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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiener has chosen Fok Julle Naaiers as his entrance music. Hy Wiener will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 cm
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178 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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181 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil deGrasse Tyson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! deGrasse Tyson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wiener's calf. Wiener fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt deGrasse Tyson. Donk. Wiener catches deGrasse Tyson right on the button with a cross. deGrasse Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Wiener moves out of range easily. Wiener scores with a jab. deGrasse Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Wiener checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from deGrasse Tyson misses. Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch up but deGrasse Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch up but deGrasse Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wiener lands a head kick. deGrasse Tyson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Neil deGrasse Tyson has been cut. deGrasse Tyson takes one on the button. Wiener avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Wiener moves out of range of the body kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wiener. deGrasse Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. deGrasse Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wiener ducks down and throws a hook to the body but deGrasse Tyson moves away. Wiener tries to clinch but deGrasse Tyson is having none of it. deGrasse Tyson throws a wild body kick that Wiener sees coming a mile off. Wiener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiener fails in his attempt to clinch. Wiener connects with a leg kick. deGrasse Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Wiener lands a nice looking body shot.
Wiener takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wiener scores with a nice head shot. Wiener tries to clinch up but deGrasse Tyson circles away and keeps his distance. Wiener fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
deGrasse Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Wiener takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wiener fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. deGrasse Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiener.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wiener checks a leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Wiener looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wiener throws a head kick but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range.
A left lands for Wiener. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head kick misses from deGrasse Tyson. deGrasse Tyson takes one to the side of the head.
Wiener doesn't manage to clinch there - deGrasse Tyson circles away.
Wiener misses with a wild body shot. Wiener takes the fight into the clinch. Wiener misses with an elbow over the top. deGrasse Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiener working deGrasse Tyson over with knees to the body. deGrasse Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Wiener fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiener tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wiener avoids the head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a head kick.
Wiener scores with a shot to the body.
Wiener connects with a right hand. deGrasse Tyson shakes it off. Wiener scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Wiener throws out a powerful jab. Wiener throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Wiener misses. deGrasse Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. deGrasse Tyson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wiener. Wiener throws out a leg kick but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range and Wiener only half commits. A low kick from deGrasse Tyson is predictable there and Wiener counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wiener moves out of range as deGrasse Tyson throws a body kick.
Wiener connects with a body shot. deGrasse Tyson swings away with a leg kick that misses. Wiener ducks under a wild hook from deGrasse Tyson. deGrasse Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Wiener. This has been an exciting period of action! deGrasse Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Wiener takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wiener tries to clinch there but deGrasse Tyson circles away.
deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and clinches. Wiener landing knees to the head.
deGrasse Tyson misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wiener lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiener lands with a right to the head. Wiener lands a nice knee to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiener. deGrasse Tyson avoiding damage as Wiener throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hy Wiener dominated that round. The cut man is working on Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
deGrasse Tyson throws a body kick that misses and Wiener cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A head kick misses from deGrasse Tyson. Wiener scores with a hook to the body. deGrasse Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Wiener wants to clinch. deGrasse Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiener lands with a cross. Wiener moves into range and connects with a jab. Wiener thows a body shot but no joy. Wiener slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Wiener thows a body shot but no joy. Wiener lands a jab to the nose. Wiener shoots in looking for a takedown. deGrasse Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Wiener keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. deGrasse Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hy Wiener seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wiener changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. deGrasse Tyson tries to avoid it but Wiener manages to keep hold of a leg and drag deGrasse Tyson to the ground. deGrasse Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Wiener shoots in but no luck this time. Neil deGrasse Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hy Wiener. deGrasse Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A punch lands to the side of deGrasse Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride. deGrasse Tyson misses with a head kick.
Wiener wants to clinch up but deGrasse Tyson keeps it at a distance. Wiener fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiener bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Wiener with a hook. Wiener misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from deGrasse Tyson.
Wiener tries a low kick but deGrasse Tyson avoids it. Wiener misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiener misses with a straight left. deGrasse Tyson checks a low kick from Wiener. deGrasse Tyson tries to work over Wiener's front leg with a kick but Wiener checks it. Wiener avoids the head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson throws a low kick but Wiener moves out of range easily. deGrasse Tyson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Wiener is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wiener looks to land a combination. deGrasse Tyson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. A clash of legs there as Wiener blocks the low kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from deGrasse Tyson. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wiener lands a jab to deGrasse Tyson's midsection. Wiener is looking to clinch but deGrasse Tyson is avoiding it.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses letting Wiener counter with a right hand. Wiener takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiener swings and misses with a hook to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Wiener connects with a solid leg kick. deGrasse Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiener rushes deGrasse Tyson and presses him up against the cage. deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Wiener blocks with his arms.
deGrasse Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiener lands an uppercut. deGrasse Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiener is defending well for now. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. deGrasse Tyson pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiener leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Wiener tries to stall but deGrasse Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. deGrasse Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wiener misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiener swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiener blocks a head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wiener uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before deGrasse Tyson has time to react. Wiener just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiener just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiener defending well as deGrasse Tyson loads up on a big left hand. deGrasse Tyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wiener. deGrasse Tyson throws a half hearted mid kick. Wiener uses good head movement to avoid the hook from deGrasse Tyson. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. deGrasse Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiener. Wiener lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wiener chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before deGrasse Tyson can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. deGrasse Tyson misses the jab. deGrasse Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. deGrasse Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hy Wiener showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
deGrasse Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiener throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
deGrasse Tyson throws the left hand but Wiener avoids the punch easily. deGrasse Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Wiener. Wiener maintains the clinch. deGrasse Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiener blocks it with crossed arms. Wiener avoids a wild elbow strike from deGrasse Tyson. Wiener is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but deGrasse Tyson is keeping busy. A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiener. Wiener avoiding damage as deGrasse Tyson throws knees to the body.
Wiener dodges an elbow strike from deGrasse Tyson.
Wiener connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiener throws an elbow but misses. Wiener managing to block the knees to the body from deGrasse Tyson.
Wiener wants to stall.
Wiener crunches a lovely knee into deGrasse Tyson's ribcage. Wiener is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiener. Wiener blocks the elbow strike.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses. deGrasse Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener throws an elbow but it misses.
deGrasse Tyson takes an elbow to the temple. Hy Wiener seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Wiener gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards deGrasse Tyson's brow. Wiener stalling in the clinch but deGrasse Tyson improves position. Wiener gets a trip takedown into half guard. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Wiener is trying to control. deGrasse Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. deGrasse Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Wiener postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! deGrasse Tyson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wiener, into his guard. deGrasse Tyson wants to pass the guard but Wiener is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! deGrasse Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Wiener. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Wiener is trying to keep deGrasse Tyson in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiener bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in deGrasse Tyson's guard. Neil deGrasse Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! deGrasse Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wiener loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. deGrasse Tyson is trying to keep Wiener in close.
Wiener trying to control but deGrasse Tyson is working from the bottom. Wiener works over deGrasse Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wiener landing some decent shots from guard. deGrasse Tyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
deGrasse Tyson has momentary wrist control but Wiener slips an elbow through the middle. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wiener's corner. There ya go! There ya go! deGrasse Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Wiener working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of deGrasse Tyson's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wiener is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wiener trying to control but deGrasse Tyson is working from the bottom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. deGrasse Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hy Wiener is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Wiener looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight! Hy Wiener comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Wiener has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hy Wiener! Hy Wiener thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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