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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Byron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byron kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roky Erickson - Click your Fingers Applauding the Play . Victorio has chosen Massive Attack - Angel as his entrance music. Jonny Victorio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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193 cm
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248 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Byron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byron misses with a straight left.
Byron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
Victorio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Victorio cracks Byron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Victorio throws out the jab.
Byron walks into a stiff left hand from Victorio.
Byron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Victorio.
Victorio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Victorio throws a combination that misses
and Byron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Victorio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byron stops a takedown attempt from Victorio.
Byron lands an elbow that stopped Victorio in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Victorio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrons head.
Byron stops a takedown attempt from Victorio.
Byron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Byron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Byron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Victorio's efforts to push away.
Victorio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byron's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Byron misses with an elbow strike.
Victorio lands a left hand.
Victorio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Byron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tom Byron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Victorio.
Victorio blocks an elbow strike from Byron.
Byron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Victorio's defenses.
Victorio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byron keeps control of Victorio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Victorio's brow.
Byron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Victorio pulls guard.
Victorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Byron might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Victorio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Byron is aware though and is defending well.
Victorio has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Byron has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio tries to improve position but can't.
Byron decides to stand back up. Byron steps back and let's Victorio get back to his feet.
Victorio misses with an uppercut
and Byron counters with a nice uppercut.
Victorio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victorio throws a low kick but Byron moves out of range easily.
Victorio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byron.
Victorio looks for a takedown but Byron sprawls well.
Byron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio misses with a low kick.
Byron moves out of range as Victorio strikes.
Byron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victorio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byron misses with a lunging right hand
and Victorio counters with a big head kick but Byron shrugs it off.
Byron is looking to clinch but Victorio is avoiding it.
Victorio slips a jab from Byron.
Jonny Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio slips a jab from Byron.
Byron doesn't manage to clinch there - Victorio circles away.
Victorio tries a low kick but Byron avoids it.
Victorio connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Byron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Byron sprawls well. Byron wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Victorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Victorio is looking to chop away at Byron's legs.
Victorio throws a hook but Byron avoids it easily.
Byron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Victorio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Byron's head backwards.
Byron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
Victorio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Byron checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byron misses with a lunging right hand
and Victorio counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victorio tries to keep at a distance but Byron has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Victorio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio's cut.
That's time! Byron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Victorio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Victorio with that takedown attempt.
A low kick from Victorio misses
and Byron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victorio stuns Byron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Victorio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Byron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Victorio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jonny Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Victorio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Victorio both land. Nice combination.
Victorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byron was well out of range. Poor timing from Victorio.
A decent looking cross lands there for Victorio.
A bone on bone clash there as Byron blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Victorio.
Victorio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A bone on bone clash there as Byron blocks the leg kick.
Byron blocks a low kick nicely.
Victorio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Byron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Victorio wants to control but Byron is keeping him busy.
Victorio working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Byron is not content to let Victorio control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Byron knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byron is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Victorio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byron keeps working.
Victorio is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Byron's shoulder. That is not cool.
Victorio misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Victorio takes a little break here. Byron wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Victorio trying to control the action but Byron is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Byron is pushing Victorio's head away, looking to escape. Victorio manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Victorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Victorio throws the left hand but Byron avoids the punch easily.
Byron avoids the head kick by Victorio.
Victorio misses with a straight left.
Victorio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victorio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byron tries to clinch but Victorio moves away
and Victorio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Victorio throws a right hand that misses
and Byron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Victorio. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Byron misses with an elbow over the top.
Victorio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A leg kick checked by Byron.
Byron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Victorio looks to throw the jab but Byron is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio misses with a head kick.
Byron ducks under a wild hook from Victorio.
Victorio cracks a nice hook into Byron's ribs.
Victorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byron was well out of range. Poor timing from Victorio.
Victorio throws a lazy uppercut
and Victorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victorio thows a body shot but no joy.
Victorio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Victorio throws a body punch but Byron moves out of range.
Victorio scores with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Byron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Victorio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Byron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tom Byron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byron looks to land a left hand but Victorio moved out of range nicely.
Victorio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Byron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byron is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Victorio misses with a double jab
and Byron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Victorio throws a series of punches but Byron avoids them all with ease.
Victorio scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Victorio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Byron keeps control of Victorio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Victorio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Byron pulls his leg out and moves away.
Byron takes one to the side of the head.
Jonny Victorio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Byron on the side of the head.
Victorio throws a lazy right hand but Byron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tom Byron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byron.
Victorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Victorio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Victorio throws a leg kick that misses.
Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byron avoids the head kick by Victorio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Victorio.
Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Victorio throws a head kick that misses
and Byron counters with a straight right hand.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick and Byron moves out of range easily.
Byron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Victorio.
Victorio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Byron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Victorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victorio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Byron under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Byron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Victorio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Victorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Victorio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Victorio!
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energy
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hype
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