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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sagan Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Molton Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molton Hope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagan Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Molton Hope!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hope napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hope parries the strikes from Tyson easily there. Tyson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hope to escape.
Tyson wants to control but Hope is keeping him busy.
Hope dodges the ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Hope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hope is trying to control Tyson's posture but Tyson avoids it.
Tyson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hope tries to escape but Tyson is in control.
Tyson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tyson tries to score with some ground and pound. Hope controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope is looking to reverse the position.
Hope is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Hope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hope is trying to control Tyson's posture but Tyson avoids it.
Hope defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tyson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tyson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tyson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tyson scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hope is trying to improve his position.
Tyson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Hope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
An elbow from Tyson crashes against the mat.
Hope wants to control but Tyson postures up.
Tyson works to advance to full mount. Hope defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tyson working Hope over with strikes here.
Tyson tries to control but Hope wriggling away.
Tyson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control but Hope is having none of it.
Hope is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tyson wants to control the pace but Hope is squirming around nicely.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Hope to control.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hope can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tyson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hope?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagan Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hope tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hope's calf.
Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Hope seems unphased.
Hope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Tyson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hope is keeping the position for now.
Sagan Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hope keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Tyson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hope being controlled for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hope dodges the ground and pound from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson working the ground and pound.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Hope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hope is looking to reverse the position.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hope can do to turn this around?
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Hope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hope defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hope sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tyson is putting a hurting on Hope here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tyson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hope keeps working.
Tyson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tyson advances nicely into full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson won't let Hope get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hope is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hope working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tyson.
Tyson unloads with some shots from mount but Hope bucks and avoids them well.
Hope has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Tyson's lack of action.
Tyson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyson is looking to advance position but Hope won't allow it.
Tyson thows a huge punch but Hope dodges it nicely.
Tyson is trying to control. Hope wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope is trying to stand back up but Tyson is controlling him
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hope's head.
Tyson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hope defending well though.
Tyson throwing shots but Hope is blocking nicely.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Hope is defending well.
Tyson wants to take a breather but Hope is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hope wants to get back to full guard.
Hope is staying active underneath Tyson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagan Tyson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tyson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hope's waist but Hope gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyson off to one side.
Tyson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyson.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hope drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hope jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Sagan Tyson has been cut.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Hope throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyson lands an overhand right.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hope takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hope takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hope was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Molton Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hope backs up against the cage.
Hope throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagan Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws a low kick but Hope avoids it.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hope.
Hope misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Hope saw that one coming.
Hope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hope blocks a head kick by Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hope steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyson. That one must have hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Hope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hope enables Tyson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hope manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hope has wrist control.
Tyson postures up.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Molton Hope was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Hope scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson lands a leg kick that knocks Hope off balance momentarily.
Sagan Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hope gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hope 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson blocks a jab.
Hope avoids the head kick by Tyson.
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 Sagan 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagan Tyson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sagan Tyson thanked Speedy Supps + Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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RATING
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