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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomedov's choice of entrance music: Ave Maria. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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194 cm
33
230 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
35
245 lbs
31 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson slips under a jab. Konstantin Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tyson slips under a jab. Magomedov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Tyson looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range. Magomedov tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson. That's going to slow Magomedov down. Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson. Magomedov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Tyson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight. Magomedov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tyson misses the shot to the body. Magomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson. Nice body kick from Magomedov. Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Tyson. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Magomedov forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches. Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow. A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Magomedov.
Magomedov digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank. Tyson lands a body shot. Magomedov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tyson can't fight it off and eventually Magomedov manages to take the fight to the floor. Tyson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Magomedov lands a couple of elbows. Magomedov with a flurry of punches that miss. Tyson seems keen to control Magomedov's posture. Magomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Magomedov sitting in guard, not really doing much. Tyson is pulling down on Magomedov's head to control his posture. Magomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Tyson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magomedov's calf. A head kick misses from Tyson. Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyson on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyson's guard now, I'm sure. Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Magomedov trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom. Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Magomedov wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving. Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tyson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Magomedov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyson's guard. Magomedov is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer. Magomedov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov. Tyson half committed to a counter leg kick. Tyson misses with a low kick as Magomedov jumps back. Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson checks a low kick from Magomedov. Magomedov walks into a left hand. Tyson misses the jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Magomedov dominated that round. That's time! Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magomedov fails in his attempt to clinch. Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Tyson counters with a body kick. Magomedov tries to land a body kick and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magomedov thinking. Tyson works the jab nicely. Magomedov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyson. That one must have hurt. Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Tyson digs a good body shot into Magomedov's ribs. Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Konstantin Magomedov has been cut. Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tyson thuds a left hand into Magomedov's body. Rocky Tyson is winning the standup battle so far. Magomedov tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range. A left lands for Tyson. Magomedov is breathing heavily. Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Tyson is looking to chop away at Magomedov's legs. Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Tyson misses. Magomedov with the counter takedown but Tyson avoids it easily. Magomedov 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 Magomedov off to one side. Magomedov misses the shot to the body. Tyson connects with a solid leg kick. A solid body kick from Tyson. Tyson cracks the inside of Magomedov's front leg. Tyson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Magomedov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Good shot there by Tyson. Magomedov lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from Magomedov. Magomedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Tyson counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Magomedov off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Tyson follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Magomedov was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocky Tyson! Rocky Tyson retains his heavyweight title! Rocky Tyson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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