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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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180 cm
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214 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Byson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone throws a body punch but Byson moves out of range.
Capone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Capone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Byson wants to sweep here but Capone controlling him for the moment.
Byson wants to get back to his feet but Capone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Capone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Capone stops Byson from standing up.
Capone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byson looking for a sweep. Not yet Byson, not yet.
Capone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Byson wants to sweep here but Capone controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Capone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byson.
Byson swings for the body but Capone moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Byson moves away from the strike by Capone.
Byson ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Capone slips a straight right by Byson.
A shot to the body from Capone misses
and Byson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Capone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Byson lands a nice looking body shot.
Byson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Capone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byson.
Capone misses the shot to the body.
Capone throws a combination that misses
and Byson counters with a nice body shot.
Capone misses with a double jab
and Byson counters with a series of strikes. Capone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Al Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Byson's guard.
Capone 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byson keeping full guard, as Capone tries to pass.
Byson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capone. Byson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Capone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Byson counters with a series of strikes. Capone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Byson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capone.
Capone tests Byson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Byson as Capone shoots in.
Byson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byson slips under a jab.
Capone looks for a takedown but Byson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Capone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Al Capone has been cut.
Byson moves away from the strike by Capone.
Capone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byson defends it nicely.
Byson scores with a one two! Capone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Capone slips a jab and a cross from Byson.
Byson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Capone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byson.
Capone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Byson's guard.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Byson.
Capone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byson wants to stand and escape but Capone is having none of it.
Capone landing with the ground and pound.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Byson.
Capone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Capone trying to control but Byson is working from the bottom.
Byson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Capone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Capone wants to pass the guard but Byson is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone won't allow Byson to sweep him here.
Capone throwing strikes but missing.
Capone stops Byson from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Al Capone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Capone's cut.
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.
Byson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capone.
Capone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Byson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byson takes one on the button.
Byson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capone misses with a straight left.
Byson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Capone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Byson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Capone thinking.
Capone lands a nice hook to Byson's body. Byson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Capone throws a jab when Byson was well out of range.
Capone misses with a few strikes there.
Byson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capone.
Good exchange - Capone coming out on top.
Capone misses with a body punch
and Byson counters with a right hand to the body.
Capone misses the body punch
and Byson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Byson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Byson as Capone shoots in.
Capone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Capone throws a hook to the side of Byson's head but Byson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byson misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Capone is defended easily by Byson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Capone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capone lands an overhand right.
Capone throws a hook but Byson avoids it easily.
Capone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byson is fending him off so far but Capone persists. Nope, Byson circles away and we're back to standing.
Byson lands a really nice looking cross but Capone seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Byson.
Capone looks to throw the jab but Byson is out of range.
Capone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Capone throws a lazy right hand but Byson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Capone shoots for a double leg takedown but Byson sprawls well. He's pushed Capone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Byson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capone connects with a looping right hand.
Capone throws a hook but Byson avoids it easily.
Byson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Byson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byson ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Byson looks to land a combination. Capone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Capone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byson pinned against the cage. Byson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Capone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a hook to the side of Byson's head but Byson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byson misses with a few strikes there.
Byson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Byson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Byson checks a low kick from Capone.
Byson staying out of range there.
Byson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Capone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Capone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Byson connects with a right hand. Capone shakes it off.
Capone throws a looping overhand right but Byson ducks down to avoid it.
Byson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Capone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone fails to land with a series of punches.
Capone throws a jab but it's blocked by Byson.
Capone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Capone looks to throw the jab but Byson is out of range.
Capone misses with an uppercut.
Capone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Byson circles away.
Nice defenses there by Byson.
A shot to de liver by Byson. Beautiful body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Capone.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Byson circles away.
Capone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byson misses with a wild combination.
Byson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Byson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Al Capone'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. And we move into the final round!
Byson scores with a nice right hand.
Byson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Capone tries to clinch up
and Byson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Capone looks to throw the jab but Byson is out of range.
Capone misses with a combination
and Byson counters with a two punch combo.
Capone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Byson trying to control from the bottom.
Capone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Capone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Byson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Capone jumps into side control!
Capone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Byson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Capone landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byson is pushing Capone's head away, looking to escape. Capone manages to hold on to the position though.
Capone cracks Byson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Byson struggling a bit here.
Capone trying to control the position but Byson is working away.
Byson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Capone is looking to take a break and control but Byson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Capone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byson is trying to stand up here but Capone is controlling him well.
Capone is thwarting Byson's attempts to control the position.
Capone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Byson defending well though.
Capone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Byson's head.
Byson is refusing to be controlled, as Capone sits in half guard.
Byson is looking for a sweep. Capone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Capone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byson is fending him off so far but Capone persists. Nope, Byson circles away and we're back to standing.
Capone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Byson working a defensive guard here.
Capone thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byson is looking to stand back up but Capone counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Byson.
Capone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Capone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Byson is trying to get back to full guard.
Capone passes to side control.
Capone working the ground and pound.
Capone throws a strike aimed at the side of Byson's head but Byson avoids it well.
Al Capone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byson is pushing Capone's head away, looking to escape. Capone manages to hold on to the position though.
Byson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Byson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands a nice forearm strike.
Capone lands a nice forearm strike.
Capone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Byson down.
Capone lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byson keeps working.
Capone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone working the head and body with strikes.
Capone wants to control but Byson is keeping him busy.
Byson stops Capone from passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Capone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Capone 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Al Capone!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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