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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Kabanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janusz Kabanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson wants to clinch
and Kabanos counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kabanos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kabanos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but Kabanos is having none of it.
Kabanos trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Janusz Kabanos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Kabanos pushes him off.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kabanos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Kabanos avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Kabanos has the dominant position.
Kabanos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Kabanos pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kabanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kabanos fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kabanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson throws the kick towards the body but Kabanos avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Kabanos or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Kabanos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabanos throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kabanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson clinches up with Kabanos and pushes him back against the cage.
Kabanos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kabanos shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Kabanos has him pressed against the cage.
Kabanos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Kabanos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyson darts in and clinches Kabanos up against the cage.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Kabanos is controlling the position.
Tyson tries to break free but Kabanos pushes him back against the cage.
Kabanos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Kabanos has the dominant position.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kabanos has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kabanos won't allow it.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kabanos has him pressed against the cage.
Kabanos keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kabanos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kabanos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Kabanos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kabanos. Kabanos gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kabanos shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tyson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kabanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Janusz Kabanos has been cut.
Tyson throws a right hand that Kabanos ducks under and follows up with a left that Kabanos also avoids with ease.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Kabanos avoids them all with ease.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Kabanos circles away.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Kabanos avoids them all with ease.
Kabanos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson kicks Kabanos off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kabanos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kabanos.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Kabanos avoids it well.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kabanos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Kabanos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kabanos gets a double leg takedown into Tyson's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kabanos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyson being controlled here, momentarily.
Kabanos with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabanos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kabanos throws an elbow but Tyson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kabanos is staying tight to Tyson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
Kabanos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kabanos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Kabanos circles away.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Kabanos is avoiding it.
Michael Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kabanos looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Kabanos tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Janusz Kabanos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Tyson tries to clinch up but Kabanos circles away and keeps his distance.
Kabanos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Kabanos persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kabanos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson throws a left that rocks Kabanos and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Tyson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kabanos regain composure!
Janusz Kabanos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kabanos wants to control but Tyson postures up.
Tyson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kabanos.
Tyson just content to control the position.
Kabanos can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kabanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Kabanos has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabanos tries for a takedown but Tyson manages to get underhooks.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson tries to break free but Kabanos pushes him back against the cage.
Kabanos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tyson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Kabanos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Kabanos is controlling the position.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson wants to break free but Kabanos has control.
Kabanos tries to pull guard but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kabanos jumps guard but Tyson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kabanos is trying to pull guard but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Kabanos jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Kabanos around his waist. Kabanos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kabanos jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Kabanos around his waist. Kabanos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Kabanos avoids nicely.
Michael Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson tries to bum rush Kabanos with a series of wild strikes but Kabanos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Janusz Kabanos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kabanos misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson has managed to clinch.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Kabanos scores with a takedown into Tyson's guard.
Tyson looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Tyson!
Michael Tyson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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