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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Koenig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
8 - 3 - 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Koenig!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koenig misses with a two punch combination.
Koenig stuffs the takedown.
Koenig tries to clinch but deGrasse Tyson is having none of it.
deGrasse Tyson moves into range and clinches up with Koenig.
Koenig blocks an elbow strike from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee to the head.
Koenig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Koenig is blocking nicely.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a body shot from Koenig.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koenig blocks it with crossed arms.
deGrasse Tyson missing with knees to the body.
Koenig trying to control the position but instead, deGrasse Tyson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koenig into the cage.
deGrasse Tyson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
deGrasse Tyson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koenig.
Koenig dives in and grabs deGrasse Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. deGrasse Tyson pushes down on Koenig's head and hops out.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koenig shoots in looking for a takedown. deGrasse Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Koenig 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.
Koenig tries to clinch
and deGrasse Tyson counters with a flying knee that drops Koenig!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koenig looking for a sweep. Not yet Koenig, not yet.
Koenig keeping full guard, as deGrasse Tyson tries to pass.
deGrasse Tyson wants to stand but Koenig is controlling his posture from full guard.
Koenig is trying to control the position but deGrasse Tyson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
deGrasse Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Koenig is retaining full guard.
deGrasse Tyson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and deGrasse Tyson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koenig keeping full guard, as deGrasse Tyson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koenig working a defensive guard here.
Koenig has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
deGrasse Tyson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and deGrasse Tyson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koenig has control of deGrasse Tyson's left arm, preventing deGrasse Tyson from doing any damage.
Gustavo Koenig has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Koenig avoiding damage as deGrasse Tyson throws knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koenig lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Koenig is blocking nicely.
deGrasse Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Koenig misses with a straight right.
Koenig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koenig wants it to stay on the feet.
Koenig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. deGrasse Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
deGrasse Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Koenig.
Koenig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koenig is trying hard to land a takedown here. deGrasse Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Neil deGrasse Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Koenig.
Koenig tries to clinch but deGrasse Tyson is having none of it.
deGrasse Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koenig avoids it really well and circles away.
deGrasse Tyson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koenig's half guard.
Koenig pushes deGrasse Tyson off looking to stand but deGrasse Tyson dives back in and keeps control.
deGrasse Tyson decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson looks to land a body kick but Koenig moved away.
deGrasse Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Koenig moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koenig clinches up against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but Koenig blocks it.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koenig's face.
deGrasse Tyson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the head.
deGrasse Tyson with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deGrasse Tyson blocks a body shot from Koenig.
Koenig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil deGrasse Tyson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch.
deGrasse Tyson slips under a jab.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a jab.
Koenig lands the left hand.
Koenig takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Koenig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gustavo Koenig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koenig lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Koenig misses.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koenig but Koenig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch.
Koenig misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson slips under a jab from Koenig.
Koenig looks to land a right hand but deGrasse Tyson moved out of range.
Koenig doesn't manage to clinch there - deGrasse Tyson circles away.
Koenig takes a swing at deGrasse Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Koenig missing with a left hand there. deGrasse Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Koenig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
deGrasse Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
Koenig throws a series of punches but deGrasse Tyson avoids them all with ease.
deGrasse Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Koenig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koenig getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koenig circles away from the clinch attempt.
deGrasse Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil deGrasse Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koenig misses with a double jab.
Koenig fails in his attempt to clinch.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a front kick but Koenig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
deGrasse Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koenig misses with a punch to the body.
deGrasse Tyson blocking some punches.
deGrasse Tyson misses with an elbow strike.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but Koenig blocks it.
Come on deGrasse Tyson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deGrasse Tyson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Gustavo Koenig has been cut.
Koenig takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Koenig is blocking nicely.
deGrasse Tyson tries to break the clinch but Koenig is controlling the position.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Koenig avoids the damage to the body.
Koenig misses with a hook from the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a body shot from Koenig.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Koenig is blocking nicely.
deGrasse Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Koenig looks for a takedown but deGrasse Tyson sprawls well.
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koenig as he jumps to the side.
deGrasse Tyson clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow just above Koenig 's eye.
Koenig takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koenig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of deGrasse Tyson backwards.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee strike.
Neil deGrasse Tyson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koenig misses with some punches.
deGrasse Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koenig is defending well for now.
deGrasse Tyson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koenig takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
deGrasse Tyson blocks a body shot from Koenig.
deGrasse Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koenig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but deGrasse Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Koenig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil deGrasse Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Koenig's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koenig misses with a straight right.
Koenig defends well against a solid takedown attempt from deGrasse Tyson.
Koenig misses with an uppercut. deGrasse Tyson saw that one coming.
deGrasse Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Koenig moves out of range easily.
deGrasse Tyson slips a straight right by Koenig.
deGrasse Tyson dodges the punch combination from Koenig.
Koenig throws a right hand that deGrasse Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that deGrasse Tyson also avoids with ease.
deGrasse Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
deGrasse Tyson is looking to clinch.
deGrasse Tyson rushes Koenig and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
deGrasse Tyson breaks the clinch.
Koenig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
deGrasse Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Koenig. Koenig maintains the clinch.
Koenig misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for deGrasse Tyson to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
deGrasse Tyson just leaning against Koenig, taking a breather.
deGrasse Tyson lands a good knee to the midsection. Koenig won't want to take too many of those.
Koenig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
deGrasse Tyson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koenig up against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow inside that Koenig shrugs off.
Gustavo Koenig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson breaks the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Koenig to the ground! deGrasse Tyson dives into full mount looking to finish!
Koenig is rocked!
deGrasse Tyson is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Koenig is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Koenig flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. deGrasse Tyson anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Koenig and secures both hooks! This could be bad! deGrasse Tyson slips an arm under Koenig chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. deGrasse Tyson has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. deGrasse Tyson is squeezing on Koenig like an anaconda would it's prey. Koenig fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Neil deGrasse Tyson!
A relieved looking Neil deGrasse Tyson 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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energy
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