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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armando Chimal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LAS GOLONDRINAS! mexican way to say FAREWELL Is retirement fight for Chimal. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blythe's choice of entrance music: I want your skulls- Misfits. Armando Chimal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armando Chimal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Byron Blythe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blythe's waist but Blythe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chimal off to one side.
Blythe throws an overhand right that lands on Chimal's shoulder, as Chimal tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Chimal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blythe connects with the punch.
Chimal closes the distance and clinches.
Chimal breaks the clinch.
Byron Blythe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blythe throws the left hand but Chimal avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Blythe. Those never looked like landing.
Chimal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chimal wants to clinch.
Chimal has closed the distance and engaged Blythe in a clinch.
Chimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blythe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blythe lands a head shot.
Blythe misses with a combination
and Chimal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe trying to control here.
Blythe won't allow Chimal to pass to mount.
Blythe is looking to improve his position.
Chimal stands up out of the half guard.
Blythe throws a series of punches but Chimal moves out of range.
Blythe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chimal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blythe but Blythe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chimal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blythe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blythe throws a hook but Chimal blocks it.
Blythe just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blythe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chimal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blythe's guard.
Chimal trying to control but Blythe is working from the bottom.
Blythe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chimal is aware though and is defending well.
Chimal stays in close to Blythe's body and controls the position.
Blythe is pulling down on Chimal's head. It's preventing any offense from Chimal, at least for the moment.
Chimal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blythe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chimal has managed to get both his arms back between Blythe's legs - danger averted.
Blythe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blythe looks gassed!
Blythe is working an open guard so Chimal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimal doesn't manage to clinch there - Blythe circles away.
Blythe throws a right and a left that Chimal avoids nicely.
Blythe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blythe swings widly with a right hand
so Chimal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blythe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chimal slips nicely into half guard.
Chimal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blythe defending well though.
Blythe wants to control but Chimal is keeping busy.
Blythe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Blythe lands with a nice combination. Chimal backs away looking to recover.
Chimal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blythe is fending him off so far but Chimal persists. Nope, Blythe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Chimal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blythe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chimal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blythe's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blythe working a defensive guard here.
Chimal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blythe's head.
Chimal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blythe's guard.
Blythe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chimal is one step ahead there.
Chimal wants to stand but Blythe is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chimal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blythe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Chimal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chimal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blythe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chimal tries to clinch up
and Blythe counters with a one-two to the body.
Blythe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chimal moves to clinch but Blythe breaks away
enabling Blythe to counter with a crisp jab.
Blythe throws a poor cross that misses
and Chimal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chimal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chimal is looking to take a break and control but Blythe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blythe gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe is trying to keep Chimal in close.
Blythe looking for a sweep. Not yet Blythe, not yet.
Blythe managing to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blythe wants to stand but Chimal is controlling the position.
Armando Chimal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blythe is breathing heavily.
Chimal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blythe has a closed guard, preventing Chimal from standing up.
Blythe is striking from the bottom but Chimal uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Chimal trying to control the action but Blythe is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Blythe wants to get back to full guard.
Blythe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chimal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blythe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chimal pulls his head out easily.
Chimal is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Chimal is controlling the pace.
Chimal tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Blythe.
Chimal decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blythe tries to avoid it but Chimal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blythe to the ground. Blythe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blythe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chimal on the side of the head.
Blythe throws a combination that misses
and Chimal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blythe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blythe wants to hit a switch here but Chimal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Blythe there!
Chimal looking to control but Blythe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blythe is looking to get to half guard.
Chimal controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimal prevents Blythe from getting the reversal.
Chimal controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blythe wants to control but Chimal is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Chimal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blythe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chimal counters with a single leg into guard. Blythe didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chimal trying to control the position from guard on top but Blythe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blythe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chimal defends well.
Chimal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chimal trying to control but Blythe is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Armando Chimal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chimal wants to clinch but Blythe slips to the side
and Blythe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blythe looks to throw the jab but Chimal is out of range.
Chimal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blythe.
Chimal has his takedown stuffed
and Blythe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blythe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimal wants to clinch
and Blythe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chimal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blythe counters with a straight right hand.
Armando Chimal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blythe misses with a wild body shot.
Chimal fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Blythe does no damage.
Blythe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chimal is just out of range.
Chimal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chimal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chimal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blythe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blythe throws a combination that misses
and Chimal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blythe is staying active underneath Chimal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blythe looking for submissions off his back.
Chimal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Blythe controls his leg.
Chimal is trying to control the action in half guard but Blythe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chimal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chimal prevents Blythe from improving his position.
Blythe is staying active underneath Chimal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chimal is working away from the top position though.
Chimal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blythe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chimal wants to get back to his feet.
Armando Chimal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Blythe.
Chimal tries to close the distance and clinch but Blythe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chimal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blythe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chimal manages to avoid it.
Chimal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chimal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blythe keeps working.
Chimal stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blythe. Chimal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Blythe.
Byron Blythe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blythe thuds his right hand into Chimal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Armando Chimal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blythe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chimal circles away quickly and effectively.
Chimal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Chimal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blythe cracks Chimal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Byron Blythe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Blythe misses
and Chimal counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Chimal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chimal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Chimal!
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