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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Saint-Perrilloux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saint-Perrilloux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Byrne moves away from the strike by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Byrne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint-Perrilloux moves away.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint-Perrilloux manages to avoid it.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Byrne's sensitive parts.
Byrne misses with a takedown attempt - Saint-Perrilloux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Byrne misses with the body kick
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byrne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint-Perrilloux throws an overhand right that lands on Byrne's shoulder, as Byrne tries to avoid the shot.
Byrne changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice looking body kick.
Byrne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a big shot that misses.
Saint-Perrilloux feints and then cracks Byrne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Byrne down.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Byrne has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with the punch.
Byrne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint-Perrilloux throws out the jab.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a hook but Byrne blocks it.
A big right from Byrne misses.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a hook. Byrne ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Byrne misses its intended target.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux thinks about countering with a body kick.
Byrne misses with a looping left.
Saint-Perrilloux moves away from the strike by Byrne.
Saint-Perrilloux jabs Byrne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Saint-Perrilloux scores with a four punch combination!
Saint-Perrilloux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint-Perrilloux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a big shot that misses.
Saint-Perrilloux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Saint-Perrilloux.
Byrne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saint-Perrilloux cracks Byrne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a right hand. Byrne shakes it off.
Good shot there by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with an uppercut.
Byrne feints the counter takedown.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a hook.
Saint-Perrilloux jabs Byrne right on the nose. Byrne blinks but takes it well.
Saint-Perrilloux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to land a body kick but Byrne moved away.
Byrne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Byrne is able to avoid easily.
Byrne changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Byrne throws a looping overhand right but Saint-Perrilloux ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Saint-Perrilloux was looking to counter with a kick there.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Byrne.
It looks like Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has been cut.
Byrne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Saint-Perrilloux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Byrne throws a leg kick
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a straight right hand.
Byrne walks into a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint-Perrilloux!
Byrne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a leg kick. Byrne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Byrne throws an off balance right hand
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a straight right hand.
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 goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint-Perrilloux was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Saint-Perrilloux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saint-Perrilloux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrne's head.
Saint-Perrilloux staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint-Perrilloux misses the target.
Byrne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saint-Perrilloux works Byrne's body with a nice hook.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a leg kick
and Byrne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne misses with a lunging right hand
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a thumping low kick.
Byrne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byrne throws a hook to the side of Saint-Perrilloux's head but Saint-Perrilloux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Saint-Perrilloux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Byrne doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a hook. Byrne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Byrne's sensitive parts.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body kick.
Byrne works the jab nicely.
Byrne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Byrne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Byrne blocks the low kick.
Saint-Perrilloux thuds his shin into the meat of Byrne's side.
Byrne misses with a kick to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint-Perrilloux motions for Byrne to come forward. Saint-Perrilloux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Byrne lands with a cross.
Byrne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint-Perrilloux is just out of range.
Byrne throws a shot from downtown. Saint-Perrilloux moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux lands the left hand.
Byrne blocks a leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrne can do to turn this around?
Saint-Perrilloux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint-Perrilloux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Byrne is out of range and Saint-Perrilloux settles back down.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a swing at Byrne's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Byrne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saint-Perrilloux has got the better of the exchanges.
Byrne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saint-Perrilloux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byrne slips a straight right by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux cracks Byrne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byrne ducks under a wild hook from Saint-Perrilloux.
Byrne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint-Perrilloux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Byrne under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint-Perrilloux loads up on a big right hand but Byrne slips the punch.
Byrne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrne misses with the combination.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a hook to the body. Byrne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range as Byrne strikes.
Byrne walks into a stiff left hand from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux keeps Byrne at a distance using the push kick.
Saint-Perrilloux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Byrne slips a jab from Saint-Perrilloux.
Byrne throws a series of punches but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint-Perrilloux tried to counter with a leg kick but Byrne avoided it.
Byrne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Byrne ducks under a wild hook from Saint-Perrilloux.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byrne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Byrne coming out on top.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint-Perrilloux. That's going to slow Byrne down.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Byrne walks into a stiff left hand from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Saint-Perrilloux - just one landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint-Perrilloux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne moves out of range as Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Byrne. That did some damage!
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saint-Perrilloux slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint-Perrilloux, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saint-Perrilloux.
Nice jab there from Byrne.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Byrne scores with a body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Byrne there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
Byrne misses with a double jab
and Byrne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Saint-Perrilloux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Byrne throws a sloppy head kick and Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range easily.
Saint-Perrilloux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrne feints a counter leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that misses.
Byrne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Byrne throws a right hand that misses
and Byrne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Byrne on the side of the head.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a kick to the ribs.
Byrne swings widly with a right hand
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a good low kick that Byrne was not able to check.
Saint-Perrilloux slips under a jab from Byrne.
Saint-Perrilloux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint-Perrilloux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint-Perrilloux!
Byrne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a really nice looking cross but Byrne seems unphased.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a jab.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice hook to Byrne's body. Byrne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux sizes up Byrne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint-Perrilloux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint-Perrilloux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Byrne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Byrne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Byrne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Byrne slips a straight right by Saint-Perrilloux.
Byrne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saint-Perrilloux defends it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint-Perrilloux. That's going to slow Byrne down.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint-Perrilloux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byrne's hands.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Byrne swinging wildly here.
Saint-Perrilloux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Byrne throws a big shot that misses.
Byrne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Saint-Perrilloux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint-Perrilloux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux thows a body kick. Byrne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux misses the shot to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux staying out of range there.
Saint-Perrilloux leaves Byrne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Byrne walks into a left hand.
A jab from Saint-Perrilloux finds it's way through Byrne's defenses.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with an uppercut.
Byrne moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint-Perrilloux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrne.
Byrne slips a straight right by Saint-Perrilloux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Byrne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body. Saint-Perrilloux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux cracks the inside of Byrne's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a wild body kick that Byrne sees coming a mile off.
Byrne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saint-Perrilloux defends it well.
Saint-Perrilloux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saint-Perrilloux blocks a leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint-Perrilloux, right into the meat.
Byrne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Byrne throws a lazy uppercut
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matt Byrne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saint-Perrilloux 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
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