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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oli Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oli Sykes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Tyson's chin.
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210 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
240 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oli Sykes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Tyson! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tyson slips under a jab. Sykes misses with a straight left. Sykes jabbing away but nothing is landing. No joy there for Sykes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oli Sykes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sykes throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease. Tyson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sykes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyson scrambles back to his feet. Sykes lands a big right hand that sends Tyson crashing to the mat! Sykes stays standing though and waves Tyson back to his feet! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sykes. Sykes misses with a left hand and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sykes misses with a left hand and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body. Oooooh!!! Sykes has knocked Tyson down with a huge combo! Sykes steps away and waves a wobbly Tyson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut. Sykes loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch. Sykes misses with a body punch
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sykes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sykes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively. Sykes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Sykes throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body. Sykes looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well. Sykes misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson cracks Sykes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyson checks a leg kick. Sykes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson. Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Sykes throws a low kick but Tyson moves out of range easily. Jab from Sykes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tyson slips a straight right by Sykes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sykes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Sykes looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely. Sykes throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily. Sykes misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming. Sykes throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely. Sykes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sykes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Sykes throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tyson has eaten all the pies! A swing and a miss from Sykes. Sykes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson. Sykes throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it. Sykes throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sykes has double underhooks. Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sykes pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sykes throws a right hand that misses
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand. Sykes misses with a hook. Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Sykes. Sykes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson. A big left from Sykes misses. Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sykes off the cage and back into range. Sykes dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tyson looks gassed! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sykes misses with a straight left. Sykes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sykes connects with a crisp jab. Sykes moves into range and connects with a jab. Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sykes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sykes misses with a straight right. Sykes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing. Sykes stuns Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sykes lands a big uppercut and Tyson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tyson looks OK. Sykes waves Tyson back to his feet!
Tyson is rocked! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A big left from Sykes misses. Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sykes finish him? Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sykes. A slow jab from Sykes misses its intended target. Sykes misses with a looping right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oli Sykes dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sykes misses with a looping right. Tyson seems to have recovered his senses. Sykes cracks Tyson with a left hook right on the temple and Tyson goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Sykes lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Tyson is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oli Sykes!
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hype
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