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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quince McCurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCurley comes to the cage accompanied by Toby Mac-The Slam. Tyson has chosen I'll Whip Your Head Boy as his entrance music. Quince McCurley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quince McCurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson misses with the combination.
McCurley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tyson defending against the ground and pound.
Tyson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McCurley is controlling him well.
McCurley in side control, throwing shots but Tyson defends.
McCurley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through McCurley's defenses.
McCurley throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a left and a right that stings McCurley.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCurley tries for a takedown but Tyson circles away easily
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson swinging wilding here.
McCurley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quince McCurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
McCurley throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as McCurley shoots in.
McCurley is breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCurley.
Tyson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from McCurley crashes against the mat.
Tyson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McCurley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McCurley trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCurley goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tyson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McCurley but great work by Tyson.
McCurley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.
Tyson stands up.
Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to bum rush McCurley with a series of wild strikes but McCurley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCurley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson counters with a nice body kick.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCurley slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCurley wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCurley.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCurley lands with a nice body punch.
Horrible takedown by McCurley or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from McCurley.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as McCurley shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurley moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
McCurley fails to land the takedown.
McCurley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
McCurley could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McCurley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
McCurley scores a takedown into full mount!
McCurley cracks Tyson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McCurley lands with some strikes.
Tyson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McCurley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tyson is looking to escape.
Tyson bucks up and throws McCurley to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCurley shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCurley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quince McCurley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCurley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson swinging wilding here.
McCurley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
McCurley dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have McCurley backpedaling.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Tyson lands with a straight right. McCurley didn't see that one coming.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCurley.
McCurley tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quince McCurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
McCurley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
McCurley throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has McCurley backing up. McCurley nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McCurley counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson stops McCurley from passing to mount.
McCurley is working hard here to advance position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
McCurley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McCurley trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
McCurley decides to stand back up.
McCurley is looking to clinch.
McCurley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCurley shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurley moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
McCurley shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson works over McCurley's head and body with a nice combination.
McCurley tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
McCurley tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
McCurley tries to clinch up.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
McCurley tries to clinch up.
McCurley misses with a low kick.
McCurley slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson digs a good hook to McCurley's body.
McCurley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from McCurley.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson is working the combinations to good effect here.
McCurley fails with the takedown.
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 misses with a few strikes there.
McCurley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCurley fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCurley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCurley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCurley misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has McCurley backing up. McCurley nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
McCurley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing McCurley from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCurley thows a big elbow that misses.
McCurley prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCurley shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyson stalks McCurley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCurley's face. McCurley staggers backwards, shaken.
Good exchange - Tyson coming out on top.
Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCurley avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCurley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson misses with a combination
and McCurley counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
McCurley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson wants to stand but McCurley is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurley wants to stand and escape but instead Tyson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCurley's guard.
McCurley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCurley trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McCurley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McCurley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCurley misses with a combination
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson scores with the left hand. McCurley knows he should have avoided that one.
McCurley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quince McCurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson cracks McCurley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCurley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCurley tries to land a leg kick but Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
McCurley tries to clinch
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCurley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurley trying to control the position but Tyson is working away.
The ground and pound from McCurley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McCurley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
McCurley throws a solid leg kick but Tyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCurley.
Tyson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCurley moves out of range as Tyson throws a body kick.
McCurley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson looks to land a combination. McCurley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCurley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCurley dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
McCurley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. McCurley backs away looking to recover.
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCurley throws a combination that misses
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCurley tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
McCurley is rocked!
McCurley looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCurley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McCurley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tyson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McCurley, into his guard.
Quince McCurley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCurley is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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