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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Mike (ranked 4650 p4p, 439 weight class) and Robert Fillers (ranked 5230 p4p, 461 weight class). Tyson Mike had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Fillers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fillers dives in and grabs Mike's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mike pushes down on Fillers's head and hops out.
Mike looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fillers closes the distance and clinches up with Mike, looking for a takedown. Fillers pushes Mike against the cage but Mike circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mike tries to counter with a takedown but Fillers is quick to defend against it.
Fillers fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Fillers.
Fillers gets the takedown into side control.
Fillers is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mike's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fillers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mike is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike is letting Fillers control him for a moment.
Fillers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mike knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mike regains half guard.
Mike keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fillers works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two 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.
Fillers is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mike is surviving well by controlling Fillers's body position as best he can.
Fillers tries to control but Mike wriggling away.
Fillers has hold of Mike's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mike manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mike tries to hold on but Fillers pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike is looking to improve his position but Fillers isn't that keen on the idea.
Mike is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mike is trying to escape the mount.
Fillers gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fillers dives in and grabs Mike's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mike pushes down on Fillers's head and hops out.
Fillers shoots for a double leg takedown but Mike sprawls well. He's pushed Fillers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've been told by Mike's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fillers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mike swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillers shoots in but Mike avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fillers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mike as he jumps to the side.
Mike shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mike was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee asks Mike politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mike prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Fillers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mike moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Fillers will probably get the nod.
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.
Mike stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mike wants it to stay on the feet.
Fillers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mike is fending him off so far but Fillers persists. Nope, Mike circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Fillers.
Fillers dives in and grabs Mike's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mike pushes down on Fillers's head and hops out.
Fillers looks for a takedown but Mike sprawls well.
Mike is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fillers.
Mike closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mike lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike wants to pass the guard but Fillers is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike advances to half guard.
Mike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fillers can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fillers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mike.
Mike perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mike misses with a head shot. Fillers uses the momentum to regain guard.
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.
Fillers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fillers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mike wants to control from the top but Fillers keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fillers wants to control but Mike passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillers trying to hold on to Mike's head to control him but Mike postures up.
Mike tries to pass to full mount but Fillers defends it.
Fillers actively working from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mike leaves Fillers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mike drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fillers sprawls and moves away.
Fillers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mike but Mike pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fillers shoots in for a double leg but Mike sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike misses with a few strikes there.
Mike manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fillers on his heels. He'll look to pass Fillers's guard now, I'm sure.
Mike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mike wants to stand but Fillers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mike trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Mike dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Fillers feints and as Mike raises his hands in defense, Fillers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mike keeping moving, preventing Fillers from controlling successfully.
Fillers pushing down on Mike's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Robert Fillers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fillers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mike does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fillers is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mike tries to hold on but Fillers pushes him away.
Fillers is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mike is surviving well by controlling Fillers's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mike can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mike tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mike has left one of his arms exposed and Fillers doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mike screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Fillers!
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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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