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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 9 p4p, 3 weight class) and Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 51 p4p, 11 weight class). Iron Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughterouse - Party. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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151 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Iron Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Byrd's head.
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 slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
Byrd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Iron Tyson blocks the body kick.
We've been told by Iron Tyson's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Byrd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A low kick from Byrd is predictable there
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson moved away.
Iron Tyson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byrd.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byrd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Iron Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iron Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Byrd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iron Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrd misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Byrd catches Iron Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson walks into a straight right hand from Byrd.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from Byrd.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Iron Tyson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byrd misses the jab.
Iron Tyson lands with a straight right. Byrd didn't see that one coming.
Byrd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byrd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Byrd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Byrd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byrd misses with a leg kick.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Byrd.
Byrd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Iron Tyson's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron Tyson.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byrd throws a low kick but Iron Tyson moves out of range easily.
Byrd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
Byrd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Byrd looks for the body kick but Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Iron Tyson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Iron Tyson thuds a left hand into Byrd's body.
Byrd tries to land a front kick but Iron Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd scores with a jab. Iron Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Byrd throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook
and Byrd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byrd blocks a jab.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Iron Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Byrd slips the punch.
Byrd throws a body kick that misses.
Byrd throws a jab when Iron Tyson was well out of range.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Iron Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Byrd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
Byrd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iron Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Byrd misses the target.
Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Iron Tyson stuns Byrd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Byrd slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
Byrd blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd digs a good hook to Iron Tyson's body.
Byrd swats away the attempt to clinch by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Byrd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Byrd.
Iron Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrd.
Byrd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Iron Tyson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Iron Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Byrd tries to stall but Iron Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Byrd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Iron Tyson on the inside.
Iron Tyson scores with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Byrd can't find room to land a body shot as Iron Tyson controls the action.
Byrd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iron Tyson working aggressively here.
Iron Tyson lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Byrd slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
Byrd throws a low kick but Iron Tyson avoids it.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Iron Tyson.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range.
Byrd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron Tyson. That did some damage!
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Iron Tyson walks into a left hand.
Byrd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Byrd's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Byrd's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd throws out a leg kick but Iron Tyson moves out of range and Byrd only half commits.
Byrd throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Iron Tyson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byrd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Iron Tyson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Byrd on the side of the head.
Byrd moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Byrd! But no joy.
Byrd throws a body kick that misses.
Iron Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byrd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Byrd throws a push kick but Iron Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Iron Tyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Byrd.
Byrd slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands an overhand right.
Byrd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrd throws a wild body kick that Iron Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Iron Tyson.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Byrd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Byrd misses the target.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd scores with a sloppy right hand. Iron Tyson should have avoided that one.
Byrd is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iron Tyson momentarily.
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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Byrd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrd scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrd.
Byrd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
And Byrd responds with a good body kick, but Iron Tyson manages to step out the way in time.
Iron Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byrd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byrd throws a wild body kick that Iron Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Iron Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrd.
Iron Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Byrd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the body from Byrd misses
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson misses the body punch
and Byrd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Iron Tyson moves into the clinch.
Iron Tyson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iron Tyson.
Good body shot from Byrd.
Iron Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byrd is leaning against Iron Tyson 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 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iron Tyson's elbow.
Byrd lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Byrd.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
Iron Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Iron Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Byrd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrd presses Iron Tyson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byrd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byrd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Iron Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Iron Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iron Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Byrd blocks a body shot from Iron Tyson.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Iron Tyson fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrd.
Iron Tyson is leaning against Byrd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Byrd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Byrd lands a leg kick that knocks Iron Tyson off balance momentarily.
Byrd tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Byrd was well out of range.
Byrd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byrd throws a front kick aimed at Iron Tyson's knee but Iron Tyson avoids it well.
Iron Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Byrd.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Byrd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Iron Tyson connects with a jab.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Iron Tyson blocks the leg kick.
Byrd jabs Iron Tyson right on the nose. Iron Tyson blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd connects with a body shot.
Byrd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Byrd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Byrd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Iron Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Byrd swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab from Byrd.
Byrd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Iron Tyson's head.
Iron Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Iron Tyson - just one landing.
Iron Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iron Tyson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Byrd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byrd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch there but Byrd circles away.
