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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth gets a clinch.
Booth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Booth is controlling him.
Booth slows down the pace here.
Booth breaks the clinch.
Booth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Booth slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Dallas Booth has been cut.
Tyson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Booth's waist but Booth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyson off to one side.
Dallas Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson fails with the takedown
and Booth counters with a nice body kick.
Booth shoots in but no luck this time.
Booth keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Booth fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson clinches up with Booth and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson missing with knees to the body.
Booth breaks from the clinch.
Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Booth. Booth maintains the clinch.
Booth trying to control the position but instead, Tyson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Booth into the cage.
Tyson pulls guard.
Booth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyson wants to sweep here but Booth controlling him for the moment.
Tyson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Booth is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Booth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Booth is keeping the position.
Tyson wants to get up but he can't break Booth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tyson looks winded!
Booth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Booth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.
Booth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Booth tries to strike from the bottom.
Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Booth stuffs the takedown.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Booth moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson leaves Booth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Booth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyson's knee momentarily.
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.
The cut man is working on Dallas Booth's cut.
That's time! Booth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Booth sprawls well. Booth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Booth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Dallas Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth fails with the takedown.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Booth is avoiding it.
Tyson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looks to throw a body kick
and Booth counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick
and Booth finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Booth shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Booth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Booth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson pushes Booth up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson has Booth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Booth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tyson is trying to pull guard but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
Booth leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson can't get the takedown.
Tyson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Booth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Booth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Booth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Booth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson fails to pull guard.
Booth lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson is trying to pull guard but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
Booth stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tyson uses from the top position.
Booth is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.
Tyson wants to stand but Booth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Booth.
Booth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyson trying to control but Booth is working from the bottom.
Booth has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tyson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Booth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth looking for a sweep but Tyson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Booth slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Booth is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Booth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dallas Booth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dallas Booth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Booth sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Booth pinned against the cage. Booth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Booth counters with a nice kick to the body.
Booth tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Booth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Booth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dallas Booth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Booth is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Booth circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Booth circles away.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
Booth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Booth looking to stall.
Tyson pushes off an throws an elbow but Booth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Booth to keep the fight standing.
Tyson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Booth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Booth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Booth circles away.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Booth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth instigates a clinch.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Booth.
Tyson is trying to push Booth away but Booth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Booth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Booth is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Booth has his back to the cage.
Tyson is working for takedown but Booth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Booth avoids it.
Tyson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Booth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth instigates a clinch.
Booth pulls guard.
Booth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Booth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyson is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Booth has his foot on Tyson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tyson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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 Dallas Booth.
I think Booth 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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