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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Byrkjelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ieuan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrkjelo comes to the cage accompanied by Skindred, no body. Ieuan Williams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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259 lbs
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198 cm
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253 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Byrkjelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ieuan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrkjelo lands a jab.
Byrkjelo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Byrkjelo. Byrkjelo maintains the clinch.
Byrkjelo breaks from the clinch.
Byrkjelo wants to clinch.
Byrkjelo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams darts in and clinches Byrkjelo up against the cage.
Byrkjelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrkjelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrkjelo dodges the punch combination from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrkjelo tries to clinch up.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrkjelo.
Byrkjelo takes the fight into the clinch.
Byrkjelo keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Byrkjelo is controlling him.
Williams can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Byrkjelo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Byrkjelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrkjelo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byrkjelo with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ieuan Williams has been cut.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrkjelo tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Byrkjelo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrkjelo tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byrkjelo shoots in but no luck this time.
Byrkjelo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams looks to land a combination but Byrkjelo avoids it well.
Byrkjelo shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Byrkjelo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Byrkjelo closes the distance and clinches.
Byrkjelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byrkjelo tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byrkjelo to the ground. Byrkjelo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrkjelo clinches up against the cage.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Byrkjelo.
Byrkjelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrkjelo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byrkjelo tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Byrkjelo shoots in but no luck this time.
Byrkjelo fails to land the takedown.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Byrkjelo.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Byrkjelo tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Byrkjelo smiles and moves away.
Williams feints and as Byrkjelo raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Byrkjelo pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrkjelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byrkjelo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Byrkjelo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrkjelo.
Byrkjelo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrkjelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Byrkjelo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ieuan Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams misses with a head kick.
Byrkjelo looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Byrkjelo misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Byrkjelo backing up. Byrkjelo nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Byrkjelo fails with the takedown.
Damien Byrkjelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byrkjelo tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Byrkjelo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damien Byrkjelo is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Byrkjelo shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrkjelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams lands a head kick. Byrkjelo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Byrkjelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrkjelo. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a combination. Byrkjelo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Byrkjelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byrkjelo tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Byrkjelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Byrkjelo eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Byrkjelo is rocked!
Williams moves into the clinch.
Oh Byrkjelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrkjelo pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Byrkjelo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byrkjelo wants to break free but Williams has control.
Byrkjelo seems to have got his legs back now.
Byrkjelo trying to land knees to the body.
Byrkjelo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrkjelo trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Byrkjelo from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrkjelo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Byrkjelo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Byrkjelo is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Byrkjelo tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Byrkjelo hang on?
Byrkjelo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Byrkjelo is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Byrkjelo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams looking to finish Byrkjelo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Byrkjelo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrkjelo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Byrkjelo is looking to improve his position.
Williams stalling away here and it's allowed Byrkjelo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Byrkjelo's guard.
Byrkjelo keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Byrkjelo is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams wanted to stand there but Byrkjelo had control of the position.
Byrkjelo is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams stands and steps away. Byrkjelo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrkjelo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Byrkjelo misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a crisp one two that drops Byrkjelo! Williams thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Byrkjelo to his feet! Byrkjelo is in big trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieuan Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ieuan Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams batters Byrkjelo with a massive right followed by a huge left! Byrkjelo is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Williams lands a final crushing right hand to drop Byrkjelo to the mat with a gruesome thud! Williams is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ieuan Williams!
A victorious Ieuan Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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