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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between hi bye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and punch master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. punch master has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, hi bye!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, punch master!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bye moves in looking to clinch but master pushes him off.
bye is breathing heavily.
master throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
master shoots in looking for a takedown. bye tries to sprawl out of it but master 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.
master scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
master closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by bye.
bye takes a knee right on the jaw!
master lands an elbow inside.
master lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from master.
master gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
master gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
bye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
master gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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.
bye is trying to stand back up but master is controlling him
master lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
master wants to stand up but bye is controlling the position.
bye is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
master decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
master throws a head kick but bye moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - master scores with a four punch combination!
master clinches up with bye and pushes him back against the ropes.
bye misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from master - that landed with a thud.
master gets through bye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
master dodges an elbow strike from bye.
master lands with a light punch inside.
bye misses with an elbow over the top.
master dodges an elbow strike from bye.
bye tries to land knees in the clinch but master avoids the damage to the body.
master lands a right hand that snaps the head of bye backwards.
master has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics bye uses from the top position.
master looking for a sweep. Not yet master, not yet.
bye stops master from standing up.
bye tries to stand but master is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as master holds on and takes a little breather.
master wants to stand up but bye is controlling him.
bye would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
master looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
bye dodges the punch combination from master.
master throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from master.
master lands with a kick to the temple. bye shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
master closes the distance and pushes bye back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
master gets through bye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
master lands an elbow just above bye 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
bye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by master.
bye blocks an uppercut.
master with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
bye is looking to control master's arms but master gets an underhook and turns him. Now bye has his back to the ropes.
bye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, master creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
master tries to score a body lock takedown but bye shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
bye missing with knees to the body.
bye throws an elbow but it misses.
bye throws a head punch that misses.
master lands an elbow just above bye 's eye.
master blocks the elbow strike.
master lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, master creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
master is trying to break free.
bye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from master.
bye throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from master.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
master softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
master scores with an uppercut up the middle.
bye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
bye lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
bye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
master lands with a short punch from the clinch.
master lands with a left to the head.
bye lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, bye just misses with a elbow thrown towards master's brow.
master lands with a light punch inside.
bye gets underhooks to prevent master's takedown attempt.
hi bye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of punch master.
bye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, master creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
master looking to slow down the pace here.
bye working aggressively here.
master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
bye tries a knee to the head but master blocks it.
bye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
master is working for takedown but bye is calmly controlling the position for now.
master wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bye lands a knee to the head.
bye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
master pushes bye back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
bye is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
punch master dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
bye tries to clinch up
and master counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, master scores with a nice short uppercut.
master blocks an elbow strike from bye.
master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
master lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
master lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from master.
master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
bye takes a knee right on the jaw!
bye lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
master lands an elbow inside that bye shrugs off.
bye throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for master, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bye wants to clinch but master slips to the side
and master counters with a one-two to the body.
bye tries to clinch but master moves away
letting master counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bye circles away quickly and effectively.
master misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bye clinches with his opponent.
bye lands an elbow that stopped master in his tracks for a moment.
master takes an elbow to the temple.
master working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, bye just misses with a elbow thrown towards master's brow.
A head punch on the inside from bye fails to land.
master scores with a shot to the side of bye's head.
master lands a left hand.
bye misses with an elbow over the top.
master looks to throw an elbow but misses.
master takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from master on the inside.
bye lands an elbow inside.
master digs a right hand underneath bye's ribcage. bye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
bye lands a hook that snaps the head of master backwards.
bye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
master lands a damaging elbow.
bye takes a shot to the head.
bye misses with an elbow strike.
bye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
master lands with a short punch from the clinch.
bye misses with a knee to the head.
bye misses with some punches.
master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
bye wants to clinch
and master counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
bye stuffs the takedown attempt from master. master gets slowly back to his feet.
master is looking to clinch but bye is avoiding it.
master looks for a takedown but bye sprawls well.
bye is looking to clinch but master is avoiding it.
master tries to clinch but bye moves away
and bye counters with a series of strikes. master will be more careful next time no doubt.
bye darts in and clinches master up against the ropes.
master manages to break the clinch.
master moves into range and clinches up with bye.
master can't get the takedown.
hi bye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of punch master.
