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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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265 lbs
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180 cm
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but O Leary persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.
O Leary controlling the action here.
O Leary wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.
O Leary prevents Tyson from standing back up.
O Leary trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
O Leary perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson swinging wilding here.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with the combination.
O Leary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Leary feints and as Tyson raises his hands in defense, O Leary changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Leary looking to pass the guard.
O Leary pushes down on Tyson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Leary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Leary seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Leary wants to pass the guard but Tyson is defending well.
O Leary lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
O Leary is looking to stall here but Tyson recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary pushes down on Tyson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyson is looking to escape.
O Leary is controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyson pushes O Leary off looking to stand but O Leary dives back in and keeps control.
Tyson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Leary looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Leary trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
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.
O Leary controlling the pace.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
O Leary scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Leary trying to control from Tyson's half guard. Tyson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
O Leary stops Tyson from standing up.
O Leary lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Leary loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry O Leary dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson looks to land a combination. O Leary sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Leary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Leary.
O Leary throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michael Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looks to land a combination but O Leary avoids it well.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Leary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Leary thows a body shot but no joy.
O Leary has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Michael Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson jabs at O Leary's body.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Leary darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a hook but O Leary avoids it easily.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Leary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but O Leary is just out of range.
O Leary closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
O Leary trying to control the position but Tyson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary scoring with punches and elbows.
O Leary prevents Tyson from escaping the position.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
O Leary tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tyson is pushing O Leary's head away, looking to escape. O Leary manages to hold on to the position though.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Leary working the ground and pound.
Tyson is letting O Leary control him for a moment.
Check out the look on O Leary's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary is chipping away with strikes.
O Leary is putting a hurting on Tyson here, landing some big shots from side control.
O Leary scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Leary just content to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Leary passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tyson!
O Leary postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary breaks from Tyson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Leary scoring with strikes but Tyson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry O Leary dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Leary.
O Leary swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
O Leary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Leary moves away from the strike by Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a series of punches but O Leary moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a combination
and O Leary counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
O Leary 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.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
O Leary looking to pass the guard.
O Leary with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
O Leary landing some decent shots from guard.
O Leary trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Leary is controlling him.
O Leary slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to stand up but O Leary is controlling him.
Tyson is looking to stand back up but O Leary counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tyson.
O Leary stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
O Leary moves into full mount! Tyson won't be happy about that!
O Leary controlling the pace for now.
O Leary scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyson?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
O Leary unloading with bombs!
O Leary tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O Leary trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Larry O Leary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Leary takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyson wants to try and get back to his feet.
O Leary controlling the pace for now.
O Leary cracks Tyson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
O Leary controlling the pace for now.
Michael Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Leary working Tyson over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry O Leary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Leary, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry O Leary!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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