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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 870 p4p, 862 weight class) and Mick Tyson (ranked 112 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Tyson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Kong wants to slow Tyson down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Kong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Tyson.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong scores with a jab. Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kong misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Tyson there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyson as he connects with a hook.
Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kong on the side of the head.
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Tyson.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Kong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson with a nice cross.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
Tyson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kong working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Tyson tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Kong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tyson can turn it around.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Kong blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson punishes Kong's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Kong moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been told by Kong's head coaches at Sydney Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Tyson connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Tyson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Tyson - just one landing.
Kong ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mick Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kong slips a straight right by Tyson.
King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
Kong misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands a jab to Kong's midsection.
Kong throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
Kong slips under a jab.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Kong misses with a left hand
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mick Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Kong misses.
Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kong staying out of range there.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Kong throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Kong moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Kong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyson is out of range.
Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kong moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Kong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tyson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Tyson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Kong tries to tie him up.
Kong blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Tyson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tyson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tyson has Kong pressed against the cage, preventing Kong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Kong blocking some punches.
Tyson gets through Kong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Kong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Kong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyson has time to react.
Kong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kong throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyson walks into a left hand.
Kong throws a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson scores with a nice strike.
Tyson tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson misses the body punch
and Kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson slips under a jab from Kong.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Kong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tyson lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Kong.
Tyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyson punishes Kong's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong throws a quick counter head kick but Tyson was just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Kong throws a counter high kick but Tyson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Kong's ribs.
A jab from Kong misses.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Kong slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson digs a good hook to Kong's body.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Tyson prevents Kong from breaking the clinch.
Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson gets through Kong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson stalling against the cage.
King Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Kong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Tyson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tyson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Kong blocking some punches.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Tyson!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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