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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tyson's choice of entrance music: 2pac - Uppercut. Joe Gallo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
25 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gallo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tyson 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.
Tyson working the strikes but Gallo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Gallo is working away.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gallo's head.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Gallo is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gallo is controlling Tyson's trapped leg to prevent Tyson from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to pass to full mount but Gallo defends it.
Gallo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyson seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson looks to land a strike but Gallo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Tyson working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gallo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallo controlling Tyson's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson misses with a hook. Gallo ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Gallo blocks an elbow strike from Tyson.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Gallo is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gallo down to the mat. Gallo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gallo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gallo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gallo takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson tries to land a body kick
letting Gallo counter with a right hand.
Gallo stuns Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallo circles away.
Tyson misses with a kick to the body.
Gallo checks a leg kick nicely.
Gallo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Gallo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Gallo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gallo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gallo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tyson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gallo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Gallo slips the punch.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
Gallo tries to move into range but Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gallo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab by Gallo.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallo as he jumps to the side.
Tyson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gallo tries to avoid it but Tyson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gallo to the ground. Gallo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallo. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Gallo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Gallo.
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!
Gallo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tyson back to the cage. Gallo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tyson is rocked!
Gallo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Gallo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joe Gallo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallo. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallo thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Joe Gallo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gallo on his heels. He'll look to pass Gallo's guard now, I'm sure.
Tyson controlling from the top position.
Gallo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gallo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gallo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson wants to free his trapped foot but Gallo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gallo trying to control but Tyson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Gallo is working away.
Gallo is trying to control but can't.
Tyson trying to control the action but Gallo is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gallo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallo manages to avoid it.
Gallo misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gallo!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Gallo.
Tyson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyson lands in his opponent's guard.
Gallo trying to control the position.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gallo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gallo swinging wildly here.
Gallo is looking to wear down Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gallo lands a slapping body shot.
Gallo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyson under the eye.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Gallo tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gallo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gallo misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gallo won't be happy with that.
Tyson landing strikes.
Tyson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gallo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to score with some ground and pound. Gallo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tyson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gallo some visible discomfort.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tyson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tyson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tyson wants to control but Gallo is keeping him busy.
Tyson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gallo, who protects the arm well.
Tyson looks up at the clock and then as Gallo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tyson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tyson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gallo wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gallo's head.
Tyson throwing shots but Gallo is blocking nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Gallo stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Gallo's head but Gallo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallo lands with a good body shot.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Gallo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gallo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gallo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Gallo moves out of range easily.
Tyson takes one on the button.
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 looks for a takedown but Gallo sprawls well.
Joe Gallo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Gallo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gallo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gallo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses. Gallo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyson's guard. Nice move by Gallo!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Tyson.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'If I take this camera and put it in your face for 20 years, I don't know what you might be. You might be a homosexual if I put that camera on you since you were 13 years old. I've been on that camera since I was 13 years old. Give me loser of Hans Edgar vs Charles Martel fight next!'.
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hype
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