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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo comes to the cage accompanied by Puddle Of Mudd - Psycho . Tyson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2pac - Uppercut. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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151 lbs
12 - 13 - 2 |
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170 lbs
27 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Tyson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azevedo misses with a kick to the body.
Tyson is looking for the big counter here.
Azevedo gets a takedown into half guard.
Tyson tries to roll over but Azevedo keeps him under control.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Azevedo trying to mount his opponent but Tyson defends it.
Azevedo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Azevedo is controlling well.
Azevedo passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to bench press Azevedo off him but Azevedo keeps the position.
Azevedo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tyson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Azevedo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Azevedo's best efforts.
Tyson trying to control but Azevedo postures up.
Azevedo passes into side control, despite Tyson's attempt to control the position.
Azevedo has knee on belly momentarily but Tyson bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo trying to mount his opponent but Tyson defends it.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Tyson missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Azevedo has gone for a leg lock! Tyson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Azevedo's guard.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Azevedo has momentary wrist control but Tyson slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyson distracts Azevedo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Azevedo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyson is aware though and is defending well.
Azevedo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Azevedo wants to sweep but no luck.
Azevedo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Tyson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Azevedo wants to sweep here but Tyson controlling him for the moment.
Azevedo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyson trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Azevedo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyson wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Tyson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson is sitting in close to Azevedo's body. Azevedo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tyson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tyson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Azevedo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiago Azevedo!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Azevedo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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