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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 27 p4p, 2 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 29 p4p, 3 weight class). Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
27 - 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
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
Byrd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
Byrd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Byrd throws a hook to the side of Iron Tyson's head but Iron Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Iron Tyson takes one on the button.
Byrd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron Tyson's calf.
Iron Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Byrd is looking to slow Iron Tyson down with leg kicks.
Iron Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd misses with a looping right.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Byrd jabs Iron Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and Byrd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Iron Tyson thinking.
Byrd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd shoots in and drives through. Iron Tyson sprawls well.
Byrd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byrd is looking to wear down Iron Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Byrd clobbers Iron Tyson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Byrd ducked under it nicely.
Byrd scores with the left hand. Iron Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Iron Tyson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Byrd thumps Iron Tyson with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron Tyson with a hook.
Iron Tyson connects with the punch.
Good shot there by Iron Tyson.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Byrd cracks Iron Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Byrd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd 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.
Byrd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd rushes Iron Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iron Tyson lands a right hand.
Byrd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iron Tyson blocks a body shot from Byrd.
Byrd cracks Iron Tyson with a nice body shot.
Iron Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iron Tyson.
Byrd just leaning against Iron Tyson, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iron Tyson.
Byrd stalls.
Byrd takes a shot to the head.
Byrd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iron Tysons head.
Byrd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrd.
Iron Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Iron Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Iron Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Byrd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Iron Tyson can turn it around.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrd.
Byrd struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron Tyson controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrd.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrd's elbow.
Byrd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byrd misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson is leaning against Byrd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Byrd gets through Iron Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byrd tries to work over Iron Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Byrd.
Byrd working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Byrd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Iron Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Byrd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Byrd tries to throw a body punch but Iron Tyson avoids it by throwing Byrd back against the cage.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
Iron Tyson lands a right hand.
Byrd is pushing Iron Tyson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrd tries to pull guard but Iron Tyson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Byrd.
Iron Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Byrd avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Iron Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byrd or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Byrd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Iron Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that 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.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Byrd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrd.
Iron Tyson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Byrd with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Byrd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Iron Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Byrd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrd tries to clinch up but Iron Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Iron Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range.
Byrd throws out a powerful jab.
Iron Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Iron Tyson staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrd drops down looking for a counter takedown but Iron Tyson sprawls and moves away.
Byrd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Iron Tyson cracks a nice hook into Byrd's ribs.
Byrd 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!
Byrd stuns Iron Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot.
Byrd lands a nice looking body shot.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd tries to counter with a takedown but Iron Tyson is quick to defend against it.
Byrd throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Byrd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byrd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Iron Tyson lands with a hook. Byrd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Byrd avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Byrd should have avoided that one.
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd looks for the body kick but Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Byrd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Iron Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
Byrd misses with a straight right.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Byrd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson wants to control but Byrd postures up.
Iron Tyson is looking to regain half guard here but Byrd keeps moving and retains side control.
Byrd tries to move into full mount but can't pass Iron Tyson's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byrd tries to move into full mount but can't pass Iron Tyson's legs.
Byrd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Iron Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Byrd tries for a kimura but Iron Tyson is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd continues to stall.
Iron Tyson throws Byrd to one side and escapes!
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byrd.
Byrd blocks a jab.
Byrd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Byrd defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Iron Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Iron Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrd doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Byrd misses.
Iron Tyson dips to his left and cracks Byrd with an uppercut!
Byrd lets loose with a powerful body kick. Iron Tyson will feel that in the morning.
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!
Byrd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrd lands a nice hook to Iron Tyson's body. Iron Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
It looked like Byrd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Byrd counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Byrd. That's going to slow Iron Tyson down.
Iron Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iron Tyson under the eye.
Byrd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Byrd has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Byrd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd misses with a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson thuds a left hand into Byrd's body.
Byrd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iron Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrd stuns Iron Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron Tyson looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byrd throws out the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Byrd!
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd motions for Iron Tyson to come forward. Byrd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Byrd is looking to slow Iron Tyson down with leg kicks.
Iron Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
Byrd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Byrd's head back.
Iron Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Iron Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd missing with a left hand there. Iron Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iron Tyson can do to turn this around?
Byrd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byrd misses with a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson throws out a counter right but Byrd avoids it with no problem.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Byrd.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrd throws a hook but Iron Tyson avoids it easily.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Byrd misses with a looping left.
Byrd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Iron Tyson punishes Byrd's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Byrd. That's going to slow Iron Tyson down.
Iron Tyson with a hook.
Byrd throws a front kick aimed at Iron Tyson's knee but Iron Tyson avoids it well.
Byrd tries to score with a low kick but Iron Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
Byrd misses with a hook. Iron Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byrd.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
Shogun Iron Tyson 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.
Byrd swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd throws out a powerful jab.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Byrd with a hook.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to Byrd's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Byrd.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Byrd.
Byrd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrd throws a solid leg kick but Iron Tyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Byrd.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Byrd fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Byrd swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Byrd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iron Tyson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd attempts a counter takedown but Iron Tyson avoids it well and moves away.
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!
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Byrd feints and then cracks Iron Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron Tyson down.
Iron Tyson cracks Byrd with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Byrd takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Iron Tyson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Byrd with a body shot.
Iron Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byrd cracks Iron Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Iron Tyson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Byrd to score with a decent uppercut.
Byrd misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Iron Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Iron Tyson takes a swing at Byrd's ribcage but misses.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iron Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Iron Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Iron Tyson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Byrd thumps Iron Tyson with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Byrd.
Byrd slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Byrd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iron Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Byrd throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Jolly Leg Byrd.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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