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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Tyson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Inoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inoki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Inoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Inoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inoki as he jumps to the side.
Inoki throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Inoki darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Inoki misses with a knee to the head.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Inoki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Inoki throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Inoki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antonio Inoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoki throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Inoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inoki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyson checks it well.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inoki as he jumps to the side.
Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Inoki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Inoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Inoki.
Some wild striking there from Inoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoki throws a wild body kick that Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Inoki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antonio Inoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Inoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Inoki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Inoki throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Inoki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyson slips a straight right by Inoki.
Inoki scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyson should have avoided that one.
Inoki throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Inoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
A head kick misses from Inoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Inoki throws a low kick, looking for Tyson's leg but Tyson calmly moves out of range.
Inoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inoki closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Inoki prevents it.
Inoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Inoki missing with knees to the body.
Inoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Inoki checks it.
Inoki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Inoki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Inoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Inoki 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.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Inoki sprawls well.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inoki misses with a double jab.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inoki.
Inoki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tyson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Inoki throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Inoki misses with a double jab.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki connects with a body shot.
Inoki misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Inoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inoki throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inoki throws a leg kick but Tyson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Inoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Inoki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antonio Inoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tyson.
Tyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Inoki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Inoki.
Inoki lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inoki smiles and moves away.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antonio Inoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Inoki.
Antonio Inoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inoki leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Inoki stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki connects with the punch.
Inoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Inoki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Inoki looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
Inoki slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Inoki throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Inoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Inoki has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inoki taking a breather.
Inoki is working Tyson over against the cage.
Inoki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyson up against the cage.
A short left from Inoki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Inoki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Inoki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Inoki throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Inoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Inoki throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson with a poor takedown
and Inoki counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Inoki. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Inoki.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Inoki.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Inoki.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Inoki to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inoki but Inoki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Antonio Inoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tyson.
A jab from Inoki does it's job there.
Tyson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Inoki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tyson.
Inoki misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Inoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Inoki sprawls well. Inoki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Antonio Inoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Inoki avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Tyson tries to bum rush Inoki with a series of wild strikes but Inoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson moves forwards but Inoki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tyson tries to move into range but Inoki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Inoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Inoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Inoki instigates a clinch.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Inoki.
Inoki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyson being controlled against the cage.
Inoki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Inoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Inoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Inoki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daniel Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Inoki misses.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Inoki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Inoki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Inoki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antonio Inoki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inoki throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Inoki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inoki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Inoki!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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