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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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183 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson slips a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson tries to sprawl but Oliveira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyson tries to kick Oliveira off but Oliveira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Tyson dodges it nicely.
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson kicks off Oliveira and gets to his feet.
Nice cross by Tyson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyson's head backwards.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson forces Oliveira back against the ropes and clinches.
Tyson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the ropes. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyson shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyson tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raimundo Oliveira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira walks into a straight right hand from Tyson.
Oliveira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the ropes. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tyson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyson.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Tyson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Oliveira isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oliveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Tyson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Oliveira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliveira lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Oliveira backing up. Oliveira nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Raimundo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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!
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oliveira lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveira which made him look bad.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the ropes. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the ropes. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Tyson.
Oliveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliveira scores with a jab.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses the jab.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira jabs at Tyson's body.
Oliveira lands a jab-cross combination.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Oliveira.
Tyson misses with a hook
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Tyson's ribs.
Oliveira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oliveira lands in his opponent's guard.
Oliveira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyson is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
Oliveira is pressing down on Tyson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyson is holding on for now.
Oliveira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tyson!
Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyson?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount and Tyson is in trouble!
Oliveira scoring with strikes but Tyson is staying in there.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tyson is looking to escape.
Oliveira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount.
Tyson is rocked!
Oliveira throwing strikes here but Tyson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Tyson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raimundo Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oliveira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimundo Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliveira 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimundo Oliveira!
An intense looking Raimundo Oliveira took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Não gosto de decisões, sou um nocauteador artístico.
I don't like decisions, I'm a knockout artist.'.
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RATING
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