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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drake Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen it's raining men as his entrance music. Frankie Tyson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drake Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright stuffs the takedown.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wright.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
Wright can't break the clinch.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tyson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson controlling the action here for a moment.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drake Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Wright wants a takedown but no success here.
Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tyson has picked Wright up - he's going for a ride! Tyson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wright missing with punches from the bottom.
Wright trying to hold on to Tyson's head to control him but Tyson postures up.
Tyson stalling.
Wright knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.
Wright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wright is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wright is in trouble now - Tyson has advanced to mount!
Wright is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wright is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wright's face.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyson with a couple of short strikes.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson controlling from mount.
Wright throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wright?
Wright working to try and regain half guard.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Tyson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wright flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson prevents Wright from getting the reversal.
Wright in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Wright looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wright working to try and regain half guard.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Tyson blocks Wright's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Tyson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wright but Wright pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyson counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wright tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wright tries for a takedown but Tyson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries for a takedown but Tyson manages to get underhooks.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Wright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wright is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wright wants a takedown but no success here.
Wright is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wright down to the mat. Wright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Tyson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Wright manages to get underhooks.
Tyson has Wright pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wright is trying to keep an underhook but Tyson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tyson uses his free foot to push down on Wright's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wright.
Wright can't escape the position.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyson scoring with strikes but Wright is staying in there.
Tyson prevents Wright from getting the reversal.
Tyson landing punches.
Tyson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wright's face.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wright looks a forlorn figure.
Tyson controlling the position easily from mount.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the head.
Tyson controlling from mount.
Wright tries to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
Wright is working to get back to half guard.
Wright tries to lock up and control but Tyson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyson has a good base and remains in mount.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyson content just to control the position here.
Wright throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tyson. What's that going to do exactly?
Tyson unloading with bombs!
Tyson lands with some strikes.
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyson scoring with strikes but Wright is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Wright looks to clinch
and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch.
Tyson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyson gets underhooks to prevent Wright's takedown attempt.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wright is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wright down to the mat. Wright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson counters with a single leg into guard. Wright didn't expect that.
Tyson content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wright throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyson is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyson controls the pace.
Tyson won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
Tyson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Tyson trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Tyson with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Tyson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wright throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Tyson is in close to Wright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Frankie Tyson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright looks to clinch
and Tyson counters with a single leg into guard. Wright didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tyson trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Tyson won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
Wright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyson content to stall in guard here.
Frankie Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frankie Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Wright throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Tyson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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