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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Tinsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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253 lbs
39 - 26 - 1 |
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289 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Olympic wrestler
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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
39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Tinsley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinsley misses with a wild body shot.
Hytten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tinsley is working for takedown but Hytten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tinsley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hytten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tinsley avoids the body shot from Hytten.
Tinsley 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.
Tinsley trying to control but Hytten is working from the bottom.
Hytten seems keen to control Tinsley's posture.
Hytten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten wants to sweep here but Tinsley controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinsley throws a strike but Hytten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tinsley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tinsley wants to pass the guard but Hytten is defending well.
Hytten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten is trying to maintain the position but Tinsley is very close to passing his half guard.
Hytten is doing well to control the position and prevent Tinsley from advancing to side control.
Tinsley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hytten is looking to improve his position.
Tinsley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hytten defending well though.
Tinsley lands with a punch from half guard.
Tinsley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hytten defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley throwing shots but Hytten is blocking nicely.
Hytten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tinsley.
Tinsley looks to land a strike but Hytten avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tinsley throws a strike but Hytten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tinsley is trying to keep Hytten in close.
Hytten's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hytten stopping the sweep attempt from Tinsley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hytten trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Tinsley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hytten swats away the attempt to clinch by Tinsley.
Tinsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tinsley shoots in but Hytten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamal Tinsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hytten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tinsley swings for the body but Hytten moves out of range.
Tinsley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tinsley is looking to clinch.
Tinsley lands a jab to the nose.
Tinsley misses with a takedown
and Hytten counters with a right hand to the body.
Kent Hytten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Tinsley.
Tinsley wants to clinch up but Hytten keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hytten manages to avoid it.
Tinsley is looking to clinch.
Tinsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hytten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tinsley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hytten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hytten.
It looks like Jamal Tinsley has been cut.
Hytten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hytten prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hytten lands an elbow inside that Tinsley shrugs off.
Tinsley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hytten prevents it.
Hytten lands with a left to the head.
That has opened up Jamal Tinsley's cut even more.
Tinsley wants the takedown. Hytten is fighting it off but Tinsley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hytten's guard against the cage.
Tinsley being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tinsley throws an elbow that misses. Hytten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tinsley's guard. Nice move by Hytten!
Hytten will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tinsley has his hands on Hytten's head, controlling the position.
Tinsley wants to sweep but no luck.
Tinsley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamal Tinsley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tinsley fails with a takedown attempt.
Tinsley gets the takedown into side control.
Tinsley working the ground and pound but Hytten is defending the strikes.
Tinsley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tinsley scoring with punches and elbows.
An elbow from Tinsley crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten tries to buck Tinsley off but Tinsley is having none of it.
Tinsley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Tinsley in side control, throwing shots but Hytten defends.
Tinsley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hytten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tinsley.
Hytten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tinsley.
Tinsley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tinsley working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinsley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hytten on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Tinsley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamal Tinsley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tinsley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hytten pinned against the cage. Hytten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hytten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tinsley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from Hytten misses.
Tinsley fails with the takedown.
Kent Hytten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Tinsley.
Tinsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tinsley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tinsley dips to his left and cracks Hytten with an uppercut!
Tinsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hytten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tinsley is looking to clinch but Hytten is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tinsley with the ground and pound but Hytten uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tinsley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hytten is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tinsley stands and throws Hytten's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tinsley working the ground and pound but Hytten is defending the strikes.
Jamal Tinsley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tinsley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hytten is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Hytten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley with the ground and pound but Hytten regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kent Hytten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hytten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tinsley.
Hytten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hytten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tinsley.
Tinsley throwing shots but Hytten is blocking nicely.
Tinsley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tinsley wants to work for an arm triangle but Hytten is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tinsley looks to land a strike but Hytten avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley throwing strikes but missing.
Tinsley throwing strikes from guard but Hytten blocks nicely.
Tinsley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tinsley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tinsley throws a big right hand that misses.
Tinsley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinsley preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hytten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tinsley.
Tinsley throws a big elbow that misses.
Tinsley looking to pass the guard.
Hytten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tinsley wants to control from the top but Hytten keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinsley chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Tinsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tinsley 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Tinsley!
Jamal Tinsley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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