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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Rushden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aewult Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aewult Byrne will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Rushden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aewult Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rushden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Byrne's waist but Byrne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rushden off to one side.
Byrne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rushden controlling from the top position.
Byrne has his foot on Rushden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rushden works his way back into a safe position though.
Byrne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rushden defends it easily.
Rushden trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Byrne keeping full guard, as Rushden tries to pass.
Rushden got a little sloppy there for a moment and Byrne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rushden has managed to get both his arms back between Byrne's legs - danger averted.
Rushden with a nice head shot there.
Byrne has his foot on Rushden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rushden works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rushden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Byrne's head.
Rushden connects with a couple of short punches.
Rushden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rushden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rushden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rushden landing with the ground and pound.
Byrne looking for a guillotine here but Rushden defends easily.
Rushden wants to control from the top but Byrne keeps moving.
Rushden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rushden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Byrne trying to keep a closed guard but Rushden is proving a slippery customer.
Rushden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rushden chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rushden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rushden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Byrne's head.
Rushden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rushden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rushden cracks Byrne with a solid left hand.
Rushden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Byrne keeping full guard, as Rushden tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rushden is pushing down on Byrne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Byrne is fighting to maintain full guard but Rushden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rushden drops an elbow to the side of Byrne's head.
Rushden is looking for a kimura but Byrne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rushden to get the leverage.
Rushden passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Byrne!
Rushden with a couple of short strikes.
Rushden landing strikes from the mount and Byrne is in trouble!
Rushden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rushden breaks from Byrne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Byrne sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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!
Byrne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Byrne looks gassed!
Byrne actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rushden lands strikes from half guard.
Rushden slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Byrne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rushden stays in close to Byrne's body and controls the position.
Rushden scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rushden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Byrne has momentary wrist control but Rushden slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rushden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rushden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Rushden 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 avoids the head kick by Rushden.
Rushden misses with a body shot
and Byrne counters with a right hand to the body.
Rushden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Byrne lands with a right hand.
It looks like Max Rushden has been cut.
Rushden is looking to clinch but Byrne is avoiding it.
Rushden takes one on the button.
Rushden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byrne is fending him off so far but Rushden persists. Nope, Byrne circles away and we're back to standing.
Byrne cracks Rushden with a good jab.
Rushden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rushden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rushden drops an elbow to the side of Byrne's head.
Byrne is trying to get back to full guard.
Byrne missing with punches from the bottom.
Byrne taking some punishment here, with Rushden in his half guard.
Byrne looking for submissions off his back.
Rushden sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rushden is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rushden prevents Byrne from improving his position.
Rushden working Byrne over with strikes.
Byrne works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rushden distracts Byrne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rushden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Byrne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rushden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rushden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rushden defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rushden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rushden landing with the ground and pound.
Rushden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rushden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Byrne is looking for a triangle but Rushden pushes his legs off easily.
Rushden works over Byrne with some ground and pound from guard.
Rushden lands a couple of digs.
Rushden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rushden won't allow Byrne to sweep him here.
Rushden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Byrne's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rushden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rushden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Byrne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rushden cracks Byrne with a solid left hand.
Rushden wants to pass the guard but Byrne is keeping the position.
Rushden is working Byrne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rushden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Byrne's head.
Byrne keeping moving, preventing Rushden from controlling successfully.
Byrne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rushden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Rushden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Rushden's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Byrne looks to throw the jab but Rushden is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rushden is defended easily by Byrne.
Byrne works over Rushden's head and body with a nice combination.
Rushden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Byrne wants to get back to full guard.
Rushden is trying to control. Byrne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rushden is working for a submission of some sort.
Byrne actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rushden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rushden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Byrne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rushden is thwarting Byrne's attempts to control the position.
Rushden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Max Rushden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byrne trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Rushden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rushden landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rushden avoids the attempt from Byrne to control.
Rushden raining down shots from the mount!
Rushden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rushden is landing with some decent strikes but Byrne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rushden lands with some strikes.
Byrne is rocked!
Rushden lands a heavy elbow.
Byrne is still in real trouble! Can Rushden finish him?
Rushden lands a nice shot to the head.
Rushden drops a big elbow. That's hurt Byrne! More shots from Rushden and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Rushden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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