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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Colon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Byrne's chin.
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon moves into the clinch.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Colon.
Byrne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Byrne is keeping busy.
Colon tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Colon back against the cage.
Byrne presses Colon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colon.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Byrne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Colon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colon.
Colon can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Colon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colon lands an uppercut.
Colon breaks the clinch.
Byrne misses with a low kick.
Byrne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Colon misses with a low kick.
Byrne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byrne misses with a hook. Colon ducked under it nicely.
Byrne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Colon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byrne throws a low kick, looking for Colon's leg but Colon calmly moves out of range.
Colon throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Colon. Beautiful body shot.
Colon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Colon lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
Colon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byrne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Byrne avoids the body shot from Colon.
Good leg kick by Colon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Colon looks to land a combination. Byrne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Colon. Those never looked like landing.
Colon scores with a hook to the body. Byrne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Byrne feints and then cracks Colon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colon down.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Colon, as that shot connected.
Byrne cracks Colon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Colon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Byrne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Colon scrambles back to his feet.
Colon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Colon lands a nice looking body shot.
Colon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
A swing and a miss from Byrne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Byrne misses with a looping left.
Colon moves in looking to clinch but Byrne pushes him off.
Byrne slips under a jab.
Colon just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Colon checks a leg kick.
Colon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Colon does no damage.
Colon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Byrne on the side of the head.
Byrne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Colon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Colon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colon manages to avoid it.
Colon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byrne.
Colon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byrne.
Byrne lands with a shot to the body.
Colon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
Byrne cracks the inside of Colon's front leg.
Byrne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Byrne misses.
A jab from Colon finds it's way through Byrne's defenses.
Colon misses with a wild combination.
Colon misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrne cracks Colon with a good jab.
Byrne blocks the body kick.
Colon tries to clinch there but Byrne circles away.
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 Santiago Colon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Colon.
Colon lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Colon misses the target.
Byrne misses with a low kick.
Byrne jabs Colon right on the nose. Colon blinks but takes it well.
Byrne misses with the combination.
Colon misses with a looping left.
Colon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Colon.
Byrne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Byrne wants to clinch.
Colon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Byrne tries to clinch but Colon moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Byrne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byrne dodges the punch combination from Colon.
Colon moves in looking to clinch but Byrne pushes him off.
Byrne feints and then cracks Colon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colon down.
A telegraphed right hand from Colon misses the target.
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Colon.
Colon dips to his left and cracks Byrne with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Colon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Byrne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Byrne takes a swing at Colon's ribcage but misses.
Colon misses with a lunging right hand
and Byrne counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Byrne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Colon loads up on a big right hand but Byrne slips the punch.
Colon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Byrne moved out of range nicely.
Colon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colon throws a hook but Byrne avoids it easily.
Colon throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne connects with a leg kick. Colon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Colon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Colon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Colon swings widly with a right hand
and Byrne counters with a thumping low kick.
Colon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byrne.
Byrne thows a body shot but no joy.
Colon throws a hook but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne thuds a left hand into Colon's body.
Colon looks for the body kick but Byrne saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Colon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Colon eats them both and turns towards Byrne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Colon misses the shot to the body.
Colon thows a leg kick but Byrne checks it
and Byrne counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Byrne.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Colon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Byrne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Colon counters with a stiff right hand.
Colon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colon throws a low kick, looking for Byrne's leg but Byrne calmly moves out of range.
Byrne dodges the punch combination from Colon.
Byrne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Colon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Colon scores with a one two! Byrne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Byrne is rocked!
Colon misses with a low kick.
Byrne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Colon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colon misses with a hook. Byrne ducked under it nicely.
Colon swinging wildly here.
A jab from Colon does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrne. Byrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Colon - just one landing.
Colon avoids the head kick by Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Colon is looking to clinch.
Colon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Colon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colon lands a jab to Byrne's midsection.
Colon fails to land with a series of punches.
Byrne avoids the body shot from Colon.
Byrne cracks Colon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byrne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colon.
Colon fails to land with a series of punches.
Colon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colon lands a body shot.
Colon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrne misses with an uppercut
and Colon counters with a head kick.
Colon misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Colon rather than just go for the knockout.
Colon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byrne's hands.
Byrne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byrne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrne scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Byrne does no damage.
Byrne thows a body shot but no joy.
Colon slips under a jab.
Colon throws the kick towards the body but Byrne avoids it.
Byrne throws a solid leg kick but Colon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Byrne.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
Byrne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Colon misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Colon misses the target.
