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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riddick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by go hard or go home. Tyson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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229 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Riddick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibrahimovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Ibrahimovic blocks nicely.
Tyson trying to control but Ibrahimovic is working from the bottom.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ibrahimovic trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ibrahimovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Ibrahimovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ibrahimovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibrahimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibrahimovic drops Tyson with a right and a left! Ibrahimovic comes rushing in but Tyson regains his composure and manages to keep Ibrahimovic in guard.
It looks like Riddick Tyson has been cut.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ibrahimovic trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control.
Ibrahimovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Ibrahimovic from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ibrahimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Ibrahimovic.
That's four 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.
Ibrahimovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic is looking to clinch.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Ibrahimovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ibrahimovic won't be happy with that.
Tyson wants to stand but Ibrahimovic has his arm trapped.
Tyson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riddick Tyson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ibrahimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibrahimovic is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Ibrahimovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ibrahimovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.
Riddick Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tyson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ibrahimovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Ibrahimovic is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson stops Ibrahimovic from getting back to his feet.
Tyson wants to take a breather but Ibrahimovic is having none of it.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Ibrahimovic is working away.
Ibrahimovic tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.
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.
Ibrahimovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyson is working away from the top position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ibrahimovic won't be happy with that.
Ibrahimovic is trying to improve his position.
Tyson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ibrahimovic keeps working.
Tyson working the ground and pound but Ibrahimovic is defending the strikes.
Tyson prevents Ibrahimovic from escaping the position.
Tyson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ibrahimovic is avoiding damage well.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Ibrahimovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Tyson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ibrahimovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Ibrahimovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ibrahimovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ibrahimovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riddick Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riddick Tyson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ibrahimovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riddick Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibrahimovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibrahimovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Ibrahimovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibrahimovic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibrahimovic is looking to clinch.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ibrahimovic tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ibrahimovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyson prevents Ibrahimovic from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson looking to finish Ibrahimovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ibrahimovic!
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyson unloads with some shots from mount but Ibrahimovic bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to control but Ibrahimovic wriggling away.
Ibrahimovic blocking the ground and pound.
Ibrahimovic tries to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ibrahimovic is looking to escape.
Tyson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ibrahimovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ibrahimovic working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riddick Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riddick Tyson!
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energy
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hype
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