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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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184 cm
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201 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Byrne avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Byrne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byrne slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Byrne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Byrne moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Byrne avoids the body shot from Walker.
A good leg kick by Byrne.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Byrne moves out of range easily.
Byrne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrne. Byrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Byrne saw that one coming.
Byrne throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrne has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Walker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walker scores with a jab.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrne is just out of range.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Byrne counters with a nice body shot.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
Byrne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byrne tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byrne to the ground. Byrne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
David Byrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker throws a push kick but Byrne slaps the foot to one side.
Walker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
Byrne works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Byrne rushes Walker and presses him up against the ropes.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is pressed up against the ropes. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byrne down to the mat. Byrne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Byrne lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Byrne counter with a right hand.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Byrne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Byrne scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrne moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne is looking to clinch.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Byrne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker looks to land a combination. Byrne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Byrne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Byrne connects with a solid leg kick.
Byrne throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Byrne ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a right hand that Byrne ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrne also avoids with ease.
Byrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Byrne avoids it.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Byrne checks it.
Byrne throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker misses with the combination.
Byrne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrne moves into the clinch.
Byrne digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker'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.
Byrne scores with a jab to the body.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Byrne takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Walker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrne doesn't seem phased though.
Byrne scores with a punch to the head.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byrne at a distance.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Walker tries to bum rush Byrne with a series of wild strikes but Byrne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker slips a jab from Byrne.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrne lands with a good body shot.
Byrne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Byrne doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Byrne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Byrne throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byrne scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Byrne moves away and avoids it.
Byrne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrne moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Byrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrne jabs Walker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Byrne scores with a body shot.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Byrne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
Walker looking for a takedown.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
Byrne looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Byrne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Byrne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Byrne lands a left hand.
Walker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Walker looking for a takedown.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Byrne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne has Walker pressed against the ropes, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
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!
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrne has double underhooks.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker misses with a double jab
and Byrne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandon Walker's cut is getting worse.
Byrne cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Walker is aggressively charging in as Byrne backs up avoiding any damage. Byrne tosses out a jab and Walker runs right into it face first! Walker is out cold! Byrne dropped down on all fours and is barking in Walker's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Byrne!
After winning the bout, David Byrne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Brandon Walker spoke after the fight, saying 'Frankie is just too good. Can anyone beat him?'.
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energy
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RATING
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