Byrne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon.
Colon moves out of range as Byrne strikes.
Santiago Colon is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrne.
Colon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colon clinches up against the cage.
Byrne is working Colon over against the cage.
Byrne is trying to stall.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Colon controls his hands.
Colon tries to stall but Byrne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Colon controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon misses with a punch on the inside.
Colon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Byrne's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Colon. Those never looked like landing.
A leg kick checked by Colon.
Colon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrne moves out of range as Colon strikes.
Colon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Colon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Byrne doesn't seem bothered though.
Byrne lands a leg kick that knocks Colon off balance momentarily.
Colon throws the kick towards the body but Byrne avoids it.
Colon misses with a double jab
and Byrne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colon moves away.
Byrne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrne misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Colon.
Colon tries to land a front kick but Byrne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Byrne scores with a shot to the body.
Byrne throws a series of punches but Colon moves out of range.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrne lands a high kick!
Colon clinches up with Byrne and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon misses with a body punch.
Colon is trying to stall.
Colon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Santiago Colon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Byrne throws a lazy uppercut
and Colon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Colon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byrne.
Colon scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne moves out of range of the leg kick from Colon.
Donk. Colon catches Byrne right on the button with a cross.
Byrne throws a lazy head kick
and Colon counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Colon misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Byrne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Byrne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Colon throws out a powerful jab.
Colon lands a nice hook to Byrne's body. Byrne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
Byrne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Byrne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Byrne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Colon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon lands a jab.
Byrne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Colon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrne doesn't seem phased though.
Colon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Byrne misses its intended target.
Colon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Colon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Colon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Byrne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Colon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrne.
Colon throws a good cross that connects.
Colon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Byrne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colon.
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!
Colon throws the left hand but Byrne avoids the punch easily.
Byrne thows a body shot but no joy.
Colon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colon misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrne doesn't manage to clinch there - Colon circles away.
Colon is looking to clinch but Byrne is avoiding it.
Byrne ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
Colon connects with a jab.
Colon looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrne is just out of range.
Colon looks to land a combination but Byrne avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Byrne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byrne throws a looping overhand right but Colon ducks down to avoid it.
Colon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Byrne thows a body shot but no joy.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Byrne.
Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrne throws a low kick but Colon moves out of range easily.
Colon looks to throw a body kick
and Byrne counters with a left to the body.
Colon works over Byrne's head and body with a nice combination.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colon cracks a nice hook into Byrne's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Byrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Byrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Colon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byrne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Colon throws a right hand that Byrne ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrne also avoids with ease.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Colon is just out of range.
Colon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colon circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon digs a good hook to Byrne's body.
Colon misses with a hook.
Byrne cracks the inside of Colon's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon had his way with David Byrne in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Byrne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrne swings for the body but Colon moves out of range.
Colon throws out a loose jab but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Byrne thows a body shot but no joy.
Byrne throws a body punch but Colon moves out of range.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Colon.
Colon takes one to the chin there.
Colon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Colon ducks under a wild hook from Byrne.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a one two combo.
Colon blocks a jab.
Byrne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Byrne is looking to land body kicks.
Byrne wants to clinch.
Colon scores with a decent looking hook.
Byrne cracks a nice hook into Colon's ribs.
Byrne swinging wildly here.
Colon digs a good hook to Byrne's body.
Colon looks to land a combination. Byrne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colon.
Colon ducks under a wild hook from Byrne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne drops his hands momentarily and Colon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Colon.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colon.
Byrne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrne tries to score with a low kick but Colon moves his leg out of the way.
Colon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Colon.
Byrne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Colon finds it's way round the side to connect with Byrne's head.
Byrne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Colon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Colon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byrne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colon moves away.
Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon throws a series of punches but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne is looking to score with low kicks.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Byrne. Those never looked like landing.
Colon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Colon swinging wildly here.
Colon cracks Byrne with a good jab.
David Byrne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Byrne throws a leg kick but Colon moved away.
A shot to the liver by Colon. Beautiful body shot.
Colon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Byrne throws a wild body kick that Colon sees coming a mile off.
Byrne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Byrne misses.
Colon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Byrne doesn't seem bothered though.
Santiago Colon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne throws a body punch but Colon moves out of range.
Byrne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byrne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Colon!
Colon throws a series of punches but Byrne avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colon lunges at Byrne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Byrne's hand.
Byrne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Colon tries to clinch but Byrne is having none of it.
Byrne misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Colon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Colon!
Santiago Colon retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Santiago Colon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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