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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mingi Tyyp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Witson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
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201 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mingi Tyyp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Witson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyyp misses with a straight left.
Witson shoots in and drives through. Tyyp sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyyp.
Tyyp scores with a hook.
Witson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Witson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tyyp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyyp misses with the head strike.
Witson blocks a body shot from Tyyp.
Still in the clinch, Tyyp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Witson managing to block the knees to the body from Tyyp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyyp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Witson is defending well for now.
Witson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Tyyp.
Witson trying to land knees to the body.
Tyyp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyyp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the head but Witson blocks with his arms.
Tyyp can't find room to land a body shot as Witson controls the action.
Tyyp tries to work over Witson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Witson stalling in the clinch.
Witson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyyp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Witson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyyp.
Tyyp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyyp pushes Witson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyyp missing with knees to the body.
Witson missing with knees to the body.
Witson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Witson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyyp lands a nice uppercut.
Tyyp is pushing Witson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Witson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tyyp - that landed with a thud.
Tyyp throws a punch but it's blocked by Witson.
Tyyp struggles to land a body shot inside as Witson controls his hands.
Tyyp missing with knees to the body.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Witson avoids it.
Tyyp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyyp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyyp.
Tyyp lands a shoulder strike.
Tyyp struggles to land a body shot inside as Witson controls his hands.
Tyyp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
Witson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyyp avoids it.
Tyyp trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp lands a shoulder strike.
Witson managing to block the knees to the body from Tyyp.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the head but Witson blocks with his arms.
Witson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tyyp avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tyyp blocks an uppercut.
Tyyp can't find room to land a body shot as Witson controls the action.
Witson lands an uppercut.
Tyyp managing to block the knees to the body from Witson.
Witson crunches a lovely knee into Tyyp's ribcage.
Witson blocking some punches.
Witson tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyyp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mingi Tyyp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Witson.
Tyyp misses with a knee to the head.
Witson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyyp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Witson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Witson.
Witson is trying to break the clinch but Tyyp is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyyp avoids it.
Tyyp pushes Witson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Witson lands a knee to the body.
Witson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyyp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Witson is defending well for now.
Witson looking to stall.
Tyyp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyyp misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyyp misses with a knee to the head.
Tyyp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyyp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tyyp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
Tyyp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyyp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
Witson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyyp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingi Tyyp dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyyp throws a right and a left that Witson avoids nicely.
Witson throws a series of strikes that have Tyyp backpedaling.
Tyyp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyyp lands with a straight right. Witson didn't see that one coming.
Tyyp misses with a wild combination.
Witson just misses with a punch to the body.
Witson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyyp misses with a head kick.
Tyyp scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Tyyp. Those never looked like landing.
Tyyp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Witson can do to turn this around?
Tyyp throws a body kick that misses.
Mingi Tyyp is winning the standup battle so far.
Witson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witson gets a takedown into half guard.
Witson is working for a kimura but Tyyp is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been hearing good reports from Tyyp's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tyyp is trying is best to control the position here.
Tyyp looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Witson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Witson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Witson prevents Tyyp from getting the reversal.
Tyyp wants to control but Witson is having none of it.
Tyyp is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witson trying to control but Tyyp is having none of it.
Tyyp sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tyyp is trying to get back to full guard.
Witson passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyyp takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tyyp throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Witson working the ground and pound.
Tyyp wants to control but Witson postures up.
Tyyp is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tyyp is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Witson lands punches and elbows.
Tyyp is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Witson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tyyp defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Witson is not going to allow Tyyp to sit and survive in this position.
Witson trying to control momentarily.
Witson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tyyp has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Witson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tyyp has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Witson working for a choke but Tyyp is defending well.
Witson is persistently looking for the submission but Tyyp is defending it well.
Witson lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Witson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Witson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyyp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyyp scores with a jab.
Tyyp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Tyyp misses its intended target.
Witson flicks out a counter leg kick but Tyyp steps away.
Witson clinches with his opponent.
Witson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyyp's elbow.
Tyyp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Witson is defending well for now.
Tyyp lands a right hand.
Tyyp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyyp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyyp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyyp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyyp lands a hook that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
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!
Tyyp lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witson trying to stall but Tyyp improves his position.
Witson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Witson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Tyyp.
Witson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyyp obliges.
Tyyp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyyp slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyyp obliges.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Witson avoids it.
Tyyp is looking to control Witson's arms but Witson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyyp has his back to the cage.
Tyyp missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyyp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Witson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witson jumps guard but Tyyp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tyyp tries to work over Witson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Witson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Tyyp wants to get back to his feet but Witson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyyp keeping moving, preventing Witson from controlling successfully.
Tyyp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Witson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyyp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Witson has managed to get both his arms back between Tyyp's legs - danger averted.
