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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Byrd (ranked 4992 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wong (ranked 4925 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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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Wong!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong clinches with his opponent.
Byrd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Byrd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wong.
Byrd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wong.
It looks like Joshua Byrd has been cut.
Byrd takes an elbow to the temple.
Wong lands a nice elbow.
Byrd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wong lands an elbow just above Byrd 's eye.
Wong lands an elbow just above Byrd 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd is trying to maintain a safe position but Wong gets an underhook and turns Byrd into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrd.
Byrd jumps guard and drags Wong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Byrd working for a triangle but Wong defends it easily.
Byrd thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong prevents Byrd from getting back to his feet.
Byrd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wong defends it easily.
Wong won't allow Byrd to get back to his feet.
Wong is stalling in the full guard.
Byrd looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Byrd throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Byrd is looking to stand up but Wong isn't so interested in that idea.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrd is keeping the position for now.
Wong stops Byrd from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Byrd tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong moves into the clinch.
Byrd wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Byrd takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrd is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wong.
Wong lands an elbow inside that Byrd shrugs off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Byrd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Byrd is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byrd's defenses.
Byrd can't break the clinch.
Wong lands an elbow inside.
Byrd wants to break free but Wong has control.
Byrd looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Byrd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrd wants to break free but Wong has control.
Byrd is breathing heavily.
Wong lands a damaging elbow.
Wong lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong lands a nice elbow.
Byrd is rocked!
Byrd tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Oh Byrd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byrd's defenses.
Wong lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.
Wong creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Byrd! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Wong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Wong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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