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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trents Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Maciej Grabowski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 cm
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225 lbs
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195 cm
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239 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Grabowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trents Tyson! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Grabowski which made him look bad. Grabowski is breathing heavily. A cross from Tyson lands. Tyson fails to land the takedown. Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch. Tyson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Maciej Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trents Tyson. Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tyson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grabowski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyson has Grabowski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tyson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Grabowski tumbling to the mat - Tyson dives into Grabowski's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grabowski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tyson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grabowski, up you get! Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Grabowski takes an elbow to the forehead. Tyson taking a breather. Tyson drags the fight down to the ground.
Grabowski being controlled here momentarily. Grabowski takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Grabowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tyson wants to sweep but no luck. Grabowski tries to stand but Tyson is controlling from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grabowski counters with a right hand to the body. Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson wants to clinch. Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grabowski wants to clinch. Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson forces Grabowski back against the cage and clinches. Grabowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Grabowski is trying to keep an underhook but Tyson manages to get the takedown into half guard. Nice strikes from Tyson there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Grabowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tyson wants to stand but Grabowski has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Tyson stops Grabowski from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Grabowski trying to hold on to Tyson's head to control him but Tyson postures up.
Grabowski is trying to stand back up but Tyson is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Grabowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Grabowski fails with the takedown. Grabowski stuffs the takedown. The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trents Tyson dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Maciej Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Grabowski throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range. Tyson lands with a nice combination. Grabowski backs away looking to recover. Grabowski motions for Tyson to come forward. Grabowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Excellent takedown into side control there by Tyson. Tyson slows the pace down. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tyson working the ground and pound. Tyson scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grabowski to see if he's OK. Grabowski looking for a sweep but Tyson has passed into full mount! Oh no! Grabowski working to try and regain half guard.
Tyson dominating with strikes here. Tyson landing strikes, looking to finish! Tyson avoids the attempt from Grabowski to control. Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grabowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Grabowski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Grabowski taking some punishment here, with Tyson in his half guard.
That's two 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. Grabowski is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Tyson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Grabowski controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself. Tyson stays in close to Grabowski's body and controls the position. Tyson wants to pass the guard but Grabowski is keeping the position. Grabowski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tyson darts in and clinches Grabowski up against the cage. Grabowski tries for a takedown but Tyson manages to get underhooks.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grabowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Grabowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grabowski won't be happy with that. Grabowski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Grabowski is trying to get back to full guard. Tyson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grabowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Grabowski trying to control from the bottom.
Grabowski is trying to get back to full guard. Tyson is looking to advance position but Grabowski won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. No luck for Grabowski with that takedown attempt. Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Grabowski drives through with a takedown into guard. Tyson pushes Grabowski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tyson lands a nice knee to the body. Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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! Grabowski closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Grabowski pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trents Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grabowski scores with a nice strike. Grabowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tyson has managed to clinch.
Tyson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Tyson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Grabowski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tyson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tyson has escaped and now he's on top! Tyson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Grabowski shows good takedown defense. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Horrible takedown by Grabowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grabowski darts in trying to clinch and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Tyson throws a head kick that misses. Grabowski has his takedown stuffed and Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Grabowski pulls guard. Grabowski being controlled here, momentarily. Trents Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far. Grabowski is looking to stand up but Tyson isn't so interested in that idea. Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Grabowski has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Grabowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Tyson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Tyson gets to his feet - Grabowski follows without any prompting. No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt. Grabowski tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch. Grabowski drags the fight down to the ground.
Grabowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there. Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grabowski wants to stand and escape but Tyson is having none of it. Tyson is working Grabowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Grabowski wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Tyson shoots and misses and Grabowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Maciej Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trents Tyson. Grabowski rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Grabowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Tyson shoots in but Grabowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Horrible takedown by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Grabowski which made him look bad. Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grabowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyson's guard. Tyson trying to control the position here. Grabowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Grabowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Grabowski trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom. Maciej Grabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Trents Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Grabowski lands a couple of elbows.
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 Maciej Grabowski. Well Tyson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trents Tyson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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