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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ton Tyk (ranked 2789 p4p, 3793 weight class) and Shawn Porter (ranked 439 p4p, 539 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shawn Porter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ton Tyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Porter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Porter pinned against the cage. Porter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyk throws a combination that misses
and Porter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tyk gets back to full guard.
Tyk wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Porter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyk seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Porter trying to control but Tyk is working from the bottom.
Tyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyk working a defensive guard here.
Porter wants to stand but Tyk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Porter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tyk working a defensive guard but Porter manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Porter misses with the ground and pound.
Tyk tries to bench press Porter off him but Porter keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Tyk defending against the ground and pound.
Porter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tyk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tyk looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Porter tries to clinch there but Tyk circles away.
Porter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tyk did well to prevent Porter getting side control.
Porter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tyk is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyk is not content to let Porter control the position.
Tyk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porter wants to control from the top but Tyk keeps moving.
Porter tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyk is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Porter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Porter looks to land a combination but Tyk avoids it well.
Tyk misses with a takedown attempt - Porter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Porter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Porter sprawls and moves away.
Tyk shoots in looking for a takedown but Porter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tyk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Porter unleashes a big counter combination but Tyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ton Tyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyk circles away.
Tyk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Porter!
Sloppy strikes there by Tyk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Porter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Porter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyk haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyk decides to stand back up. Tyk steps back and let's Porter get back to his feet.
Porter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyk tries to avoid it but Porter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyk to the ground. Tyk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyk is looking for a counter combo.
Ton Tyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Porter.
Porter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyk.
Tyk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Porter avoids it really well and circles away.
Porter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyk tries to clinch but Porter is having none of it.
Tyk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter has his foot on Tyk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tyk works his way back into a safe position though.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter wants to control the position but Tyk says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tyk is looking to take a break and control but Porter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Porter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Porter.
Porter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyk controls the pace.
Tyk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tyk wants to control but Porter is keeping him busy.
Tyk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Porter has hold of Tyk's hands but Tyk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Porter wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter is looking to improve his position.
Tyk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tyk manages to pass to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ton Tyk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Porter misses with a head kick.
Porter shoots in for a takedown but Tyk shows good takedown defense.
Tyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyk throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Porter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyk is in Porter's guard.
Porter is wriggling around but Tyk manages to pass to half guard.
Porter wants to get back to full guard but Tyk has mounted him!
Tyk controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyk punching from mount but Porter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tyk controlling his opponent.
Tyk is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Porter has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Porter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tyk pulls Porter in close to prevent any damage.
Tyk pushes Porter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Porter darts in looking for a takedown but Tyk gets double underhooks and turns Porter into the cage.
Tyk throws a leg kick
and Porter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Porter.
Ton Tyk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Porter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Porter manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyk.
Tyk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Porter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Porter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porter tries for a takedown but Tyk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Porter.
Ton Tyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Porter.
Porter avoids the head kick by Tyk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyk looks for a takedown but Porter sprawls well.
Porter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Porter clinches up with Tyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Porter decides to pull guard.
Tyk advances to half guard.
Tyk is keen to just control but Porter is a slippery customer.
Tyk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Porter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyk trying to control from Porter's half guard. Porter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tyk gets to his feet. Porter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tyk wants to clinch but Porter slips to the side
and Porter counters with a shoot takedown. Tyk fights it but they end up in guard.
Tyk is trying to keep Porter in close.
Tyk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter is trying to stand back up but Tyk is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Ton Tyk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tyk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ton Tyk!
During a confident post fight interview, Ton Tyk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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