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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Krnacova (ranked 2496 p4p, 2807 weight class) and Cameron Bye (ranked 336 p4p, 371 weight class). Cameron Bye has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Bye!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krnacova tries to clinch up.
Krnacova shoots in and drives through. Bye sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Bye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krnacova tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bye defends well and Krnacova ends up having to push Bye into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bye manages to break the clinch.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown but Bye shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Krnacova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krnacova shoots for a double leg takedown but Bye sprawls well. He's pushed Krnacova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krnacova rushes Bye and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bye gets underhooks to prevent Krnacova's takedown attempt.
Bye stops a takedown attempt from Krnacova.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bye gets a clinch.
Bye working hard to break the clinch.
Bye tries to break free but Krnacova pushes him back against the cage.
Bye manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Krnacova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krnacova has a takedown stuffed.
Bye looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krnacova with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bye counters with a stiff right hand.
Krnacova has his takedown stuffed
and Bye counters with a straight right hand.
Krnacova doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bye counter with a right hand.
Bye throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Felix Krnacova has been cut.
Krnacova pushes Bye up against the cage in a clinch.
Krnacova fails to pull guard.
Krnacova has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bye after a bit of a struggle.
Bye lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krnacova tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krnacova shoots in and drives through. Bye sprawls well.
Krnacova shoots in looking for a takedown but Bye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krnacova's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bye lands a nice hook to Krnacova's body. Krnacova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krnacova takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Krnacova takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krnacova dodges the punch combination from Bye.
Bye throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krnacova shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bye pinned against the cage. Bye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bye fakes the leg kick and cracks Krnacova in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bye looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bye is looking to clinch but Krnacova is avoiding it.
Krnacova has a takedown stuffed.
Bye throws out a counter right but Krnacova avoids it with no problem.
Krnacova is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bye sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bye! But no joy.
Krnacova dives in for a single leg takedown but Bye sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bye.
Bye breaks the clinch.
Krnacova instigates a clinch.
Krnacova fails to pull guard.
Bye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bye closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krnacova circles away.
Krnacova takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Krnacova shoots for a double leg takedown but Bye sprawls well. He's pushed Krnacova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova with a poor takedown
and Bye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bye punishes Krnacova's body with a nice straight punch.
Krnacova gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bye gets caught flat footed, as Krnacova shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Krnacova is breathing heavily.
Krnacova stops Bye from standing up.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Bye keeps moving.
Bye is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Krnacova is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bye wants to sweep here but Krnacova controlling him for the moment.
Krnacova showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krnacova throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Bye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Krnacova'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.
Bye cracks Krnacova with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krnacova drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bye has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Krnacova has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Krnacova is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bye to keep the fight standing.
Bye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krnacova fails with the takedown
and Bye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krnacova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krnacova darts in looking for a takedown but Bye gets double underhooks and turns Krnacova into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Krnacova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krnacova has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bye is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krnacova has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bye regains guard immediately.
Krnacova engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krnacova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Krnacova is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Krnacova can't get the takedown.
Bye presses Krnacova against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krnacova throws a wild body kick that Bye sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Krnacova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krnacova swings widly with a right hand
and Bye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krnacova fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Bye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krnacova takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krnacova tries for a takedown but Bye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krnacova misses with a takedown
and Bye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Bye lands but Krnacova takes it in his stride.
Krnacova is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krnacova dives in for a single leg takedown but Bye sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oh Krnacova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krnacova tries to pull guard but Bye holds him up against the cage and eventually Krnacova drops back down to his feet.
Krnacova seems to have got his legs back now.
Krnacova is looking for a takedown.
Krnacova jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bye walks away with a smile on his face. Krnacova gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Krnacova avoids the head kick by Bye.
Bye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krnacova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krnacova gets tackled into the cage by Bye. Bye maintains the clinch.
Krnacova fails to pull guard.
Bye manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova shoots in looking for a takedown but Bye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krnacova's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krnacova looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bye wants to sweep but no luck.
Krnacova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bye holds on and takes a little breather.
Krnacova prevents Bye from getting back to his feet.
Krnacova looking to sit in guard and control but Bye gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krnacova has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bye has passed into side control.
Krnacova has one of Bye's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Krnacova is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye is looking to take a break and control but Krnacova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bye decides to stand back up. Bye steps back and let's Krnacova get back to his feet.
Krnacova changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bye looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krnacova throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Krnacova cracks Bye with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Krnacova working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krnacova working the ground and pound but Bye is defending the strikes.
Krnacova tries to move to mount but Bye blocks the move with his legs.
Krnacova scores with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Bye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Krnacova's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bye stuffs the takedown attempt from Krnacova. Krnacova gets slowly back to his feet.
Bye dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krnacova. That did some damage!
Bye shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krnacova pinned against the cage. Krnacova gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bye lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova feints and as Bye raises his hands in defense, Krnacova changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bye kicks Krnacova off and gets to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bye.
Krnacova tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bye's half guard.
Bye kicks off Krnacova and gets to his feet.
Bye lands with a nice body punch.
Krnacova avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Bye misses.
Krnacova misses with a takedown attempt
and Krnacova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bye goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krnacova manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bye on his heels. He'll look to pass Bye's guard now, I'm sure.
Krnacova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krnacova engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krnacova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Krnacova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bye is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Krnacova tries to pull guard but Bye forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Krnacova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bye is pressed up against the cage. Krnacova has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bye down to the mat. Bye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Krnacova gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bye to counter with a crisp jab.
Krnacova with a poor takedown
and Bye counters with a nice uppercut.
Krnacova changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bye tries to avoid it but Krnacova manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bye to the ground. Bye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bye pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krnacova back to the cage. Bye follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cameron Bye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bye misses with a two punch combination.
Krnacova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krnacova dives in for a single leg takedown but Bye sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bye is trying to maintain a safe position but Krnacova gets an underhook and turns Bye into the cage.
Cameron Bye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krnacova fails to pull guard.
Bye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bye displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krnacova.
Krnacova shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Bye to counter with a crisp jab.
Krnacova misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye blocks a head kick by Krnacova.
Bye throws out a counter right but Krnacova avoids it with no problem.
Krnacova shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bye manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bye is looking to stand up but Krnacova isn't so interested in that idea.
Krnacova trying to control but Bye is working from the bottom.
Cameron Bye has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krnacova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krnacova lands a couple of elbows.
Krnacova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bye's head.
Krnacova sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krnacova chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Bye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bye has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Bye!
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energy
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