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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brown (ranked 416 p4p, 354 weight class) and Mick Tyson (ranked 59 p4p, 50 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Gloom, Doom, Heartache and Whiskey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown is looking to clinch.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
As Tyson looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Tyson just gets out of the way.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyson's head.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Tyson misses.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown is trying to drag Tyson to the mat but Tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyson.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tyson can turn it around.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocking some punches.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyson into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants a takedown.
Tyson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown misses with some punches.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Brown turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyson slips under a jab from Brown.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
A jab from Brown misses.
Tyson wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Mick Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyson momentarily.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyson throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Tyson scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Brown tries to tie him up.
A short left from Tyson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown tries to pull guard but Tyson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tyson effectively controlling the action here.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown letting Tyson take a breather here.
Mick Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mick Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Tyson throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Tyson slips a jab from Brown.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mick Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown gets the takedown into side control.
Tyson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Tyson misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Tyson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Tyson moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Brown has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tyson is trying to keep an underhook but Brown manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyson tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tyson trying to control but Brown postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Tyson throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Frank Brown did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tyson tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson lands a head shot.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson slips a jab from Brown.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Tyson drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyson punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Tyson lands with an overhand left.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyson after a bit of a struggle.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown can't get the takedown.
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.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
A short left from Brown.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Tyson misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown is trying to trip Tyson. He has hold of a leg but Tyson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brown persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tyson has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyson kicks Brown off and gets to his feet.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mick Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Frank Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tyson is trying to keep an underhook but Brown manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tyson is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Brown extends the arm and Tyson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Brown!
Frank Brown retains his light heavyweight title!
Frank Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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