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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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149 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overstreet tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byrd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Byrd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Good exchange - Overstreet coming out on top.
Byrd feints and then cracks Overstreet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overstreet down.
Byrd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Overstreet misses.
Overstreet connects with a single shot there.
Overstreet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Byrd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Overstreet misses with a hook.
Overstreet throws a hook to the side of Byrd's head but Byrd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overstreet has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byrd.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Overstreet under the eye.
Overstreet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overstreet misses with a straight left.
Overstreet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Byrd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Overstreet. Overstreet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byrd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Overstreet tries for a takedown but Byrd circles away easily
and Byrd counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd blocks a jab.
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrd.
Byrd cracks the inside of Overstreet's front leg.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Overstreet lands a nice looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Byrd!
Overstreet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd connects with a solid leg kick.
Byrd clinches up with Overstreet and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Byrd.
Byrd lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Overstreet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Byrd after a bit of a struggle.
A shot in the inside from Byrd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Overstreet.
Overstreet prevents a body shot from Byrd.
Overstreet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrd.
Overstreet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Overstreet swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
Overstreet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Overstreet can't find room to land a body shot as Byrd controls the action.
Overstreet crunches a lovely knee into Byrd's ribcage.
Byrd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overstreet blocking some punches.
Byrd scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overstreet obliges.
Overstreet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrd's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Byrd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Overstreet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Byrd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Byrd throws a chopping leg kick but Overstreet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Byrd scores with a nice right hand.
Overstreet is looking to score with low kicks.
Byrd scores with a shot to the body.
Overstreet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Overstreet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Overstreet throws a hook but Byrd avoids it easily.
Byrd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Overstreet.
Byrd feints and then cracks Overstreet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overstreet down.
Overstreet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Byrd. That's going to slow Overstreet down.
Overstreet swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd tests Overstreet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd throws out a leg kick but Overstreet moves out of range and Byrd only half commits.
Overstreet tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Overstreet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Byrd moves out of range as Overstreet strikes.
Byrd cracks Overstreet with a right hand to the side of the head.
Overstreet throws an overhand right that lands on Byrd's shoulder, as Byrd tries to avoid the shot.
Overstreet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overstreet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overstreet throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Byrd.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Overstreet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd slips under a jab from Overstreet.
Overstreet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Byrd's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrd.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Byrd throws a looping overhand right but Overstreet ducks down to avoid it.
Overstreet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byrd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overstreet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Byrd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Overstreet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Overstreet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrd misses with a shot to the body
and Overstreet counters with a low kick, right behind Byrd 's knee.
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrd clobbers Overstreet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Overstreet there.
Byrd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overstreet. That did some damage!
Byrd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Overstreet connects with a leg kick. Byrd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Overstreet as he checks the leg kick.
Overstreet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byrd.
Byrd throws a front kick that sends Overstreet stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overstreet has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byrd.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Overstreet throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Overstreet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
It looked like Byrd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Overstreet.
Overstreet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Overstreet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Overstreet scores with a body shot.
Byrd slips a straight right by Overstreet.
Some bone on bone action there as Overstreet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Overstreet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrd.
Byrd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd throwing a counter right hand but Overstreet manages to avoid it.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Overstreet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd has managed to clinch.
Overstreet prevents a body shot from Byrd.
Overstreet tries to work over Byrd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overstreet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Overstreet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jolly Leg Byrd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byrd quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overstreet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byrd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Overstreet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrd.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overstreet can do to turn this around?
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overstreet.
Byrd wants to slow Overstreet down by chopping away at his legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrd.
Overstreet thuds a left hand into Byrd's body.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overstreet throws out a counter right but Byrd avoids it with no problem.
Byrd throws a push kick but Overstreet slaps the foot to one side.
Byrd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Overstreet has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Byrd.
Byrd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Overstreet has time to react.
Good work by Byrd as he checks the leg kick.
Overstreet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Byrd but Byrd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Byrd with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrd, right into the meat.
Overstreet throws a solid leg kick but Byrd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Overstreet.
Byrd scores with a kick to the body.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Byrd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrd.
Byrd lands a right hook to the body.
Overstreet misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Overstreet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd lands with a hook. Overstreet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good leg kick by Byrd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Overstreet throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrd.
Overstreet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Overstreet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Overstreet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Byrd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Byrd controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overstreet throwing shots but Byrd is blocking nicely.
Byrd is looking to control Overstreet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Byrd avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overstreet is working for a kimura here but Byrd manages to reverse the position and he's now in Overstreet's guard.
Overstreet throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Byrd escapes and throws Overstreet's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Byrd lands a leg kick that knocks Overstreet off balance momentarily.
Overstreet fails with the takedown.
Overstreet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Overstreet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overstreet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - Overstreet coming out on top.
Overstreet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Overstreet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrd jabs at Overstreet's body.
Byrd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overstreet tries to bum rush Byrd with a series of wild strikes but Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Byrd on the side of the head.
Overstreet tries to clinch but Byrd is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Byrd. That's going to slow Overstreet down.
Overstreet drops his hands momentarily and Byrd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Overstreet looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Byrd throws a leg kick which misses Overstreet's front leg but catches the back leg as Overstreet tries to avoid it.
Overstreet misses with a looping right.
Byrd tries to land a leg kick but Overstreet saw it coming and moves away.
Overstreet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Overstreet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Byrd scores with a nice body kick.
Byrd scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd punishes Overstreet's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Byrd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Overstreet looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Volga Overstreet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Byrd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Overstreet if he has to take too many more of those.
Byrd lands the left hand.
Byrd scores with a kick to the midsection.
Overstreet swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Byrd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Byrd tenderised Overstreet's leg. Overstreet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Overstreet moves into the clinch.
Overstreet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Overstreet misses with a punch to the body.
Overstreet swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd managing to block the knees to the body from Overstreet.
Overstreet working aggressively here.
Overstreet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Byrd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd managing to block the knees to the body from Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Overstreet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overstreet trying to land knees to the body.
Byrd is pressed up against the cage. Overstreet has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byrd down to the mat. Byrd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jolly Leg Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volga Overstreet.
Byrd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Byrd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Overstreet's head.
Byrd lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd throws a body punch but Overstreet moves out of range.
Byrd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overstreet appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Overstreet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Byrd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Overstreet's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrd checks a low kick from Overstreet.
Byrd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Overstreet's head backwards.
Byrd scores with a hook.
Overstreet misses with a looping left.
Overstreet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byrd throws a front kick that sends Overstreet stumbling back into the cage.
Byrd with a hook.
Byrd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byrd scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Leg Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byrd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
Jolly Leg Byrd opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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