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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Ceasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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199 lbs
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Ceasar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ceasar doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrne circles away.
Byrne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
Ceasar clinches with his opponent.
Ceasar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ceasar is trying to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling him. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ceasar. Byrne throws a head punch that misses. Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Ceasar's ribcage. Ceasar let out a lung full of air as it connected. Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ceasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrne throws an elbow but misses. Byrne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ceasar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ceasar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byrne or not. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Byrne works on Ceasar's body with a couple of short punches. Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Byrne is working Ceasar over against the cage. Ceasar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards. Byrne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ceasar is defending well for now. Ceasar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Byrne. Ceasar tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A battle for position here, against the cage. Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Ceasar controls his hands.
Ceasar throws a head punch that misses. Byrne gets through Ceasar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The referee calls for Ceasar to work.
Ceasar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Ceasar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ceasar. A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne. A nice glancing elbow lands by Byrne. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ceasar tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ceasar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards. Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut. Byrne lands a body punch. Ceasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ceasar blocking some punches.
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
Byrne tries to work over Ceasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ceasar cracks Byrne with a nice body shot. Ceasar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ceasar lands a left hand.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Byrne lands with a short shot to the head. Byrne has Ceasar pressed against the cage, preventing Ceasar from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards. Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Ceasar controls his hands.
Ceasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ceasar lands a hook that snaps the head of Byrne backwards. Byrne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ceasar throws a head punch that misses. Ceasar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
Byrne misses with an elbow over the top. Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ceasar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ceasar lands a shot to the body. Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Ceasar controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ceasar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ceasar tries to clinch but Byrne moves out of range. Byrne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ceasar checks a low kick from Byrne. Ceasar lands a front kick. Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
Ceasar rushes Byrne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A short uppercut from Byrne. Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ceasar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards. Ceasar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ceasar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ceasar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Ceasar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Byrne will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Byrne moves into the clinch successfully.
Ceasar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Byrne lands a shoulder strike. Ceasar gets through Byrne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ceasar misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ceasar.
A short right from Ceasar. Ceasar working aggressively here.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ceasar's face as he tries to break the 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! Ceasar wants to stall.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Ceasar lands with a light punch inside. Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Both fighters working to control the clinch. David Byrne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Byrne tries to work over Ceasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Ceasar avoids the damage to the body. Ceasar tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ceasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ceasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A hook to the body from Ceasar.
Byrne is leaning against Ceasar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Ceasar wants to stall.
Ceasar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. 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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks with his arms.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ceasar. A short left from Byrne. Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
Byrne blocking some punches.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar breaks the clinch.
Ceasar moves in looking to clinch but Byrne pushes him off. Ceasar fails in his attempt to clinch. Byrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ceasar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ceasar has closed the distance and engaged Byrne in a clinch.
Ceasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it. Ceasar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ceasar dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
Ceasar tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Ceasar back against the cage. Byrne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ceasar or not. Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks with his arms.
Ceasar prevents a body shot from Byrne. Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ceasar working aggressively here.
Ceasar cracks Byrne with a nice body shot. Ceasar lands a body shot. Ceasar lands a nice shot to the body. Ceasar lands a body shot. Ceasar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards. Byrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ceasar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ceasar fails in his attempt to clinch. Ceasar doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrne circles away.
Ceasar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Byrne swats away the attempt to clinch by Ceasar. Byrne cracks the inside of Ceasar's front leg.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ceasar tries to clinch there but Byrne circles away.
Ceasar closes the distance and pushes Byrne back into the cage. Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Ceasar lands with a short shot to the head. Ceasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it. Byrne blocks a body shot from Ceasar. Byrne prevents a body shot from Ceasar. Ceasar tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Ceasar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ceasar misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ceasar is defending well for now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ceasar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Ceasar lands a body shot. Byrne is breathing heavily. Ceasar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Ceasar dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ceasar tries to clinch up. Byrne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ceasar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ceasar scores with a nice hook to the head. Ceasar tries to stall but Byrne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Ceasar scores with a nice short uppercut. Ceasar tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Ceasar blocks an uppercut.
Byrne tries to work over Ceasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards. A body shot lands from Byrne.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Byrne. Byrne blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ceasar avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Ceasar misses with some punches.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ceasar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byrne or not. Ceasar cracks Byrne with a nice body shot. Ceasar can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne. Byrne blocks a body shot from Ceasar. Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks it.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Ceasar 's eye.
Ceasar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ceasar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ceasar misses with a low kick.
Byrne swats away the attempt to clinch by Ceasar. Byrne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ceasar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrne swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ceasar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byrne. Julius Ceasar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ceasar moves away. Ceasar looks to land a left hand but Byrne moved out of range nicely. A jab lands there for Ceasar. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Byrne throws a chopping leg kick but Ceasar manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Byrne throws a nice inside leg kick. Ceasar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ceasar fails in his attempt to clinch. Byrne wants to slow Ceasar down by chopping away at his legs. Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ceasar was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne. Ceasar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ceasar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Byrne keeps the fight on the outside. Ceasar tries to clinch but fails miserably and Byrne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ceasar walks into a left hand. Ceasar swings widly with a right hand
and Byrne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Byrne. Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ceasar is pushing Byrne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ceasar takes an elbow to the forehead. Ceasar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ceasar.
Ceasar has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Ceasar looking to slow down the pace here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards. Ceasar lands with a light punch inside. Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ceasar's face.
Ceasar working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ceasar pressing his opponent against the cage. Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ceasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ceasar tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ceasar blocks an uppercut.
Ceasar slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julius Ceasar. Well Ceasar 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Julius Ceasar! Jumping up and down and very excited, Julius Ceasar waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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