A short right hand to the side of the head by bye.
bye takes a shot to the head.
bye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but master blocks it with crossed arms.
master lands with a short head shot on the inside.
bye lands a shoulder strike.
master swings wildly with an uppercut but bye uses good head movement to avoid it.
master wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on master's face as he tries to break the clinch.
bye lands a hook that snaps the head of master backwards.
master avoids a wild elbow strike from bye.
master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
hi bye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch up but master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
master misses with an uppercut.
bye fails in his attempt to clinch.
master moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
bye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bye dodges the punch combination from master.
bye wants to clinch
and master counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - bye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
hi bye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bye is on the wrong end of a nice combination from master.
master throws a series of punches but bye moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
master throws a head kick that misses
and bye holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
master changes levels and goes for a takedown here. bye fights it off and pushes away nicely.
master moves into the clinch.
bye lands an elbow just above master 's eye.
bye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
bye misses with a short punch on the inside.
master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
master lands an elbow inside.
master lands a right hand.
master avoids the elbow strike from bye, against the ropes.
master avoids a wild elbow strike from bye.
bye misses with a short punch on the inside.
master lands with a right to the head.
bye has a couple of punches blocked by master.
A right hook to the body lands for bye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bye landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
master has had enough of the clinch but bye keeps him there for the moment.
bye stops a takedown attempt from master.
bye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
master wants to get back to striking at distance but bye won't allow it.
master stalling in the clinch but bye improves position.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but punch master will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
master throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
master cracks bye with a good jab.
master throws a sloppy head kick
and bye moves into the clinch.
master throws a blind hook that connects with the side of byes head.
master has clasped his hands together around bye's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
bye is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
master controls the position.
master is looking to take a break and control but bye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
master cracks bye with a big right hand but bye just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
master prevents bye from escaping the position.
master wants to control but bye is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
master decides to stand up, so the ref orders bye to his feet.
bye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
master throws a sloppy head kick and bye moves out of range easily.
master takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from master.
master throws a combination that misses
and bye holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
master lands with a short shot to the head.
master has a couple of punches blocked by bye.
bye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
bye takes an elbow to the temple.
bye lands a hook that snaps the head of master backwards.
bye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
bye scores with a nice hook to the head.
master takes an elbow to the temple.
bye lands a right hand.
master blocks an uppercut.
bye tries to land a knee to the head but master blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by master.
bye takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from master.
With the fighters up against the ropes, master throws an elbow but misses.
bye misses with an elbow strike.
master wants a takedown.
master lands a damaging elbow.
master trying to control the position but instead, bye has worked for underhooks and has pushed master into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
bye lands a hook that snaps the head of master backwards.
master dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
master lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
bye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
master lands a left hand.
master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
bye takes a head kick and keeps coming.
master swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and bye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
master blocking some punches.
master gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from bye.
A short right from master on the inside.
master takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, bye just misses with a elbow thrown towards master's brow.
master putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bye in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
bye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
master avoids the elbow strike from bye, against the ropes.
bye gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from master.
master using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bye swings wildly with an uppercut but master uses good head movement to avoid it.
master lands with a short head shot on the inside.
master lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from bye.
bye is trying to stall.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
bye lands a nice uppercut.
master lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of bye backwards.
bye lands an elbow that stopped master in his tracks for a moment.
bye has a couple of punches blocked by master.
master jumps guard and drags bye to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
bye wants to stand but master has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
master pulls bye in close to prevent any damage.
master looking to control.
bye wanted to stand there but master had control of the position.
bye stopping the sweep attempt from master.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bye has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of master is proving hard to escape from.
hi bye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
bye postures up in master's guard and throws a big left but master blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
master gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
bye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
bye can't find room to land a body shot as master controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by master.
master lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of bye backwards.
master lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from master.
master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from master.
punch master is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
master can't break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from bye. master does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
punch master comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well master 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... punch master! punch master retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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