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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 1565 p4p, 244 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 1749 p4p, 271 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Mary had a little lamb. Bradford Forbes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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226 lbs
59 - 38 - 1 |
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208 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
59 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bradford Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forbes feints the counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Forbes.
Forbes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyson's half guard.
Forbes is working for a kimura but Tyson is defending it quite comfortably.
Forbes is trying to work for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Forbes trying to control from Tyson's half guard. Tyson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Forbes looking to sit in guard and control but Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Forbes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes has an active guard here but Tyson has managed to pass into half guard.
Forbes trying to control but Tyson postures up.
Forbes is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Forbes looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tyson jumps into side control!
Forbes tries to control but Tyson manages to take his back.
Tyson controls the position.
Forbes can't escape the position.
Forbes holding on to Tyson's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Tyson controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forbes wants to escape the position.
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 Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Forbes misses with a hook.
Tyson slips a jab from Forbes.
Tyson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Forbes throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bradford Forbes has been cut.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Forbes misses
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Forbes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
And Forbes tries to counter it with a takedown but Tyson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Forbes slips a straight right by Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Forbes scores with a nice right hand.
Forbes takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Forbes avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Forbes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyson under the eye.
A head kick by Tyson misses
and Forbes counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Forbes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Forbes. Beautiful body shot.
Bradford Forbes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forbes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Forbes moves out of range of the strikes.
Forbes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Forbes.
Tyson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyson lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Forbes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It appears Tyson was looking to counter with a kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson throws the left hand but Forbes avoids the punch easily.
Forbes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Forbes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a solid body kick.
Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Forbes.
Forbes needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Forbes slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
Forbes throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Forbes avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Forbes lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.
Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Forbes finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyson's head.
Forbes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forbes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forbes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forbes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tyson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Forbes loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Forbes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forbes lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson tries to bum rush Forbes with a series of wild strikes but Forbes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forbes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Forbes throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bradford Forbes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bradford Forbes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Forbes lands a right hook to the body.
Forbes lands a jab to the head.
Forbes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Forbes throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Forbes misses the body punch
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Forbes misses.
Tyson slips a straight right by Forbes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Forbes.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forbes moves away.
Forbes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
It looked like Tyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Forbes.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson slips a straight right by Forbes.
Forbes swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Forbes misses with a combination
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Forbes swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a leg kick.
Forbes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forbes throws out the jab.
Tyson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Forbes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forbes defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Forbes with the counter takedown but Tyson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradford Forbes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forbes.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Forbes throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forbes throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Forbes misses with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forbes throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Forbes moves away and avoids it.
Forbes's corner calls for a 1-2. Forbes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Forbes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
An attempted straight right counter from Tyson misses the target.
Forbes staying out of range there.
Forbes misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
Forbes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Forbes throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forbes misses with a hook
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Forbes. Beautiful body shot.
Forbes checks a leg kick.
Forbes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Forbes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Forbes as he checks the leg kick.
Tyson cracks Forbes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tyson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Forbes to stand back up!
That has opened up Bradford Forbes's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Forbes misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a flying knee that drops Forbes! Tyson dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson very nearly forgot to thank FORCEE amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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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
RATING
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