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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryker Byrd (ranked 2906 p4p, 381 weight class) and Very Rounded (ranked 5618 p4p, 614 weight class). Byrd comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC- For those about to rock. Very Rounded will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryker Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Very Rounded!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byrd gets tackled into the cage by Rounded. Rounded maintains the clinch.
Byrd is trying to break the clinch but Rounded is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Rounded.
Rounded lands an elbow just above Byrd 's eye.
It looks like Ryker Byrd has been cut.
Byrd wants to break free but Rounded has control.
Rounded tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Byrd prevents a body shot from Rounded.
Byrd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rounded tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrd's elbow.
Byrd wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Byrd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Byrd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rounded lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Byrd can't break the clinch.
Byrd is trying to break the clinch but Rounded is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byrd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rounded lands a head kick. Byrd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Byrd scores with a three punch combo!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rounded has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rounded throws a lazy head kick
and Byrd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Rounded moves into the clinch.
Rounded unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byrd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Byrd has had enough of the clinch but Rounded keeps him there for the moment.
Byrd is trying to break the clinch but Rounded has him pressed against the cage.
Rounded holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Byrd tries to break the clinch but Rounded is controlling the position.
Rounded utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd wants to get back to striking at distance but Rounded won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rounded just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byrd's brow.
Rounded can't get the takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Rounded.
Rounded with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rounded crunches a lovely knee into Byrd's ribcage.
Rounded landing knees to the head.
Rounded tries to throw a body punch but Byrd avoids it by throwing Rounded back against the cage.
Byrd struggles to land a body shot inside as Rounded controls his hands.
Byrd can't break the clinch.
Rounded lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrd avoids a wild elbow strike from Rounded.
Byrd managing to block the knees to the body from Rounded.
Byrd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byrd working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded prevents Byrd from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rounded.
Rounded lands an elbow just above Byrd 's eye.
Byrd managing to block the knees to the body from Rounded.
Rounded with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rounded unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byrd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrd is trying to break the clinch but Rounded has him pressed against the cage.
Byrd can't break the clinch.
Byrd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rounded has him pressed against the cage.
Byrd is trying to force a seperation but Rounded has the dominant position.
Byrd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Byrd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Byrd is trying to push Rounded away but Rounded has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rounded has picked Byrd up - he's going for a ride! Rounded dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Byrd wants to improve his position but Rounded is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is staying active underneath Rounded, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Byrd controlling the position for now.
Rounded is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rounded is trying to control. Byrd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Very Rounded dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryker Byrd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rounded lands a leg kick that knocks Byrd off balance momentarily.
Rounded moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Byrd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rounded lands an elbow inside.
Byrd takes an elbow to the temple.
Rounded lands a knee to the body.
Rounded lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryker Byrd's cut is getting worse.
Rounded slows down the pace here.
Rounded misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd can't break the clinch.
Byrd is trying to break free.
Byrd is trying to break the clinch but Rounded is controlling him.
Byrd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rounded has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd is pressed up against the cage. Rounded 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.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rounded moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byrd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rounded misses with a looping left.
Byrd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Byrd checks a leg kick nicely.
Rounded misses with a hook.
Ryker Byrd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byrd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Byrd shoots in looking for a takedown. Rounded tries to sprawl out of it but Byrd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rounded manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rounded has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rounded gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounded working Byrd over with knees to the body.
Rounded lands an elbow just above Byrd 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd is trying to break free.
Rounded lands a nice elbow.
Rounded lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ryker Byrd's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Byrd prevents a body shot from Rounded.
Byrd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rounded lands with a nice body kick.
Rounded looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Byrd fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Byrd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded clinches up with Byrd and pushes him back against the cage.
Rounded gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rounded lands a knee to the body.
Rounded is struggling to control the position.
Rounded creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byrd's defenses.
Rounded struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrd controls his hands.
Byrd wants to break free but Rounded has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rounded lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rounded lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Ryker Byrd's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd avoiding damage as Rounded throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rounded.
Byrd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rounded blocking some punches.
Rounded goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rounded working Byrd over with knees to the body.
Rounded unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rounded gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryker Byrd's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Very Rounded!
A very excited looking Very Rounded made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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