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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tycoon (ranked 1286 p4p, 182 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 594 p4p, 86 weight class). Tycoon comes to the cage accompanied by Monkey Business. Garibaldi has chosen Resist and Bite - Sabaton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tycoon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tycoon lands a jab to Garibaldi's midsection.
Tycoon misses with a body kick.
Garibaldi wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Tycoon misses with a leg kick
and Garibaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mike Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garibaldi closes the distance and clinches.
Tycoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon pushes Garibaldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tycoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tycoon controls his hands.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garibaldi presses Tycoon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tycoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tycoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tycoon misses with a hook
and Garibaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
A good leg kick by Garibaldi.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tycoon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garibaldi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Garibaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon jabs Garibaldi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tycoon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi staying out of range there.
Tycoon looks to land a right hand but Garibaldi moved out of range.
Tycoon lands a slapping body shot.
Tycoon throws a lazy uppercut
and Tycoon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tycoon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tycoon throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tycoon lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tycoon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tycoon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garibaldi moves into the clinch.
Tycoon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tycoon misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Garibaldi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garibaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Tycoon controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Tycoon.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Garibaldi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tycoon lands a body punch.
Tycoon misses with a punch on the inside.
Tycoon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tycoon prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi manages to break the clinch.
Garibaldi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Tycoon moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tycoon.
Garibaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tycoon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tycoon lands a nice looking body shot.
Tycoon missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garibaldi throws a looping overhand right but Tycoon ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Tycoon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Tycoon's cut.
That's time! Tycoon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tycoon scores with a head kick.
Tycoon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Garibaldi misses
and Tycoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garibaldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garibaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Garibaldi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Tycoon there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon looks to throw the jab but Garibaldi is out of range.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheers as Tycoon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garibaldi doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon misses with a left hand
and Garibaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tycoon.
Tycoon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tycoon lands a front kick.
Garibaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Tycoon dips to his left and cracks Garibaldi with an uppercut!
A jab from Garibaldi finds it's way through Tycoon's defenses.
Tycoon swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Tycoon throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Tycoon looks to land a right hand but Garibaldi moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Garibaldi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garibaldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tycoon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tycoon thows a leg kick but Garibaldi checks it
and Garibaldi counters with a leg kick.
Tycoon throws a low kick, looking for Garibaldi's leg but Garibaldi calmly moves out of range.
Tycoon is looking to wear down Garibaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garibaldi throws the left hand but Tycoon avoids the punch easily.
Tycoon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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!
Tycoon lands a nice looking body shot.
Tycoon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike Tycoon is winning the standup battle so far.
Tycoon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garibaldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon misses with a looping left.
Tycoon with a jab.
Tycoon misses with a head kick.
Tycoon lands a lovely overhand right.
Garibaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tycoon was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi misses with an uppercut.
Tycoon connects with a high kick.
A jab from Tycoon misses.
Garibaldi tries a quick counter leg kick but Tycoon is wise to it.
Garibaldi misses the jab.
Tycoon throws a counter high kick but Garibaldi was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mike Tycoon's cut is getting worse.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tycoon. That's going to slow Garibaldi down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tycoon!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tycoon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garibaldi tries to clinch
and Tycoon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garibaldi's knee momentarily.
Tycoon avoids the head kick by Garibaldi.
Tycoon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garibaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tycoon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tycoon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tycoon'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tycoon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garibaldi.
Tycoon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tycoon.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tycoon lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi moves away from the strike by Tycoon.
A little jabbing left from Garibaldi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garibaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Tycoon cracks Garibaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tycoon cracks a nice hook into Garibaldi's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tycoon misses.
Tycoon lands a nice shot that snaps Garibaldi's head back.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon misses with a wild body shot.
Garibaldi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tycoon momentarily.
Tycoon swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Tycoon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Tycoon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tycoon clobbers Garibaldi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tycoon takes one to the chin there.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Garibaldi misses.
It looked like Tycoon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garibaldi connects with a jab.
Garibaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tycoon is just out of range.
Tycoon misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tycoon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tycoon throws a lazy right hand but Garibaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tycoon misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon misses with a leg kick.
Tycoon misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Tycoon strikes.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tycoon throws a body kick that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tycoon misses with an uppercut.
Tycoon misses the shot to the body.
Tycoon tries to work over Garibaldi's front leg with a kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Garibaldi lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tycoon.
Garibaldi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tycoon, pushing him back against the cage.
Tycoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tycoon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garibaldi has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Garibaldi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garibaldi has managed to clinch.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garibaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garibaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garibaldi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garibaldi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Garibaldi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tycoon passes into half guard.
Tycoon prevents Garibaldi from improving his position.
Garibaldi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tycoon pulls his head out easily.
Garibaldi lands a couple of sideways elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Tycoon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tycoon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tycoon!
A relieved looking Mike Tycoon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Michael Garibaldi was interviewed post fight and said 'As far as bright ideas go, this is right up there with having my gums extracted. '.
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