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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 cm
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220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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186 cm
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211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tyson throws out a loose jab but Veron uses good head movement to avoid it. Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson tries to sprawl but Veron drives through with a takedown into half guard. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Veron is just content to waste time from the top position. Tyson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Veron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Veron is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Tyson 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. Veron looking to pass the guard. Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Veron is one step ahead there. Veron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Veron connects with a couple of short punches. Veron throws a big right hand that misses. Veron lands a couple of elbows. Tyson is trying to control the position but Veron postures up. Veron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Tyson keeping moving, preventing Veron from controlling successfully. Veron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Veron slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veron on the ground. Tyson is not content to let Veron control the position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Check out the look on Veron's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Tyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Check out the look on Veron's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tyson struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Veron tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Veron has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Veron cracks Tyson with a big right hand but Tyson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tyson tries to bench press Veron off him but Veron keeps the position. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Tyson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Veron's attempts to control the action. Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position. Veron lands a big elbow. Veron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Veron prevents Tyson from getting the reversal. Veron raining down shots from the mount!
Tyson is rocked! Tyson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Oh Tyson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Veron controlling the pace for now. Tyson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Veron lands a big elbow. Veron loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Tyson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Veron land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Veron stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Sebastien Veron!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
68% |
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