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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Harlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Slam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DeAndre Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Harlow!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson is looking to clinch but Harlow is avoiding it.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Harlow misses with a straight right.
Harlow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson lands a nice knee to the body.
Harlow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Harlow is trying to drag Tyson to the mat but Tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tyson.
Tyson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tyson has Harlow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harlow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harlow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Harlow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harlow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Harlow is trying to keep Tyson in close.
Harlow keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Harlow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlow keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Harlow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to 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.
Harlow forces his way into half guard.
Harlow prevents Tyson from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harlow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harlow is working away from the top position though.
Harlow trying to pass the guard but Tyson defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlow is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyson looking for submissions off his back.
Harlow has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harlow swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tyson is now in Harlow's guard. A big mistake from Harlow there, giving up the dominant position!
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Harlow is retaining full guard.
Tyson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harlow wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harlow tries to strike from the bottom.
Harlow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harlow looks gassed!
Harlow has his foot on Tyson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tyson works his way back into a safe position though.
Harlow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Harlow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harlow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Harlow tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harlow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyson stalls.
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harlow has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Harlow lands with a right to the head.
Harlow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
DeAndre Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Harlow.
Harlow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cody Harlow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Harlow keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Harlow. Harlow gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson punishes Harlow's body with a nice straight punch.
Harlow keeps the fight on the outside.
DeAndre Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harlow is breathing heavily.
Harlow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harlow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlow tries to bench press Tyson off him but Tyson keeps the position.
Harlow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tyson tries for a kimura but Harlow is defending well.
Harlow tries to improve position but can't.
Tyson decides to stand back up.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Tyson.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Harlow gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
Harlow is working for takedown but Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson tries to clinch but Harlow moves out of range.
Harlow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Harlow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harlow tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Harlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Harlow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harlow off to one side.
Tyson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harlow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harlow preventing the sweep.
Harlow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harlow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tyson has his foot on Harlow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harlow works his way back into a safe position though.
Harlow trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyson can't keep his opponent in guard - Harlow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harlow wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harlow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harlow seems to be working for a kimura but Tyson defends the submission attempt.
Harlow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four 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.
Tyson moves into full guard.
Harlow stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Harlow passes into half guard.
Harlow is trying to work for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
Harlow is stalling here. Tyson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harlow seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tyson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Tyson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harlow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Harlow.
Tyson is looking to control Harlow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyson avoid being mounted?
Tyson gets full guard.
Harlow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cody Harlow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harlow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tyson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tyson has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlow keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson forces his way into half guard.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Harlow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harlow tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harlow actively working from the bottom here.
Tyson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Harlow trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harlow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Harlow persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlow misses with a few strikes there.
Harlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Harlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Tyson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Harlow is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harlow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harlow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
DeAndre Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Harlow.
Harlow avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
Tyson misses with a knee to the head.
Harlow is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harlow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harlow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harlow avoids the damage to the body.
DeAndre Tyson 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 getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harlow.
Harlow pulls guard successfully.
Tyson passes Harlow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harlow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harlow throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tyson pushes down on Harlow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harlow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cody Harlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson wants to take a breather but Harlow is having none of it.
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 DeAndre Tyson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyson, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAndre Tyson!
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hype
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FIGHT
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