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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 1982 p4p, 291 weight class) and Hector Stefan (ranked 2594 p4p, 366 weight class). Tyson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mary had a little lamb. Stefan has chosen Onward to Victory as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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226 lbs
57 - 37 - 1 |
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
57 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hector Stefan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefan misses with a two punch combination.
Stefan slips under a jab.
Stefan pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Stefan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stefan is stalling here.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stefan.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefan controls his hands.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefan controls his hands.
Stefan misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefan just leaning against Tyson, taking a breather.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefan backwards.
Tyson tries a body shot but Stefan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefan's elbow.
Tyson tries a body shot but Stefan blocks it.
Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stefan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stefan prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Stefan breaks the clinch.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Stefan wants to counter the offense by Tyson and move into the clinch position.
Tyson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Stefan counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson digs a good hook to Stefan's body.
Stefan throws a head kick that misses
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Stefan misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stefan. That did some damage!
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Stefan throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stefan tries to clinch up.
Tyson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stefan tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Stefan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stefan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stefan taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Stefan tries to tie him up.
Stefan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Stefan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stefan gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefan.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stefan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefan controls his hands.
Stefan blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Stefan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stefan or not.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Stefan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Stefan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stefan tries to clinch up.
Stefan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stefan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stefan wants to clinch.
Stefan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefan stalling against the cage.
Stefan taking a breather.
Stefan lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefan backwards.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Stefan.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stefan is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stefan has his back to the cage.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Stefan avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tyson cracks Stefan with a nice body shot.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Stefan controls the action.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Stefan takes a shot to the head.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefan.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyson.
Mike Tyson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stefan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stefan is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefan's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stefan.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stefan can do to turn this around?
Stefan misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Stefan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stefan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Stefan fails to land.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stefan slows down the pace here.
Stefan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Stefan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stefan.
Tyson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefan stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
That's time! Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stefan is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Tyson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stefan tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with a body punch
and Stefan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stefan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stefan closes the distance and clinches.
Stefan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Stefan controls the action.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stefan has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Stefan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stefan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
Stefan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stefan lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stefan tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefan tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyson.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Stefan moves out of range easily.
Stefan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Stefan is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stefan rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefan.
Still in the clinch, Stefan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefan blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Stefan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Stefan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefan is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stefan has his back to the cage.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Stefan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefan throws a head punch that misses.
Hector Stefan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stefan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stefan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stefan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyson is keeping busy.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Stefan controls the action.
Stefan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a wild body kick that Stefan sees coming a mile off.
Hector Stefan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tyson.
Stefan misses with a body shot.
Stefan is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Stefan sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Stefan trying to stall but Tyson improves his position.
Stefan looking to stall.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
A short left from Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Tyson.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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