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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). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. hi bye has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 cm
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140 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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165 cm
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140 lbs
5 - 9 - 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
10 - 6 - 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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, hi bye! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! devil takes the fight into the clinch. devil is breathing heavily. devil tries to stall but bye uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
devil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from bye.
bye lands with a light punch inside. bye lands a knee to the body.
bye misses with a knee strike.
bye digs a right hand underneath devil's ribcage. devil let out a lung full of air as it connected. bye is looking to control devil's arms but devil gets an underhook and turns him. Now bye has his back to the ropes. devil taking a breather. devil managing to block the knees to the body from bye.
bye scores with a shoulder strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by devil. bye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. devil tries a knee to the head but bye blocks it.
bye lands a body punch in the clinch. bye throws an elbow that misses.
bye working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. bye misses with an elbow strike.
bye gets through devil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. devil is trying to stall.
The referee calls for devil to work.
bye tries to land a knee to the head but devil blocks with his arms.
bye lands a damaging elbow. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. A nice right hand lands inside from bye. bye gets underhooks to prevent devil's takedown attempt.
devil tries to score a body lock takedown but bye shows good agility there to stay on his feet. bye lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. bye lands a damaging elbow. With the fighters up against the ropes, bye throws an elbow but misses. bye has devil pressed against the ropes, preventing devil from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. bye lands a nice elbow. bye avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from bye. devil trying to control the position but instead, bye has worked for underhooks and has pushed devil into the ropes. devil trying to land knees to the body.
devil scores with a knee to the head.
bye throws an elbow but it misses.
bye pushes off an throws an elbow but devil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. devil can't break the clinch.
devil dodges an elbow strike from bye.
bye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. devil misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by bye.
devil drops down looking for an ankle pick but bye pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for speedy devil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. bye tries to clinch but devil moves away and devil counters with a solid body kick. devil throws a nice inside leg kick. bye tries to clinch but fails miserably and devil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. bye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
devil is trying to maintain a safe position but bye gets an underhook and turns devil into the ropes. devil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bye or not. devil blocking some punches.
bye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
bye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. devil is defending well for now. bye lands a damaging elbow. devil jumps guard.
devil tries to land a sweep but no joy. bye is looking to stand up but devil won't let him. devil wants to stand and escape but bye is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. bye stands and steps away. devil gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. bye tries to clinch but devil moves away and devil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. bye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short body shot lands from bye as the two fighters clinch.
bye takes a knee right on the jaw!
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. bye obliges. devil tries to break free but bye pushes him back against the ropes. bye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
bye landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for bye. With the fighters up against the ropes, bye throws an elbow but misses. bye looks to throw an elbow but misses. bye trying to land knees to the body.
bye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. bye lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice glancing elbow lands by bye. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hi bye dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
bye tries to clinch but fails miserably so devil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. devil prevents bye from getting back to his feet. devil trying to control but bye is working from the bottom. bye uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
bye darts in trying to clinch and devil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. bye is trying to stand back up but devil is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. devil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. bye tries to kick devil off but devil keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. devil trying to control from half guard but bye is working away. bye wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. bye closes the distance but devil moves to the side and devil counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for bye! bye bucks devil off and manages to get back to his feet! devil jabbing away but nothing is landing. bye tries to clinch but fails miserably so devil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. speedy devil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. bye wants to stand and escape but devil is having none of it. devil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. bye wants to stand and escape but devil is having none of it. devil trying to control the position from guard on top but bye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. bye wants to stand but devil is controlling the position. devil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bye is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. devil clinches but bye breaks the clinch and bye counters into the clinch. Nicely done. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. devil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
bye landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice elbow from bye. bye misses with a punch on the inside.
devil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
bye lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. bye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through devil's defenses. Good anti-grappling being displayed by bye as devil tries to tie him up. bye scores with an uppercut up the middle. bye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
bye swings wildly with an uppercut but devil uses good head movement to avoid it. A short left from bye. bye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
devil tries to land a knee to the head but bye blocks with his arms.
bye throws an elbow but it misses.
bye throws a knee to the head but misses.
devil avoiding damage.
devil dodges an elbow strike from bye.
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. bye looking to throw knees to the head but devil is blocking nicely.
devil blocks a body shot from bye. devil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by bye.
bye pushes off an throws an elbow but devil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. devil is trying to maintain a safe position but bye gets an underhook and turns devil into the ropes. bye scores with a nice hook to the head. bye throws a punch but it's blocked by devil. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, bye just misses with a elbow thrown towards devil's brow. A short right from bye. devil looking to slow down the pace here. bye swings wildly with an uppercut but devil uses good head movement to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. devil jumps guard but bye stands there with devil around his waist. devil gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
devil tries to score a body lock takedown but bye shows good agility there to stay on his feet. bye lands a hook that snaps the head of devil backwards. 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 has managed to clinch.
bye scores with a knee to the head.
bye swings wildly with an uppercut but devil uses good head movement to avoid it. 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. bye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
devil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
bye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
devil lands a shoulder strike. devil misses with a short punch on the inside. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, devil just misses with a elbow thrown towards bye's brow. devil blocks an elbow strike from bye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. bye misses with some punches.
bye is trying to stall.
devil blocks an elbow strike. Both fighters are breathing heavily. With the fighters up against the ropes, bye throws an elbow but misses. devil is pushing bye up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round. devil lands a knee to the body.
bye scores with a shot to the side of devil's head. bye throws an elbow that misses.
bye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
devil blocks an elbow strike from bye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, bye just misses with a elbow thrown towards devil's brow. devil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
devil changes levels and goes for a takedown here. bye fights it off and pushes away nicely.
bye wants to clinch but devil slips to the side and devil counters with a single leg into guard. bye didn't expect that. devil won't allow bye to get back to his feet. devil decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on bye, up you get! bye circles away from the clinch attempt.
bye wants to clinch. bye tries to clinch up and devil counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by devil.
That's two minutes gone in the round. bye keeping moving, preventing devil from controlling successfully. bye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. bye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. bye keeping moving, preventing devil from controlling successfully. devil's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. devil prevents bye from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. bye tries to clinch up and devil counters with a good low kick that bye was not able to check. bye tries to clinch up and devil counters by clinching up. bye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through devil's defenses. devil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
devil blocks an elbow strike. devil changes levels and goes for a takedown here. bye fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for speedy devil. That's going to take a lot out of him. bye looks to clinch and devil counters with a series of strikes. bye will be more careful next time no doubt. Nice shot by bye. bye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four 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 tries to clinch but fails miserably and devil counters with an inside leg kick. bye blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from bye.
devil is looking to clinch. bye drops his hands momentarily and devil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. bye clinches but devil breaks the clinch and devil counters with an inside leg kick. bye fails in his attempt to clinch. Horrible takedown by devil or perhaps it was just good defense by bye which made him look bad. bye tries to clinch but devil moves away and devil counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! speedy devil showed his dominance in that final round. I think devil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
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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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
48% |
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