danis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danis drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Danis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Danis as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Danis counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Danis on the ground.
Danis trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tyson is trying to control Danis's posture but Danis avoids it.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Danis trying to control the position but Tyson is working away.
You can see the frustration on Tyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Danis slows the pace down.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
Tyson tries to buck Danis off but Danis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
Tyson tries to improve position but can't.
Danis tries for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
Danis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tyson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tyson has one of Danis's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Tyson is trying to control Danis's posture but Danis avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Danis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tyson's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Danis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Danis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyson is in Danis's guard.
Danis keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Tyson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danis's head.
Tyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyson throws a strike but Danis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tyson is trying to keep Danis in close.
Danis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danis won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyson's guard.
Tyson is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson is not content to let Danis control the position.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Danis is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Danis in particular looking to stall.
Danis prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Danis content to control rather than advance.
Danis is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
Danis is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
Danis passes to full mount!
Tyson is controlling an arm, preventing Danis from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Danis throwing strikes here but Tyson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyson wants to hold on but Danis pushes him away.
Tyson regains half guard.
Danis thows a huge punch but Tyson dodges it nicely.
Tyson trying to control here.
Tyson is concentrating on defense, preventing Danis from advancing position.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson is looking to control Danis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyson avoid being mounted?
Tyson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Danis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to get back to full guard.
Danis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Danis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
Danis wants to free his trapped foot but Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Danis trying to control from half guard but Tyson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danis is taking a breather. Tyson 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 is staying active underneath Danis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Danis is working for a submission of some sort.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Danis is continuing to stall.
Tyson is looking for a sweep. Danis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson is controlling Danis's trapped leg to prevent Danis from advancing to side control.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Danis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tyson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Danis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tyson is trying to ground and pound but Danis uses the momentary lack of control by Tyson to regain half guard.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Danis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Danis.
Tyson connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Danis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tyson stands up over Danis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danis looking to control.
Danis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyson works over Danis with some ground and pound from guard.
Danis controlling the position.
Tyson scoring with some ground and pound.
Danis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danis is on top in guard.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Danis tries to pass.
Tyson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Danis tries to pass.
Tyson pulls Danis in to control the position.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Danis from controlling successfully.
Danis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Danis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danis being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Danis is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Danis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Danis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Danis sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Danis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyson defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Danis shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tyson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Danis wants to control but Tyson postures up.
Danis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyson's best efforts.
Tyson throwing shots but Danis is blocking nicely.
Danis manages to get to full guard.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Danis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillon Danis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danis trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson postures up in Danis's guard and throws a big left but Danis blocks it.
Titan Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Danis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tyson has Danis in his guard.
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 Titan Tyson.
I think Danis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillon Danis!
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