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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between speedy devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hi bye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bye has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! hi bye has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 cm
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140 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
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165 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, speedy devil! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, hi bye! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! devil is looking to clinch but bye is avoiding it.
bye looks gassed! bye looks to clinch and devil counters with a thumping low kick. bye displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from devil. devil shoots in and bounces bye off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. devil seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. devil trying to control the position from guard on top but bye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. bye is looking to stand up but devil isn't so interested in that idea. devil stays in close to bye's body and controls the position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells devil's corner. There ya go! There ya go! bye has a closed guard, preventing devil from standing up. devil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. devil prevents bye from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. bye stuffs the takedown. A nice combination there by devil.
devil clinches up against the ropes. devil will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning bye up against the ropes. devil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. devil shoots in looking for a takedown. bye tries to sprawl out of it but devil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. bye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for speedy devil. That's going to take a lot out of him. devil fails with an attempt to clinch.
bye clinches but devil breaks the clinch and devil counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. devil rushes bye and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. bye takes an elbow to the forehead. devil has bye pushed against the ropes. bye gets underhooks to prevent devil's takedown attempt.
devil working bye over with knees to the body. devil wants a takedown but no success here.
devil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. bye looks to clinch and devil counters by clinching up. devil lands with a short head shot on the inside. bye swings wildly with an uppercut but devil uses good head movement to avoid it. bye throws a knee to the head but misses.
bye misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. devil drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from devil.
That's three minutes gone in the round. devil is trying to stall.
devil working bye over with knees to the body. A head punch on the inside from bye fails to land. devil pulls bye into guard.
devil pulls bye in to control the position. devil is trying to keep bye in close.
bye wanted to stand there but devil had control of the position. devil wants to sweep here but bye controlling him for the moment. bye tries to stand but devil is controlling from the bottom. devil trying to control the position.
devil is controlling bye's posture. devil wants to stand but bye is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. devil drives through and clinches with bye against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. devil tries to break free but bye pushes him back against the ropes. bye misses with a knee strike.
devil is working for takedown but bye is calmly controlling the position for now. devil tries to circle away but bye has him pinned against the ropes. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. devil 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. devil is looking to break free of the clinch but bye has double underhooks. devil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bye's defenses. bye being controlled against the ropes. devil lands an elbow inside. devil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by devil. devil tries to land a knee to the head but bye blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
speedy devil dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
bye throws the kick towards the body but devil avoids it. devil tries to keep at a distance but bye has taken the fight into the clinch. Both fighters working to control the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from devil. devil is trying to drag bye to the mat but bye just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there. devil gets through bye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. bye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
devil is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. Good anti-grappling being displayed by bye as devil tries to tie him up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. devil pulls guard effortlessly. bye is breathing heavily. devil is trying to keep bye in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. devil has bye pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round. bye would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. devil trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. devil is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. bye is trying to stand up here but devil is controlling him well. devil lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. bye is trying to defend against the ground and pound but devil scores with a couple of nice shots. devil stops bye from getting back to his feet.
devil trying to control from half guard but bye is working away. devil slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. devil seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down bye for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. speedy devil just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. devil rushes bye and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. devil scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. bye being controlled against the ropes. devil has hold of one of bye's legs. bye is fighting the takedown attempt but devil gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. bye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. devil gets to his feet - bye follows without any prompting. A solid leg kick lands there for devil.
devil scores with a hook. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts devil, as that shot connected.
devil decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. devil wants to take a breather but bye is having none of it. devil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. devil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well, if devil is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
devil is trying to control the action in half guard but bye is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. devil controlling the action here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. devil misses with a jab, cross combination.
bye clinches but devil breaks the clinch and devil counters with a big head kick but bye shrugs it off. The fight moves into the clinch position. A frustrated look appears on devil's face as he tries to break the clinch. bye tries to land knees in the clinch but devil avoids the damage to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
speedy devil dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
devil clinches. devil tries for a takedown but bye manages to get underhooks.
bye throws an elbow that misses.
devil wants the takedown. bye is fighting it off but devil persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in bye's guard against the ropes. devil stands up and waves to bye to follow him. devil has taken the fight to the clinch.
bye gets underhooks to prevent devil's takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by devil.
bye stops a takedown attempt from devil.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for speedy devil. That's going to take a lot out of him. devil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. devil is trying to break the clinch but bye has him pressed against the ropes. Both fighters are breathing heavily. devil fails to pull guard.
devil can't break the clinch.
devil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. devil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. devil manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. bye tries to clinch but fails miserably and devil counters with a nice double leg into guard. devil stops bye from standing up. devil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. bye is looking to stand up but devil isn't so interested in that idea. devil controlling from the top position. devil trying to control but bye is working from the bottom. devil wanted to stand there but bye had control of the position. devil looking to pass the guard. bye has momentary wrist control but devil slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. bye darts in trying to clinch and devil counters with a left and a right that stings bye. bye blocks a head kick by devil.
bye fails to land with a series of punches.
devil fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. bye sprawls well initially but devil persists and gets the takedown into half guard. devil seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but bye does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. devil seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. bye wants to get back to his feet. devil is looking to take a break and control but bye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. devil is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because bye is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. devil prevents bye from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. devil is nestled in close to bye, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. devil wants to control but bye is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. devil stalks bye and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into bye's face. bye staggers backwards, shaken. devil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. devil wants to control but bye is keeping him busy. devil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. devil tries to pass the half guard into mount. bye knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. bye is not content to let devil control the position. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with devil in particular looking to stall. bye is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. devil wants to stand but bye has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. speedy devil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. bye takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. hi bye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! devil has bye up against the ropes in a clinch.
devil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. devil has had enough of the clinch but bye keeps him there for the moment. devil wants a takedown but no success here.
bye looks to throw an elbow but misses. devil lands with a right to the head. devil pushes bye back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. devil is trying to force a seperation but bye has the dominant position. devil tries to score a body lock takedown but bye shows good agility there to stay on his feet. devil lands with a short head shot on the inside. A head punch on the inside from bye fails to land. devil manages to break the clinch.
speedy devil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. devil scores a takedown into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight! speedy devil showed his dominance in that final round. Well devil 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... speedy devil!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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