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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a nice looking body kick.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Walker.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyson drops back down to his feet.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Walker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyson looks winded!
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker lands with a kick to the ribs.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tyson has eaten all the pies!
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walker sprawls well. Walker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Tyson ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Tyson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Walker landing knees to the body.
Walker goes for a takedown attempt but Tyson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Walker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyson defends well.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Tyson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Walker scores with a head kick. Tyson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walker jumps guard.
Tyson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Walker 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Walker jumps guard and drags Tyson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson stands up from Walker's guard - Tyson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson dives in and grabs Walker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes down on Tyson's head and hops out.
Walker 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 Walker off to one side.
Tyson swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Walker lunges at Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyson's hand.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Walker.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a one-two to the body.
Walker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Tyson closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Tyson improves position.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Tyson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walker uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson is looking for a triangle but Walker pushes his legs off easily.
Tyson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stands up from Tyson's guard - Walker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice combination there by Walker.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker scores with a head kick. Tyson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker has a takedown stuffed.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Walker.
Tyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Tyson tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Tyson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Tyson ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker breaks the clinch.
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!
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson fails with the takedown.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Walker lands a high kick!
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker stalling in the clinch.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tyson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker darts in looking for a takedown but Tyson gets double underhooks and turns Walker into the cage.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyson after a bit of a struggle.
Tyson is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Walker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tyson is defending well.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Tyson improves position.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Tyson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyson off to one side.
Paul Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
Tyson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker throws a front kick that sends Tyson stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Tyson shoots in.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Tyson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paul Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Walker lands a high kick!
Tyson darts in looking for a takedown but Walker gets double underhooks and turns Tyson into the cage.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Paul Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Walker.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Walker!
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