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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joell Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes into the arena with ll cool j - mamma said knock you out blaring out of the sound system. Joell Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joell Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Ortiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ortiz slips a jab from Tyson.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Joell Ortiz has been cut.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joell Ortiz.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tyson is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyson is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson scores with a hook.
Tyson tries to clinch but Ortiz moves away
and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyson's guard.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyson wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz cracks Tyson with a solid left hand.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyson wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortiz cracks Tyson with a solid left hand.
Ortiz stands and throws Tyson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortiz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Ortiz cracks Tyson with a big elbow.
Ortiz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tyson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz landing strikes.
Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortiz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tyson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ortiz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz won't let Tyson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ortiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working Tyson over with strikes here.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
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!
Ortiz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyson looks a forlorn figure.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Ortiz's attempts to control the action.
Tyson is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tyson really wants to buck Ortiz off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Tyson is in trouble!
Ortiz lands a big shot there that rocks Tyson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tyson tries to buck Ortiz off but he can't manage it.
Ortiz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyson's face.
Ortiz wants to control the pace but Tyson is squirming around nicely.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Tyson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz scoring with strikes but Tyson is staying in there.
Tyson is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz looking to finish Tyson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyson!
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Ortiz's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joell Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Ortiz 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 Ortiz off to one side.
Tyson throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Tyson wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Ortiz can't get the takedown.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joell Ortiz.
Ortiz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tyson to see if he's OK.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz tries to move to mount but Tyson blocks the move with his legs.
Ortiz prevents Tyson from escaping the position.
Tyson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with punches and elbows.
Ortiz punishes Tyson with strikes from the back mount.
Tyson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ortiz lands a shot to the head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Joell Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with punches and elbows.
Ortiz has Tyson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ortiz tries to keep control of the position but Tyson is staying busy.
Ortiz loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tyson hold on?
Ortiz struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ortiz landing with strikes.
Tyson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ortiz controlling the positon.
Tyson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has Tyson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ortiz throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tyson could be in trouble here!
Ortiz controlling from the back.
Ortiz has Tyson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ortiz struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tyson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ortiz controlling the positon.
Ortiz tries to keep control of the position but Tyson is staying busy.
Ortiz punishes Tyson with strikes from the back mount.
Tyson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joell Ortiz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyson's guard.
Ortiz is working Tyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortiz passes Tyson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz is controlling the pace.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Tyson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz stalling.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyson is trying to stand.
Ortiz is looking to stall here but Tyson recovers full guard.
Tyson pushes Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ortiz moves into the clinch.
Ortiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joell Ortiz.
A short right from Tyson.
A short uppercut from Tyson.
Ortiz prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ortiz prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ortiz is trying to drag Tyson to the mat but Tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joell Ortiz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Ortiz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ortiz lands in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyson to the mat! Tyson manages to get full guard.
Ortiz won't allow Tyson to get back to his feet.
Ortiz is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz passes Tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is tying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyson pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tyson is looking to escape.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyson is in trouble now - Ortiz has advanced to mount!
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ortiz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to stand up.
Tyson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Ortiz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortiz working Tyson over with strikes here.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Tyson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Joell Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Ortiz tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
Tyson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Tyson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ortiz with a couple of short strikes.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ortiz landing punches.
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joell Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joell Ortiz!
Joell Ortiz is the new heavyweight champion!
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