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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macho Savage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 cm
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220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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222 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Macho Savage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tyson! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Savage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Savage gets slowly back to his feet. Tyson stuffs the takedown. Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Savage misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely. A punch combination from Tyson misses. Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Savage scores a takedown into full mount! Savage sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Savage landing strikes from the mount and Tyson is in trouble! Tyson is trying to stand up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Savage thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Savage.
Savage looking for a guillotine from mount but Tyson is having none of it. Savage 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. Tyson is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Savage. Tyson is desperately trying to improve his position but Savage has a good base and remains in mount. Tyson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Savage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Savage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyson defending well though. Savage wants to pass the guard but Tyson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Tyson keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully. Savage throws a big right hand that misses. Savage postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it. Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson. Savage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Savage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Savage in his tracks. Savage slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Savage shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tyson swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Savage misses with a looping left. No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Savage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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. Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. A nice combination there by Tyson.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively. Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage. Tyson misses with the combination.
Savage looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range. Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it. Tyson throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease. Savage is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Tyson works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round. 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.
Savage looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well. Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Savage shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Tyson throws a shot to the body.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease. Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range. Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Tyson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Savage closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Savage tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab. Tyson stalks Savage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savage's face. Savage staggers backwards, shaken. Savage looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Tyson trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tyson tries to get to full guard but Savage has control of the leg. Ground and pound from Savage. Savage not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tyson is pressing down on Savage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Tyson keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Savage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now. Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. A jab from Tyson does it's job there. Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Tyson cracks a nice hook into Savage's ribs. Savage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savage. Tyson throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range. Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Tyson lands a nice hook to Savage's body. Savage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage throws a big shot that misses. Tyson throws a shot to the body.
Tyson cracks Savage with a good jab. Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson lands with a straight right. Savage didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Savage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Savage. Savage circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage. Savage fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Tyson tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Savage takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Savage. Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. 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. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savage to score an easy takedown into full guard. Savage stops Tyson from standing up. Savage thows a big elbow that misses. Savage trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom. Tyson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Savage looking to sit in guard and control but Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Tyson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Savage is proving hard to escape from. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Savage 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 trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Savage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively. Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively. Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Savage swings and misses with a shot to the body and Tyson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Savage slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Savage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily. Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage. Tyson stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him. Savage misses with a combination
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Savage shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Tyson misses the shot to the body. Tyson leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Tyson punishes Savage's body with a nice straight punch. Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A punch combination from Tyson misses. Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Savage dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease. Savage wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side and Tyson counters with a two punch combo. Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Tyson scores with a nice head shot. Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Savage throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease. The fight moves into the clinch position. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Macho Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tyson gets underhooks to prevent Savage's takedown attempt.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Savage shoots in and bounces Tyson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage. Savage stands and throws Tyson's legs to the side, diving into side control. Tyson prevents Savage from moving into mount. Savage is working hard here to advance position. Savage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Tyson gets back to half guard.
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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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