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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Lionheart is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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187 cm
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185 lbs
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25
185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lionheart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lionheart is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyson's half guard. Lionheart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lionheart connects with a nice short shot to Tyson's temple. Tyson is trying to stand back up but Lionheart is controlling him
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tyson has hold of Lionheart's hands but Lionheart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Tyson missing with punches from the bottom.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with Lionheart in his half guard. Tyson is trying to stand.
Lionheart working the head and body with strikes. Nice strikes from Lionheart there. Lionheart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground. Lionheart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lionheart drops an elbow to the side of Tyson's head. Tyson wants to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lionheart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Tyson tries to kick Lionheart off in order to stand up. Lionheart Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lionheart working the ground and pound. Tyson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lionheart wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyson, who protects the arm well. Tyson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Lionheart lands strikes from half guard. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lionheart lands a nice short elbow. Lionheart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Lionheart looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Lionheart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work. Lionheart is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows. Lionheart lands a couple of decent looking shots. Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lionheart lands a couple of decent looking shots. Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lionheart manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Tyson preventing the sweep. Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Lionheart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there. Lionheart is trying to control the position but Tyson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyson is looking to stand up but Lionheart won't let him. Tyson preventing the sweep. Tyson looking to pass the guard. Tyson is looking to advance position but Lionheart has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Tyson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Tyson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lionheart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lionheart's back! Tyson is trying to stick to Lionheart's back but Lionheart is turning into Tyson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tyson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lionheart. Lionheart landing with the ground and pound. Lionheart thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Lionheart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lionheart is aware though and is defending well. Lionheart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Lionheart works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard. Lionheart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Lionheart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Tyson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lionheart's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Tyson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lionheart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lionheart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Lionheart lands a couple of elbows. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lionheart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Tyson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lionheart looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well. Tyson throws a head kick but Lionheart moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Lionheart dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lionheart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Tyson lands a head kick!
Ryan Lionheart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tyson lands with a straight right. Lionheart didn't see that one coming. Lionheart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lionheart somewhat. A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target. Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lionheart doesn't seem bothered though. Nice jab there from Tyson. Lionheart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lionheart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Tyson lands with a straight right. Lionheart didn't see that one coming. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lionheart off the cage and back into rage. Tyson lands a jab. Lionheart drives through with a takedown into guard. Lionheart prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lionheart is one step ahead there. Tyson is looking for a triangle but Lionheart pushes his legs off easily.
Lionheart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Lionheart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Lionheart stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lionheart is one step ahead there. Tyson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lionheart defends it easily. Lionheart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Lionheart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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. Lionheart scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lionheart works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard. Lionheart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Tyson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lionheart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lionheart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Lionheart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Lionheart scoring with some ground and pound. Tyson working for submissions but it's allowed Lionheart to get to half guard.
Lionheart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lionheart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Tyson has hold of Lionheart's hands but Lionheart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lionheart scores with a couple of nice shots. Tyson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lionheart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lionheart's back! Ryan Lionheart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Lionheart tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Tyson cracks Lionheart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tyson throws a wild left hand from mount and Lionheart manages to wriggle his way back to half guard. Lionheart moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Lionheart throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyson thows a big elbow that misses. Tyson wants to pass the guard but Lionheart is keeping the position. Lionheart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson striking off his back but it's not causing Lionheart any problems. Tyson has his foot on Lionheart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lionheart works his way back into a safe position though. Lionheart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Lionheart connects with a couple of short punches. Lionheart distracts Tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Lionheart stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Lionheart defends easily.
Lionheart is working Tyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tyson works the jab nicely. Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lionheart.
Nice jab there from Tyson. Lionheart throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tyson was covering up waiting for the punch and Lionheart finishes the takedown easily into guard. Tyson wants to stand but Lionheart is controlling the position. Lionheart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Lionheart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Lionheart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Lionheart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Tyson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tyson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Tyson looks to land a strike but Lionheart avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Tyson won't allow Lionheart to sweep him here. Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Tyson thows a big elbow that misses. Tyson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Tyson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Tyson throws and elbow that misses. Lionheart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyson's guard. Nice move by Lionheart!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Lionheart landing some decent shots from guard. Lionheart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lionheart connects with a couple of short punches. Lionheart chips away with some ground and pound. Lionheart is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows. Tyson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lionheart defends it easily. Tyson working for a triangle but Lionheart defends it easily.
Lionheart chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lionheart defends it easily. Lionheart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Tyson is looking to stand up but Lionheart isn't so interested in that idea. Lionheart scoring with some ground and pound. Lionheart prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet. Lionheart preventing the sweep. Lionheart lands a couple of elbows. Lionheart landing with the ground and pound. Lionheart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Lionheart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Lionheart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lionheart is aware though and is defending well. Lionheart lands a couple of digs. Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Lionheart defends easily.
Lionheart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Lionheart scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lionheart distracts Tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Lionheart landing with the ground and pound. Tyson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Lionheart isn't so interested in that idea. Lionheart connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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energy
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