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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Tyson (ranked 522 p4p, 570 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 72 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Popinski counter with a right hand.
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson jabs Popinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Popinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Popinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mick Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popinski looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson moves out of range as Popinski strikes.
Popinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Popinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Popinski cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Popinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Popinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Popinski counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a looping right.
Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Popinski misses the target.
Popinski staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Popinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popinski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Tyson's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyson misses with a body shot
and Popinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popinski throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Popinski jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Tyson.
Tyson swings for the body but Popinski moves out of range.
A cross from Tyson lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses the shot to the body.
Popinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popinski looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Tyson lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popinski counters with a straight right hand.
Popinski lands a slapping body shot.
Popinski throws a right hand that misses
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson clinches.
Popinski lands a shot to the body.
Tyson stalling the fight.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Popinski ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popinski avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson swings for the body but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popinski scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Popinski counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Popinski knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Popinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Tyson jabs at Popinski's body.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
Popinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyson's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soda Popinski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Popinski just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Tyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Popinski.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Popinski shakes it off.
Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Popinski throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Popinski throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Popinski slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Popinski's head but Popinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popinski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Popinski seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Popinski counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Popinski.
Tyson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popinski keeps the fight on the outside.
Popinski throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Popinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Popinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Popinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Popinski pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
Popinski can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Popinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Popinski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Popinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Popinski tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Popinski lands with a right to the head.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
The referee calls for Tyson to work.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Popinski lands with a light punch inside.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Tyson just leaning against Popinski, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Tyson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popinski.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land.
Tyson stalling in the clinch but Popinski improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
Popinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Popinski blocking some punches.
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!
Popinski is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Popinski.
Popinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Popinski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mick Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Popinski.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Popinski had a free shot at his head there.
Popinski moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Popinski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Popinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soda Popinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tried to score with a low kick but Popinski checks it.
Popinski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson lands an overhand right.
Popinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Popinski's head back.
Popinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Popinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Popinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson misses with a left hand
enabling Popinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popinski.
It looked like Tyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Popinski.
Tyson rushes Popinski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Tyson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Soda Popinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Popinski.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson works on Popinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyson working aggressively here.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Popinski as Tyson tries to tie him up.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
A short right from Tyson.
Popinski lands a body punch.
Popinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Popinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson tries a body shot but Popinski blocks it.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Popinski.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tyson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popinski.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson taking a breather.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Popinski is keeping busy.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Popinski 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.
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 Mick Tyson.
I think Tyson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mick Tyson!
A very excited looking Mick Tyson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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