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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen 2pac - Uppercut as his entrance music. Doctor Greenthumb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Tyson's chin.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Greenthumb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson taking a breather.
Tyson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Greenthumb clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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.
A lull in the action here.
I really don't envy Greenthumb right now.
Greenthumb is trying to remain composed but Tyson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
A lull in the action here.
Greenthumb has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Tyson lands with a hammerfist to the side of Greenthumb's head.
Tyson is working the ground and pound. Can Greenthumb escape?
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 big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Greenthumb hold on?!
Will Tyson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb tries to break free.
Greenthumb manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tyson's guard. Nice work there by Greenthumb.
Greenthumb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Greenthumb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyson holds on and takes a little breather.
Greenthumb preventing the sweep.
Greenthumb lands a couple of digs.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Tyson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Greenthumb stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Greenthumb connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greenthumb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greenthumb!
Tyson lands a heavy elbow.
Tyson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Greenthumb is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greenthumb is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Greenthumb takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Greenthumb is looking to get to half guard.
Greenthumb sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Greenthumb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greenthumb keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyson trying to control the action but Greenthumb is working from the bottom.
Greenthumb is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to control the action in half guard but Greenthumb is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mike Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson slips a straight right by Greenthumb.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Greenthumb moves away and avoids it.
Tyson pushes Greenthumb up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greenthumb blocks an elbow strike.
Greenthumb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Greenthumb shoots in.
Greenthumb shoots in but no luck this time.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Greenthumb is out of range.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Greenthumb to counter with a crisp jab.
Greenthumb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Greenthumb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Greenthumb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenthumb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greenthumb, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greenthumb struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Tyson presses Greenthumb against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Tyson.
Tyson clinches up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
Greenthumb lands with a left to the head.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greenthumb's elbow.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Greenthumb controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
Greenthumb takes a shot to the head.
Greenthumb taking a breather.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson prevents a body shot from Greenthumb.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenthumb misses with the head strike.
Greenthumb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson gets through Greenthumb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Greenthumb trying to land knees to the body.
Greenthumb swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
Greenthumb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greenthumb lands a body punch.
Greenthumb has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Greenthumb misses with a punch to the body.
Greenthumb trying to stall but Tyson improves his position.
Greenthumb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Greenthumb tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson.
Greenthumb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greenthumb lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tyson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greenthumb's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greenthumb's back!
Greenthumb rolls, trying to escape but Tyson keeps control of the position.
Tyson gets his hands free as Greenthumb looks to control.
Tyson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tyson.
Greenthumb wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson wants to control the position but Greenthumb frees himself and scrambles - Tyson manages to regain control in side control.
Greenthumb gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyson has a good base and remains in mount.
Tyson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson controlling from mount.
Greenthumb is looking to get to half guard.
Tyson with a couple of short strikes.
Greenthumb taking shots to the head.
Tyson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Greenthumb is looking to improve his position but Tyson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Greenthumb might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greenthumb wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Greenthumb tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Greenthumb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tyson trying to control but Greenthumb is having none of it.
Tyson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson prevents Greenthumb from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Greenthumb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson 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.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greenthumb throws out the jab.
Greenthumb lands a jab-cross combination.
Greenthumb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Greenthumb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Greenthumb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greenthumb throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greenthumb stuffs the takedown.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greenthumb.
We've been told by Greenthumb's head coaches at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Greenthumb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greenthumb shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Greenthumb 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 fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doctor Greenthumb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greenthumb shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greenthumb misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tyson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyson tries to move to mount but Greenthumb blocks the move with his legs.
Greenthumb is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Greenthumb tries to buck Tyson off but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Greenthumb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greenthumb regains half guard.
Greenthumb pushes Tyson off looking to stand but Tyson dives back in and keeps control.
Greenthumb is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tyson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tyson's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Tyson trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to escape the position.
Greenthumb throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tyson just trying to survive but Greenthumb is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tyson tries to escape but Greenthumb has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Greenthumb avoiding Tyson 's attempts to control his hands.
Greenthumb controlling well, preventing Tyson from escaping the position.
Greenthumb looking for the choke from the back.
Tyson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Greenthumb is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tyson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tyson for a finish.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson is really stuck here.
Tyson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Greenthumb has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson is trying to maintain the position but Greenthumb is very close to passing his half guard.
Greenthumb throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tyson to regain full guard.
Greenthumb engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Greenthumb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Greenthumb from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson trying to control the position.
Tyson seems keen to control Greenthumb's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mike Tyson just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyson misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Tyson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tyson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyson lands in his opponent's guard.
Tyson 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.
Greenthumb manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tyson wants to hold on but Greenthumb pushes him away.
Greenthumb with a couple of short strikes.
Tyson wants to hold on but Greenthumb pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb is landing with some decent strikes but Tyson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tyson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Greenthumb with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tyson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Greenthumb landing strikes from the mount and Tyson is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Greenthumb.
Tyson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson tries to hold on but Greenthumb pushes him away.
BOOM! Greenthumb connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tyson is still in real trouble! Can Greenthumb finish him?
Greenthumb loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Tyson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Greenthumb land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Greenthumb stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doctor Greenthumb!
Doctor Greenthumb is the new lightweight champion!
Doctor Greenthumb decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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