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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knockout King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
4 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Cylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knockout King!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cylo instigates a clinch.
King looks gassed!
Cylo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cylo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cylo controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyson Cylo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cylo shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Cylo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cylo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cylo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cylo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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!
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cylo.
Cylo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Cylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cylo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cylo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyson Cylo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cylo lands a left and a right that send King crashing to the mat, dazed. Cylo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Knockout King has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cylo throws a body kick that misses.
Cylo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King is working an open guard so Cylo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cylo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cylo clinches.
Cylo successfully pulls guard.
Cylo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cylo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cylo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
Knockout King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cylo tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cylo feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Cylo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
King is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cylo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King is still in real trouble! Can Cylo finish him?
Cylo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cylo forces his way into half guard.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cylo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King is in trouble now - Cylo has advanced to mount!
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Cylo controlling the pace for now.
Cylo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down King for as long as he can get away with.
Cylo looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cylo throwing strikes here but King is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cylo controlling his opponent.
Cylo looking to finish with strikes here!
Cylo controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cylo misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cylo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knockout King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cylo clinches up against the cage.
Cylo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cylo has him pressed against the cage.
Cylo can't break the clinch.
Cylo jumps guard.
Cylo is controlling King's posture.
Cylo wriggles free and stands up.
Cylo closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Cylo misses with a wild combination.
Cylo tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cylo somewhat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King throws a series of punches but Cylo avoids them all with ease.
King is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Cylo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
King trying to remain calm as Cylo controls from the top position.
Cylo stands up and beckons King to his feet.
Cylo misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson Cylo is winning the standup battle so far.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Cylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cylo lands a jab-cross combination.
Cylo has managed to clinch.
Cylo scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Cylo pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cylo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cylo controlling the pace for now.
Cylo is working for a guillotine from mount but King frees his head quite easily.
Cylo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cylo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cylo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cylo.
Cylo controlling from mount.
Cylo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
Tyson Cylo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cylo controlling the pace for now.
Cylo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cylo controlling from mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
King really wants to buck Cylo off and get back to his feet.
Cylo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cylo is working for a guillotine from mount but King frees his head quite easily.
Cylo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cylo content just to control the position here.
Cylo working for a submission but King is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cylo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Knockout King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cylo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cylo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Cylo pulls guard.
Cylo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King blocking the ground and pound.
Cylo controlling from mount.
Cylo with good strikes from the mount here!
Cylo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, King has managed to escape the submission attempt.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cylo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cylo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cylo lands a big shot there that rocks King but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cylo content just to control the position here.
King avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cylo.
Cylo has hold of King's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and King manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cylo throwing strikes here but King is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cylo content just to control the position here.
Tyson Cylo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cylo misses with a head shot.
Cylo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyson Cylo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cylo forces King back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to break free.
Cylo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
King is trying to break free.
Cylo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cylo breaks the clinch.
Cylo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cylo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King wants to break free but Cylo has control.
Cylo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
Cylo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Cylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King tries to keep at a distance but Cylo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knockout King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cylo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Cylo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cylo 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Cylo!
A relieved looking Tyson Cylo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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