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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by CAN"T BE TOUCHED. Mike Tyson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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275 lbs
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276 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banner looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Banner. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
Tyson throws a head kick that Banner semi-blocks.
It looks like Bruce Banner has been cut.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Banner pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson jumps guard but Banner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banner pulls guard successfully.
Tyson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Tyson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Banner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Banner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Banner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Banner counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Tyson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Banner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyson. That one must have hurt.
Tyson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Banner keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Banner is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Tyson just wasn't active enough.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Banner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Tyson pulls guard successfully.
Tyson is looking to sweep but instead, Banner has passed into half guard.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tyson tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson trying to control but Banner postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson actively working from the bottom here.
Banner is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
Banner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Banner prevents Tyson from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyson looks a forlorn figure.
Banner controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Tyson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tyson because Banner loaded up on that one.
Tyson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Banner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyson tries to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Banner trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Banner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner with a couple of short strikes.
Banner goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tyson is on top in guard.
Banner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Banner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Banner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyson cracks Banner with a good jab.
Banner slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson feints a jab promting Banner to slip. Tyson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Banner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Banner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Tyson.
Banner leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banner's waist but Banner 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 closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tyson is looking to advance position but Banner won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson is looking to get back to full guard here but Banner has managed to pass to side control instead.
Banner trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Tyson is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
Banner looking to control but instead Tyson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Banner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner controlling his opponent.
Tyson is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Tyson.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Post fight, Mike Tyson took to the microphone: 'SALIL EKA SALIL VIKA'.
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