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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunders comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fort Minor - Remember the Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Saunders will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 2, fighting out of London, John Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders tries a low kick but Tyson avoids it.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saunders has time to react.
Saunders misses with a body kick.
Saunders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyson momentarily.
Saunders tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saunders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saunders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Saunders as Tyson shoots in.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Saunders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyson showed some decent athleticism there.
Saunders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to control. Saunders wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saunders trying to hold on to Tyson's head to control him but Tyson postures up.
Saunders is staying active underneath Tyson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saunders trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tyson manages to pass to mount!
Tyson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Saunders manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Saunders is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tyson is staying active.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Saunders is trying to stand.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saunders knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saunders is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saunders is looking to control Tyson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saunders avoid being mounted?
Tyson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saunders wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyson lands a nice short elbow.
Tyson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyson trying to control the action but Saunders is working from the bottom.
Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Saunders looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tyson thows a huge punch but Saunders dodges it nicely.
Saunders manages to get to full guard.
Tyson postures up in Saunders's guard and throws a big left but Saunders blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders managing to control the position.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson cracks Saunders with a solid left hand.
Saunders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saunders pulls Tyson in close to his closed guard and prevents Tyson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunders is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson closes the distance and pushes Saunders back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson trying to stall but Saunders improves his position.
Saunders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson pushes Saunders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saunders throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson connects with the punch.
Tyson moves out of range as Saunders throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saunders has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saunders and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saunders.
Saunders misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tyson throws a good cross that connects.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saunders looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
Saunders misses with a body kick.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Saunders throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Saunders lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tyson will feel that in the morning.
Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
John Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Saunders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson dives in and scores a takedown into Saunders's guard.
Tyson cracks Saunders with a solid left hand.
Saunders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyson trying to control but Saunders is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders wants to sweep here but Tyson controlling him for the moment.
Tyson being controlled here momentarily.
Tyson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saunders controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunders is retaining full guard.
Saunders controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Saunders was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown but Saunders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tyson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saunders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyson's brow.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saunders is on top in guard.
Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Saunders is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
A big left from Saunders misses.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
Saunders takes a shot to the head.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Saunders keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Saunders.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson has Saunders pushed against the cage.
Tyson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson cracks Saunders with a nice body shot.
Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saunders or not.
Saunders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Saunders lands a nice elbow.
Saunders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Saunders regains guard.
Tyson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mike Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saunders working a defensive guard here.
Saunders wants to sweep here but Tyson controlling him for the moment.
Saunders wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson working some strikes from top position.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Saunders.
Saunders trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tyson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saunders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson pulls Saunders in to control the position.
Tyson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Tyson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Saunders looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Saunders misses the target.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Saunders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson rushes Saunders and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Saunders gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saunders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saunders throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Saunders's corner calls for a 1-2. Saunders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Saunders makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tyson really felt that one!
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Saunders.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Saunders swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson blocks a leg kick.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Saunders throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Saunders slips a jab from Tyson.
Saunders cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saunders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saunders throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saunders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saunders is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson stays in close to Saunders's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Saunders holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Saunders wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyson - that will leave a mark!
Tyson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tyson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyson lands a heavy elbow.
Saunders keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saunders is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders tries to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
Saunders is looking to improve his position but Tyson isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyson lands with some strikes.
Tyson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyson with good strikes from the mount here!
Tyson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyson with good strikes from the mount here!
Saunders is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saunders is still in real trouble! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Saunders is looking to get to half guard.
Tyson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saunders?
Tyson is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Saunders goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson is the new lightweight champion!
Mike Tyson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnSubs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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