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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Drovzekov (ranked 3756 p4p, 3817 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 cm 18 265 0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm 18 260 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Brawler Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Solid chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Drovzekov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch. Drovzekov rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Drovzekov is looking to take this one to the mat. Drovzekov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyson.
Drovzekov can't get the takedown.
Drovzekov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tyson shoots in and drives through. Drovzekov sprawls well. Vadim Drovzekov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson. Drovzekov misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drovzekov with a body shot. Drovzekov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson. Drovzekov scores with a takedown into Tyson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drovzekov drops back looking for a leg! Tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyson manages to kick Drovzekov off! Drovzekov jumps back into Tyson's guard. Tyson looking to control.
Drovzekov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Drovzekov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard. Tyson pulls Drovzekov in to control the position. Drovzekov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Drovzekov is stalling in the full guard. Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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. Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drovzekov manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Drovzekov keeps moving. Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Drovzekov is retaining full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Drovzekov holds on and takes a little breather. Drovzekov trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drovzekov wants to sweep but no luck. Tyson passes Drovzekov's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Drovzekov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drovzekov tries to get out of the position. Drovzekov trying to control from the bottom.
Drovzekov is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard. Drovzekov has his hands clasped together around Tyson's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Drovzekov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but Drovzekov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyson is looking to improve his position.
Drovzekov stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Drovzekov not doing much here.
Tyson is positioning himself well to prevent Drovzekov advancing to mount. Drovzekov not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Drovzekov dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Drovzekov throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Drovzekov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Tyson wants to counter with a clinch but Drovzekov pushes him away. Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drovzekov. Tyson rushes Drovzekov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Tyson jumps guard but Drovzekov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Drovzekov trying to stall but Tyson improves his position.
Tyson looking for a takedown. Tyson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drovzekov to keep the fight standing. Vadim Drovzekov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson. Tyson is working for takedown but Drovzekov is calmly controlling the position for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tyson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drovzekov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Drovzekov tries to pull guard but Tyson forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Drovzekov breaks from the clinch.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Drovzekov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tyson! Tyson sneaks out the side door and pushes Drovzekov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Tyson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson tries to clinch there but Drovzekov circles away.
Drovzekov gets in close and instigates a clinch. Drovzekov breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Drovzekov. No joy for Tyson on that attempt. Drovzekov gets a takedown into half guard. Drovzekov looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Drovzekov decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Tyson. Drovzekov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Drovzekov moves out of range as Tyson throws a body kick.
Drovzekov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Tyson blocks a head kick by Drovzekov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drovzekov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drovzekov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut. Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drovzekov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tyson manages to circle out of the way. Drovzekov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Drovzekov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drovzekov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Drovzekov is stalling in the full guard. Tyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drovzekov is stalling in the full guard. Tyson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Tyson keeping full guard, as Drovzekov tries to pass. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Drovzekov wants to stand and escape but instead Tyson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Drovzekov. Tyson wants to control from the top but Drovzekov keeps moving. Drovzekov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Vadim Drovzekov will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Vadim Drovzekov is winning the standup battle so far. Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drovzekov wants the takedown. Tyson is fighting it off but Drovzekov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tyson's guard against the cage. Drovzekov trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom. Drovzekov is pushing down on Tyson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyson is fighting to maintain full guard but Drovzekov has managed to sneak the leg through. Tyson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Tyson is positioning himself well to prevent Drovzekov advancing to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. It looks like Drovzekov is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drovzekov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Tyson actively working from the bottom here. Drovzekov trying to pass the guard but Tyson defending well. Drovzekov is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer. Drovzekov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from Drovzekov.
Tyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyson gets a clinch. Tyson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drovzekov jumps guard but Tyson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Drovzekov has double underhooks. Drovzekov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Drovzekov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tyson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Tyson wants to clinch but Drovzekov slips to the side and Drovzekov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Drovzekov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around? Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Drovzekov moves into the clinch. Drovzekov breaks the clinch.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Drovzekov circles away easily and Drovzekov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tyson!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drovzekov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. You can see the frustration on Tyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Tyson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Drovzekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Tyson is defending well. Drovzekov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Tyson is trying to get back to half guard. Drovzekov works to advance to full mount. Tyson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Drovzekov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Drovzekov content just to control the position here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Vadim Drovzekov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Drovzekov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! Vadim Drovzekov showed his dominance in that final round. Well Drovzekov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Drovzekov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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