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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardiner Wright Blackwood has chosen The Land of Make Believe as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Byson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byson looks to land a left hand but Gardiner Wright Blackwood moved out of range nicely.
Byson has Gardiner Wright Blackwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Byson has a couple of punches blocked by Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Byson blocks an uppercut.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood avoids the body shot from Byson.
Byson wants to clinch.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Byson's head backwards.
Byson moves in looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood pushes him off.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a jab when Byson was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Byson.
Byson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byson has closed the distance and engaged Gardiner Wright Blackwood in a clinch.
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!
Gardiner Wright Blackwood breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson wants to clinch
and Gardiner Wright Blackwood counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses.
Mike Byson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byson moves out of range as Gardiner Wright Blackwood strikes.
Byson moves in looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood pushes him off.
Byson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Byson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gardiner Wright Blackwood to score with a decent uppercut.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byson.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves out of range as Byson strikes.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Byson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood has been cut.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves forwards but Byson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byson lands the left hand.
Byson is looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is avoiding it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byson is looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is avoiding it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byson misses with the combination.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Byson closes the distance and clinches.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to maintain a safe position but Byson gets an underhook and turns Gardiner Wright Blackwood into the cage.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood jumps guard.
Byson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Byson tries to stand but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is controlling from the bottom.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to control the position but Byson postures up.
Byson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gardiner Wright Blackwood's guard.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardiner Wright Blackwood, not yet.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Byson is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood trying to control the position.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood has a closed guard, preventing Byson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to control the position but Byson postures up.
Byson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gardiner Wright Blackwood on the ground.
Byson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice defenses there by Byson.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Byson tries to clinch up but Gardiner Wright Blackwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood loads up on a big right hand but Byson slips the punch.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byson.
A big right from Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses.
Byson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byson throws a lazy right hand but Gardiner Wright Blackwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws out the jab.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Byson.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byson's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Byson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is rocked!
That has opened up Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood's cut even more.
Byson throws a shot from downtown. Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Byson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood loads up on a big right hand but Byson slips the punch.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Byson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a looping overhand right but Byson ducks down to avoid it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byson darts in and clinches Gardiner Wright Blackwood up against the cage.
Byson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardiner Wright Blackwood backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Byson working aggressively here.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood wants to get back to striking at distance but Byson won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Byson.
Byson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gardiner Wright Blackwood to his knees! Byson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Byson!
Mike Byson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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