A lazy left from Byrd finds it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Iron Tyson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Byrd - the referee stops the clock and Iron Tyson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Byrd. Iron Tyson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Iron Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iron Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Byrd misses its intended target.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Iron Tyson looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Byrd moves out of range as Iron Tyson strikes.
Iron Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byrd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Iron Tyson.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up.
Byrd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrd.
Byrd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iron Tyson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iron Tyson blocks a leg kick.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrd throws a wild body kick that Iron Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd misses with an uppercut.
Byrd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Iron Tyson finds it's way through Byrd's defenses.
Byrd jabs at Iron Tyson's body.
Byrd moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iron Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Byrd feints and then cracks Iron Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron Tyson down.
Byrd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iron Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrd circles away.
Byrd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Byrd connects with an inside leg kick.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Byrd lands a nice shot that snaps Iron Tyson's head back.
Iron Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrd.
Byrd slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
Byrd throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Byrd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Byrd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Iron Tyson's hands.
Byrd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iron Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd tries to land a leg kick but Iron Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
Byrd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron Tyson. That did some damage!
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron Tyson's calf.
Byrd staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd really dominated that round.
That's time! Iron Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Byrd's head but Byrd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byrd wants to counter with a clinch but Iron Tyson pushes him away.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Byrd gets tackled into the cage by Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson maintains the clinch.
Byrd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Byrd.
Byrd lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrd pulls Iron Tyson into guard.
Iron Tyson tries to stand but Byrd is controlling from the bottom.
Byrd trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom.
Byrd is controlling Iron Tyson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Byrd being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Iron Tyson is fighting to break Byrd's control of his arms but Byrd is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Byrd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd with a jab.
Byrd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Byrd throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
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.
Iron Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Byrd ducked under it nicely.
Iron Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Byrd throws a looping overhand right but Iron Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Byrd's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Byrd.
Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd misses with a kick to the body.
Byrd looks to throw the jab but Iron Tyson is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron Tyson. Byrd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Byrd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson throws a right hand that misses
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Byrd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up but Byrd circles away and keeps his distance.
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range.
Byrd throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab. Byrd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Byrd ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Byrd misses.
Byrd gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Byrd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrd.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Iron Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Byrd throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Iron Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Byrd jabs Iron Tyson right on the nose. Iron Tyson blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Iron Tyson lands an overhand right.
Byrd misses the jab.
Iron Tyson tried to counter with a leg kick but Byrd avoided it.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Byrd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byrd lands a glancing blow to the side of Iron Tyson's head.
Iron Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Iron Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.
Iron Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrd blocking some punches.
Byrd blocks an uppercut.
Iron Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Byrd avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Iron Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Jab by Iron Tyson.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Iron Tyson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Byrd.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd avoids the body shot from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to Byrd's midsection.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Byrd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Byrd lands a glancing blow to the side of Iron Tyson's head.
Byrd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Byrd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iron Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson throwing a counter right hand but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
Byrd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byrd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Iron Tyson's leg but Iron Tyson calmly moves out of range.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd works the jab nicely.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Byrd's belly button to the back.
Iron Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byrd scores with a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iron Tyson works Byrd's body with a nice hook.
Byrd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron Tyson's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd lands the left hand.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Byrd.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Byrd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byrd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson dips to his left and cracks Byrd with an uppercut!
Byrd misses with a low kick.
Byrd missing with a left hand there. Iron Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron Tyson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrd.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Byrd tries to land a leg kick but Iron Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
Iron Tyson works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrd.
Iron Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrd defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Iron Tyson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Byrd takes one on the button.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrd.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Byrd throws a body kick.
Byrd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd throws a front kick aimed at Iron Tyson's knee but Iron Tyson avoids it well.
Byrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Byrd throws a hook to the side of Iron Tyson's head but Iron Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byrd takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Iron Tyson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byrd's head.
Byrd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Byrd throws out a leg kick but Iron Tyson moves out of range and Byrd only half commits.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Byrd was well out of range.
Byrd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Iron Tyson clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrd controls his hands.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Byrd controls the action.
Byrd blocks an uppercut.
Iron Tyson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Iron Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Byrd.
Iron Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrd controls his hands.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd digs a right hand underneath Iron Tyson's ribcage. Iron Tyson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Iron Tyson.
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 Shogun Iron Tyson.
I think Iron Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
Jolly Leg Byrd is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Jolly Leg Byrd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Shogun Iron Tyson spoke after the fight, saying 'Another garbage decision, of course.'.
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