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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carrington Byndom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carrington Byndom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Rich!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich throws a low kick but Byndom moves out of range easily.
Byndom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byndom digs a good body shot into Rich's ribs.
Rich shoots for a takedown but Byndom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Byndom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byndom misses with a wild combination.
Byndom lands a jab to the head.
Byndom stalks Rich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rich's face. Rich staggers backwards, shaken.
Byndom stuffs the takedown.
Byndom scores with a head kick. Rich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byndom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt - Byndom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carrington Byndom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich avoids them all with ease.
Byndom misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Byndom.
Byndom misses with a two punch combination.
Byndom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byndom is fending him off so far but Rich persists. Nope, Byndom circles away and we're back to standing.
Rich slips a jab and a cross from Byndom.
Rich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Byndom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rich somewhat.
Byndom throws a right hand that Rich ducks under and follows up with a left that Rich also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a right hand that Rich ducks under and follows up with a left that Rich also avoids with ease.
Byndom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rich.
Rick Rich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byndom thuds his right hand into Rich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich avoids them all with ease.
Rich shoots in and bounces Byndom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Byndom pushes Rich off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich walks into a left hand.
Rich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Byndom.
That kick from Byndom tenderised Rich's leg. Rich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Byndom scores with a one two! Rich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byndom.
Rich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byndom swivels and escapes.
Rich looks gassed!
Rich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Byndom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Byndom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byndom.
Byndom is working the combinations to good effect here.
Byndom fails to land with a series of punches.
Byndom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rich blocks the body kick.
Rich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rich. Byndom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byndom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Byndom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byndom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Byndom's guard now.
Rich decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Byndom, up you get!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Byndom!
Byndom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byndom counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rich dodges the punch combination from Byndom.
Rich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Byndom punishes Rich's body with a nice straight punch.
Rich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Byndom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Byndom to counter with a crisp jab.
Byndom stuffs the takedown attempt from Rich. Rich gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt
and Byndom counters with a series of strikes. Rich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Byndom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rich walks into a stiff left hand from Byndom.
Byndom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rich back to the cage. Byndom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Byndom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rich is rocked!
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Byndom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Byndom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byndom scores with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Byndom - that will leave a mark!
Byndom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Byndom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rich throws a leg kick
and Byndom counters with an inside leg kick.
Byndom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rich tries to clinch but Byndom is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Byndom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rich.
Rich shoots in for a takedown but Byndom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Byndom misses with the combination.
Byndom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Byndom.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Byndom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Byndom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rich tries for a takedown but Byndom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Byndom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Byndom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rich's sensitive parts.
Byndom lands a leg kick that knocks Rich off balance momentarily.
Rich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rich misses with a body kick.
Byndom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byndom.
Rich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rich with a poor takedown
and Byndom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byndom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rich tries to clinch but Byndom is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carrington Byndom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Rich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Byndom here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice sprawl there from Byndom as Rich shoots in.
Byndom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Byndom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Byndom does no damage.
Rich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rich is still on wobbly legs! Can Byndom finish him?
Byndom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rich can do to turn this around?
Rich throws a head kick that misses.
Rich seems to have recovered his senses.
Byndom connects with a nice looking jab.
Byndom cracks Rich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Byndom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rich is breathing heavily.
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!
Rich throws an off balance right hand
and Byndom counters with a body kick that stops Rich in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Byndom throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Byndom.
Byndom misses with a series of wild punches.
Rich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byndom.
Byndom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Byndom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Byndom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Byndom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carrington Byndom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byndom jabs at Rich's body.
Byndom works over Rich's head and body with a nice combination.
Rich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byndom.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt
and Byndom counters with a stiff right hand.
Carrington Byndom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
Byndom shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rich eats them both and turns towards Byndom to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byndom lands with a nice body punch.
Byndom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Byndom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rich shoots in looking for a takedown but Byndom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Byndom misses with a few strikes there.
Carrington Byndom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byndom delivers a nice body kick.
Byndom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rich back to the cage. Byndom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Byndom lands a body shot.
Rich instigates a clinch.
Rich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Byndom's efforts to push away.
Byndom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rich.
Byndom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byndom walks away with a smile on his face. Rich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Byndom lands with a kick to the temple. Rich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Byndom.
Byndom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byndom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Byndom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byndom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rich walks into a stiff left hand from Byndom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byndom, right into the meat.
Rich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byndom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rich.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Byndom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Byndom jabs at Rich's body.
Byndom lands a jab-cross combination.
Byndom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Byndom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byndom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byndom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byndom catches Rich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rich tries to move into range but Byndom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Byndom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Byndom misses with the combination.
Rich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byndom as he avoids it easily.
Byndom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Byndom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carrington Byndom is winning the standup battle so far.
Byndom leaves Rich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byndom stuffs the takedown.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Byndom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Byndom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rich backs up against the cage.
Byndom scores with a nice strike.
Byndom thuds his right hand into Rich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Byndom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rich's sensitive parts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byndom.
Byndom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byndom lands a two punch combo.
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Byndom scoring well with a low kick there.
Rich fails with the takedown
and Byndom counters with a straight right hand.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byndom counters with a nice leg kick.
Byndom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rich doesn't seem bothered 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!
Rich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Byndom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rich shoots in and drives through. Byndom sprawls well.
Byndom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rich.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a one two combo.
Rich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Byndom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rich tries to clinch there but Byndom circles away.
Rich shoots in for a takedown but Byndom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Byndom throws a right and a left that Rich avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carrington Byndom dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rich shoots in but no luck this time.
Byndom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rich.
Byndom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rich shoots in but Byndom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carrington Byndom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
Nice takedown defense from Byndom. No joy for Rich on that attempt.
Byndom lands with a slapping head kick.
Byndom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Byndom stuffs the takedown.
Byndom scores with a head kick.
Byndom swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byndom as he avoids it easily.
Byndom lands a jab-cross combination.
Byndom lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Byndom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rich shoots for a takedown but Byndom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Byndom.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byndom, right into the meat.
Byndom digs a good hook to Rich's body.
Rich avoids the head kick by Byndom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byndom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rich.
Byndom misses with a two punch combination.
Byndom connects with a high kick.
Rich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byndom pinned against the cage. Byndom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Byndom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Byndom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byndom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Byndom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Byndom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Byndom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rich if he has to take too many more of those.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byndom.
Nice body kick from Byndom.
Byndom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byndom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Byndom.
Byndom tests Rich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byndom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rich backs up against the cage.
Nice shot by Byndom.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byndom.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byndom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rich misses with a takedown
and Byndom counters with a three punch combo that has Rich backing up. Rich nods at Byndom to acknowledge the strikes.
Byndom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rich takes a step back to recover.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byndom is looking to slow Rich down with leg kicks.
Byndom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Byndom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rich.
Byndom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rich in his tracks.
Byndom misses with a series of wild punches.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byndom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Byndom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rich has a takedown stuffed.
Byndom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byndom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Byndom.
Rich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byndom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Byndom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byndom lands a high kick!
Byndom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byndom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt - Byndom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Byndom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byndom.
A combination from Byndom does no damage.
A left and a right from Byndom both land. Nice combination.
Rich clinches up against the cage.
Byndom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rich dodges the punch combination from Byndom.
Rich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Byndom manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Carrington Byndom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Byndom keeping full guard, as Rich tries to pass.
Rich wants to control from the top but Byndom keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rich stands and steps away. Byndom gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick by Byndom misses
and Rich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Byndom!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Byndom is trying to escape the mount.
Byndom is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byndom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carrington Byndom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byndom, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carrington Byndom!
Carrington Byndom is the new welterweight champion!
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