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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angel rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrne comes to the cage accompanied by Despicable by Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, angel rivera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a double jab.
Byrne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
rivera scores with a punch to the head.
rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrne.
Byrne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byrne manages to break the clinch.
Byrne scores with a body shot.
Byrne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as rivera backs up against the cage.
rivera misses with a hook to the body
and Byrne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Byrne gets a clinch.
rivera tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
rivera misses with a combination
and Byrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
rivera misses the jab.
Byrne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Byrne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
rivera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Byrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns rivera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
rivera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Byrne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Byrne working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by Byrne there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Byrne thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Byrne looking to ground and pound but rivera is blocking nicely.
rivera is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
BOOM! Byrne connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Byrne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Byrne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrne scoring with strikes but rivera is staying in there.
rivera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Byrne looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Byrne there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Byrne lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
rivera bucks up and throws Byrne to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Byrne counters with a two punch combo.
rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to de liver by Byrne. Beautiful body shot.
rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Byrne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Byrne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and rivera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrne counters with a two punch combo.
rivera looks gassed!
rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Byrne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byrne throws a combination that misses
and rivera counters with a series of strikes. Byrne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Byrne lands a glancing blow to the side of rivera's head.
rivera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Byrne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
rivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around rivera's waist but rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Byrne off to one side.
rivera misses with a combination
and Byrne counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Byrne.
Byrne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Byrne. That snapped rivera's head back.
Byrne connects with the punch.
rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrne.
rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Byrne rather than just go for the knockout.
Byrne works over rivera's head and body with a nice combination.
Byrne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from rivera.
Byrne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Byrne lands a really nice looking cross but rivera seems unphased.
rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Byrne's shoulder, as Byrne tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byrne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
rivera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Byrne counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrne misses with a double jab
and rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Byrne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Byrne lands a high kick!
rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Byrne wants to clinch up but rivera keeps it at a distance.
rivera moves forwards but Byrne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
rivera misses with a combination
and Byrne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from rivera misses its intended target.
Jacob Byrne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byrne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byrne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne looks to land a combination. rivera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byrne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Byrne tries to bum rush rivera with a series of wild strikes but rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byrne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
angel rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne tries to clinch there but rivera circles away.
rivera misses the shot to the body.
Byrne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Byrne is working the combinations to good effect here.
Byrne scores with a three punch combo!
Good shot there by rivera.
rivera misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Byrne!
Byrne misses with a wild combination.
Byrne cracks a nice hook into rivera's ribs.
The fighters circling - rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rivera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byrne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Byrne counters with a left and a right that stings rivera.
A big left from rivera misses.
rivera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Byrne scores with a head kick.
Byrne tries to clinch but rivera is having none of it.
rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byrne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before rivera has time to react.
Jacob Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Byrne does no damage.
rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrne counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a double jab
and rivera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Byrne shoots in looking for a takedown. rivera tries to sprawl out of it but Byrne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. rivera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut there from rivera.
Byrne lands a nice looking body kick.
rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
rivera misses with a shot to the body
and Byrne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Byrne wants to clinch up but rivera keeps it at a distance.
rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
rivera is breathing heavily.
Byrne connects with a right hand. rivera shakes it off.
Byrne looks to land a combination but rivera avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rivera misses with a combination
and Byrne counters with a series of strikes. rivera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Byrne throws out a powerful jab.
Byrne takes the fight into the clinch.
rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrne counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Byrne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Byrne scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne throws a series of punches but rivera moves out of range.
rivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrne throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Byrne dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Byrne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Byrne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byrne.
A nice combination there by Byrne.
Byrne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has rivera pinned against the cage. rivera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Byrne counters by clinching up.
Byrne tries to break free but rivera pushes him back against the cage.
Byrne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byrne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from rivera misses
and Byrne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Byrne is looking to clinch.
rivera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrne was well out of range. Poor timing from rivera.
rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrne throws a nice looking combination but rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byrne darts in and clinches rivera up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rivera misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
rivera trying to control the position but instead, Byrne has worked for underhooks and has pushed rivera into the cage.
Byrne breaks the clinch.
Byrne throws a series of strikes that have rivera backpedaling.
rivera scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jacob Byrne has been cut.
rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byrne's corner calls for a 1-2. Byrne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
rivera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Byrne misses with a combination
and rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrne throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Byrne.
rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byrne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from rivera. Byrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? rivera is fending him off so far but Byrne persists. Nope, rivera circles away and we're back to standing.
rivera scores with a nice head shot.
rivera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Byrne.
rivera misses with a combination
and Byrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byrne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Byrne cracks rivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Byrne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Byrne fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rivera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Byrne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byrne counters with a one-two to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Byrne.
Byrne throws a series of punches but rivera moves out of range.
Byrne fails to land with a series of punches.
Byrne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne landing a few strikes.
rivera pushes Byrne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Byrne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Byrne stands up.
Byrne tries to bum rush rivera with a series of wild strikes but rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrne counters by moving into the clinch.
rivera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Byrne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
rivera can't get the takedown.
Byrne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byrne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byrne looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
rivera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Byrne is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rivera pushes Byrne off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Byrne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byrne 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Byrne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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