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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd misses with a double jab.
Kenway cracks a nice hook into Byrd's ribs.
Kenway tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenway slips under a jab from Byrd.
Kenway wants to clinch.
Byrd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byrd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Byrd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kenway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byrd scrambles back to his feet.
Kenway throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Good shot there by Byrd.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Kenway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenway looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Byrd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenway throws a jab when Byrd was well out of range.
Byrd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kenway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kenway.
Byrd throws a leg kick which misses Kenway's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenway tries to avoid it.
Jab by Kenway.
Kenway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Byrd is able to avoid easily.
Kenway walks into a jab.
Byrd looks to land a left hand but Kenway moved out of range nicely.
Kenway is looking to chop away at Byrd's legs.
Byrd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd throws the left hand but Kenway avoids the punch easily.
Kenway throws a series of punches but Byrd avoids them all with ease.
Byrd throws a low kick but Kenway avoids it.
Kenway throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Byrd misses.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd misses with an uppercut.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenway was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
Kenway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Byrd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrd works Kenway's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Byrd. That snapped Kenway's head back.
Kenway swinging wildly here.
Byrd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Byrd slips a jab from Kenway.
Kenway sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kenway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byrd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
Byrd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrd scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Kenway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Byrd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenway scrambles back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Byrd.
Byrd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenway moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Kenway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Byrd.
Byrd throws a front kick that sends Kenway stumbling back into the cage.
Byrd swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenway.
It appears Byrd was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kenway moves out of range of the body kick from Byrd.
Kenway wants to counter with a clinch but Byrd pushes him away.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
Byrd lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byrd.
A good leg kick by Kenway.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrd defending well as Kenway loads up on a big left hand.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Kenway misses with a leg kick.
Byrd misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Byrd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
Kenway swinging wildly here.
Byrd scores with the left hand. Kenway knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd throws a leg kick
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Kenway bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byrd's head.
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 Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Byrd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrd.
Byrd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byrd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kenway counters with a left to the body.
Byrd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by Byrd.
Kenway takes one to the side of the head.
Byrd misses with a left hand
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kenway takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrd lands an overhand right.
Kenway tries to clinch but Byrd is having none of it.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byrds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
Byrd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd throws a big counter combination but Kenway scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Byrd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Byrd's shoulder, as Byrd tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway scores with a hook.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd misses with a looping left.
Kenway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byrd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Kenway misses with a few strikes there.
Kenway misses with a right hand
so Byrd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byrd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenway is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kenway managing to control the position.
Kenway can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Byrd controls the pace.
Kenway keeping full guard, as Byrd tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenway, not yet.
Kenway keeping moving, preventing Byrd from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrd throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Kenway feints a counter leg kick.
Kenway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byrd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byrd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kenway just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byrd lands with an overhand left.
Byrd throws a leg kick
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byrd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd 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.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Byrd.
Byrd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kenway moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd jabs Kenway right on the nose. Kenway blinks but takes it well.
Byrd scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Kenway misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway tries a quick counter leg kick but Byrd is wise to it.
Byrd lands with a cross.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Kenway misses with a series of wild punches.
Byrd throws a leg kick that misses.
Byrd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byrd walks into a jab.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenway can do to turn this around?
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Kenway throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Kenway tries to counter with a clinch but Byrd shakes him off and moves away.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Byrd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Byrd feints and then cracks Kenway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenway down.
Kenway darts in and clinches Byrd up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Byrd.
Kenway tries to work over Byrd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd breaks the clinch.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Byrd.
Byrd swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kenway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenway.
Byrd throws the kick towards the body but Kenway avoids it.
Byrd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenway's head backwards.
Byrd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kenway on the side of the head.
Kenway throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Kenway throws a good cross that connects.
Kenway lands with an uppercut that bounces Byrd off the cage and back into range.
Kenway misses with an uppercut.
Byrd jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
Byrd scores with a push kick.
Kenway lands a head shot.
Kenway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Byrd misses the target.
Kenway sizes up Byrd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Byrd thows a body kick. Kenway tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Byrd throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
It appears Byrd was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kenway misses the jab.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenway misses the target.
Byrd jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Byrd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kenway lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edward Kenway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenway misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrd circles away quickly and effectively.
Byrd swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway throws a sloppy body shot
and Byrd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kenway does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenway.
Kenway has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a straight left.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byrd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenway throws a hook but Byrd avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kenway.
Byrd cracks the inside of Kenway's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Byrd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway walks forward, straight into a front kick from Byrd.
Kenway throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Byrd scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Byrd digs a good body shot into Kenway's ribs.
Byrd tried to score with a low kick but Kenway checks it.
Kenway tries to land a front kick but Byrd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheers as Kenway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrd doesn't seem phased though.
Kenway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenway misses with a straight left.
Kenway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrd connects with a solid leg kick.
Byrd scores with a nice head shot.
Kenway misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Byrd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Jolly Leg Byrd.
Well Byrd 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
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energy
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hype
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