Tyyp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Witson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp is trying to control the position but Witson postures up.
Witson postures up and lands a big shot to Tyyp's brow.
Witson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Witson wants to control from the top but Tyyp keeps moving.
Witson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johny Witson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyyp keeping moving, preventing Witson from controlling successfully.
Witson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tyyp wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Witson catches Tyyp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyyp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Witson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyyp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mingi Tyyp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Witson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Witson throws a body punch but Tyyp moves out of range.
Tyyp scores with a nice strike.
Witson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyyp, pushing him back against the cage.
Witson avoiding damage as Tyyp throws knees to the body.
Witson prevents a body shot from Tyyp.
Tyyp managing to block the knees to the body from Witson.
Witson works on Tyyp's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyyp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingi Tyyp clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Tyyp.
Tyyp is looking to land body kicks.
Tyyp rushes Witson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Witson blocks a body shot from Tyyp.
Witson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Witson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mingi Tyyp has been cut.
Tyyp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyyp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyyp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyyp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Tyyp - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mingi Tyyp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Witson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyyp backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witson lands with a light punch inside.
Tyyp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Tyyp.
Tyyp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Tyyp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyyp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
Tyyp tries to work over Witson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyyp avoiding damage as Witson throws knees to the body.
Tyyp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Witson lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Tyyp on the inside.
Tyyp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Witson.
Tyyp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tyyp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Witson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyyp's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyyp has Witson pressed against the cage.
Witson gets through Tyyp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Witson avoiding damage as Tyyp throws knees to the body.
Tyyp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyyp throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tyyp fails to land.
Tyyp misses with some punches.
Tyyp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Witson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Witson missing with knees to the body.
Tyyp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyyp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp tries a knee to the head but Witson blocks it.
Tyyp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Witson blocks it with crossed arms.
Witson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyyp blocks it with crossed arms.
Witson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyyp after a bit of a struggle.
Tyyp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Witson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Witson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyyp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyyp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyyp works on Witson's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Witson avoids it.
Witson landing knees to the body.
Tyyp has Witson pressed against the cage.
Witson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyyp holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp misses with a knee to the head.
Tyyp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Witson lands with a light punch inside.
Tyyp looking to throw knees to the head but Witson is blocking nicely.
Tyyp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyyp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyyp avoids it.
Witson lands with a light punch inside.
Witson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyyp.
Tyyp gets through Witson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyyp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Witson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyyp has him pressed against the cage.
Witson wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyyp manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mingi Tyyp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mingi Tyyp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyyp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Witson.
Witson throws a wild body kick that Tyyp sees coming a mile off.
Tyyp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Witson.
Tyyp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Witson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Witson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tyyp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyyp lands a nice hook to Witson's body. Witson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyyp connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyyp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Tyyp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyyp.
Tyyp misses with a straight right.
Tyyp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Witson will feel that in the morning.
Mingi Tyyp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyyp lands a nice uppercut.
Witson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyyp avoids it.
Tyyp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyyp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyyp missing with knees to the body.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Witson avoids it.
Tyyp tries to throw a body punch but Witson avoids it by throwing Tyyp back against the cage.
Witson takes a shot to the head.
Tyyp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Witson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Witson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyyp has him pressed against the cage.
Tyyp avoiding damage as Witson throws knees to the body.
Tyyp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Witson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyyp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Witson managing to block the knees to the body from Tyyp.
Tyyp tries a knee to the head but Witson blocks it.
Witson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tyyp is defending well.
Witson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Witson taking a breather.
Witson trying to land knees to the body.
Tyyp misses with a punch to the body.
Witson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyyp is defending well for now.
Johny Witson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Witson avoids it.
Witson lands a nice knee to the body.
Witson blocks a body shot from Tyyp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Witson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyyp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyyp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
Tyyp avoiding damage as Witson throws knees to the body.
Tyyp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyyp landing knees to the body.
Tyyp misses with some punches.
Witson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyyp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyyp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Witson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyyp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Witson clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp tries to work over Witson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyyp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyyp trying to land knees to the body.
Tyyp tries a body shot but Witson blocks it.
Tyyp looking to throw knees to the head but Witson is blocking nicely.
Tyyp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Witson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Witson prevents a body shot from Tyyp.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Witson.
Tyyp lands a hook that snaps the head of Witson backwards.
Witson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyyp avoids it.
Witson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyyp misses with a punch to the body.
Witson managing to block the knees to the body from Tyyp.
Tyyp tries to throw a body punch but Witson avoids it by throwing Tyyp back against the cage.
Mingi Tyyp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Witson managing to block the knees to the body from Tyyp.
Tyyp is looking to control Witson's arms but Witson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyyp has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mingi Tyyp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tyyp has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mingi Tyyp!
Mingi Tyyp retains his middleweight title!
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