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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). To Hak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Byrne's chin.
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201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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189 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Byrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hak. Byrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hak throws a leg kick but Byrne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Byrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byrne checks a low kick from Hak.
Byrne thuds his right hand into Hak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Byrne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hak throws a low kick but Byrne avoids it.
Byrne checks a leg kick.
Hak throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byrne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hak.
Byrne throws a leg kick but Hak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hak lands a jab-cross combination.
Hak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Byrne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hak!
A clash of legs there as Byrne blocks the low kick.
Byrne lands a nice looking body shot.
Byrne checks a low kick from Hak.
Good shot there by Byrne.
Hak throws a leg kick but Byrne moved away.
Hak connects with an inside leg kick.
Byrne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
Byrne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hak scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hak.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Hak circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hak throws a solid leg kick but Byrne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hak.
Some bone on bone action there as Byrne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hak.
Hak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byrne misses with an uppercut. Hak saw that one coming.
Hak misses with a head kick.
A jab from Hak misses.
Hak gets tackled into the cage by Byrne. Byrne maintains the clinch.
Hak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byrne with a knee to the head.
Hak working aggressively here.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Hak.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Hak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Byrne lands a left hand.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Hak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Hak.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
Hak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Hak.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Hak avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
Hak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Hak working aggressively here.
Hak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Byrne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
Hak lands a right hand.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hak avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Hak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hak tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Hak back against the cage.
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 David Byrne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Byrne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hak tries to land a front kick but Byrne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hak.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Byrne.
Hak gets a clinch.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byrne lands an elbow inside.
Hak working aggressively here.
Hak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hak lands a shoulder strike.
Hak can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne takes a shot to the head.
Hak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.
A short right from Hak.
Hak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byrne takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Byrne working Hak over with knees to the body.
Hak lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Hak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hak misses with a body punch.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrne misses with a knee strike.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Hak won't want to take too many of those.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hak scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Byrne.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne works on Hak's body with a couple of short punches.
Hak missing with knees to the body.
Hak taking a breather.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Byrne.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Hak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Byrne on the inside.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hak on the inside.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Hak scores with a shot to the side of Byrne's head.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Byrne lands a body shot.
Hak misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Byrne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Hak won't want to take too many of those.
Hak is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
Byrne lands a left hand.
Byrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Byrne.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Hak struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrne lands a nice uppercut.
Hak is rocked!
Byrne lands an elbow just above Hak 's eye.
Hak is still on wobbly legs! Can Byrne finish him?
Hak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne 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. This is the final round!
Byrne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne looks to throw the jab but Hak is out of range.
David Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hak seems to have recovered his senses.
Hak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne forces Hak back against the cage and clinches.
Hak breaks the clinch.
Hak throws a head kick but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne moves into the clinch successfully.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hak.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byrne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hak's brow.
Hak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Byrne tries to work over Hak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hak struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Hak.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hak is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Hak into the cage.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Byrne misses with an elbow over the top.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Hak avoids the elbow strike from Byrne, against the cage.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hak lands a nice shot to the body.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
Hak blocks the elbow strike.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hak blocks an elbow strike from Byrne.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hak.
Hak is working Byrne over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.
David Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hak blocks the elbow strike.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hak's face.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hak.
Hak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Hak has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
A short uppercut from Byrne.
A nice left hand lands by Hak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Hak blocks a body shot from Byrne.
A short uppercut from Hak.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrne throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
A short left from Hak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
To Hak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Hak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hak.
Hak is working Byrne over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to To Hak.
Well Byrne 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
David Byrne managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$), into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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