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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Uppercut. Penaali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. Mike Tyson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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36
170 lbs
27 - 19 - 1 |
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34
163 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Penaali moves out of range easily.
Penaali tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penaali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penaali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson throws a jab when Penaali was well out of range.
Arvo Penaali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson throws a low kick but Penaali moves out of range easily.
Tyson throws a body punch but Penaali moves out of range.
Penaali looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tyson!
Penaali in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Penaali is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penaali working the head and body with strikes.
Tyson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Penaali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to buck Penaali off but Penaali is having none of it.
Penaali lands a decent elbow from side control.
Penaali in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tyson is trying to improve his position.
Tyson throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tyson is not content to let Penaali control the position.
Penaali working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali landing a few strikes.
Tyson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Penaali's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tyson.
Penaali throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.
Tyson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyson is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penaali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penaali 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 wants to control from the top but Penaali keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson cracks Penaali with a solid left hand.
Penaali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Penaali blocks nicely.
Penaali looking for subs off his back but Tyson has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tyson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tyson's back!
Penaali looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tyson trying to control the position but Penaali manages to sink in the hooks.
Tyson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Penaali is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyson is just riding it out for now. Penaali eventually gives up the hold.
Tyson is staying active underneath Penaali, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penaali takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyson connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Tyson scores with a four punch combination!
Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Penaali moves out of range as Tyson throws a body kick.
Penaali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Tyson misses.
A jab from Penaali finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
Penaali looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tyson!
Tyson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penaali.
Tyson is not content to let Penaali control the position.
Tyson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Penaali working the body and head with strikes.
Penaali scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tyson to see if he's OK.
Penaali lands a few punches from side control.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Tyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penaali looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Penaali misses with the ground and pound.
Penaali working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to bench press Penaali off him but Penaali keeps the position.
Penaali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penaali working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tyson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Penaali landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tyson gets back to full guard.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
Penaali working some strikes from top position.
Arvo Penaali has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penaali.
Penaali postures up and lands a big shot to Tyson's brow.
Penaali slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penaali works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyson has momentary wrist control but Penaali slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penaali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penaali scoring with some ground and pound.
Penaali scoring with some ground and pound.
Penaali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penaali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penaali working some strikes from top position.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penaali throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Penaali shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penaali circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Penaali 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Penaali throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyson moves out of range as Penaali strikes.
Penaali lands a lovely overhand right.
Penaali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penaali throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Penaali dips to his left and cracks Tyson with an uppercut!
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!
Penaali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penaali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penaali lands with a nice combination. Tyson backs away looking to recover.
Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
And Penaali tries to counter it with a takedown but Tyson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Penaali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Penaali throws a shot to the body.
Tyson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penaali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penaali is working Tyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Penaali connects with a couple of short punches.
Penaali has gone for a leg lock! Tyson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Penaali's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penaali throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tyson escapes and throws Penaali's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Penaali is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Penaali looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penaali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penaali wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Penaali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Penaali is working away.
Penaali looking for submissions off his back.
Penaali slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Penaali is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penaali trying to control the position.
Penaali working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Penaali.
Arvo Penaali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penaali is trying to keep Tyson in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arvo Penaali.
I've got Penaali 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Penaali!
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energy
A | B |
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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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