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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cummings (ranked 4698 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 3322 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Cummings with that takedown attempt.
Cummings darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson kicks Cummings off and gets back to his feet.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Cummings. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cummings shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tyson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cummings wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cummings jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cummings preventing the sweep.
Tyson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cummings could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cummings gets to his feet. Tyson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyson.
Cummings thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cummings. Cummings gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings keeps the fight on the outside.
Cummings drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Cummings passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Cummings is controlling well.
Tyson is not content to let Cummings control the position.
Tyson trying to hold on to Cummings's head to control him but Cummings postures up.
Tyson makes his way to full guard, as Cummings worked for a kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Cummings tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Cummings from controlling successfully.
Tyson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cummings doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cummings manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Cummings tries to pass.
Cummings trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cummings works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Cummings isn't so interested in that idea.
Cummings trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cummings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cummings throws a big counter combination but Tyson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cummings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cummings fails to pull guard.
Tyson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Cummings blocks it.
A short right from Tyson.
Cummings fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cummings 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 engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Cummings is retaining full guard.
Cummings throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tyson uses it to pass to side control.
Tyson taking a breather here.
Cummings gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tyson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cummings doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cummings on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cummings is trying to stand back up but Tyson is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.
Tyson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cummings with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tyson wants to control but Cummings is keeping him busy.
Cummings wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cummings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cummings trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cummings tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cummings works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Cummings gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Cummings from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cummings stands and steps away. Tyson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tyson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cummings changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Cummings manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cummings shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tyson is trying to defend but Cummings finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cummings is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
Cummings is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Cummings has control of the leg.
Cummings is looking to advance position but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson tries to roll over but Cummings keeps him under control.
Tyson tries to kick Cummings off but Cummings keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson dives in and grabs Cummings's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cummings pushes down on Tyson's head and hops out.
Tyson thuds his shin into the meat of Cummings's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cummings.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses
and Cummings counters with a nice leg kick.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cummings cracks the inside of Tyson's front leg.
Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Cummings shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to control but Cummings passes into half guard.
Cummings seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyson is looking to escape.
Tyson tries to roll over but Cummings keeps him under control.
Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Cummings.
Cummings seems to be working for a kimura but Tyson defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cummings wants to free his trapped foot but Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cummings is working for a submission of some sort.
Cummings is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cummings is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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 Matt Cummings.
I think Tyson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Tyson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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