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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Byrd (ranked 24638 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly William (ranked 4758 p4p, 443 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelly William!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William clinches up with Byrd and pushes him back against the cage.
William pulls guard successfully.
Byrd is looking to work some ground and pound but William has wrist control.
Byrd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
William lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
William throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
Byrd is wriggling around but William manages to pass to half guard.
William tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd kicks William off and gets back to his feet.
Byrd misses with a takedown attempt - William sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
William tries to score a power double leg takedown but Byrd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten William somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Byrd's waist but Byrd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing William off to one side.
William closes the distance and clinches.
Byrd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming William to the mat! William manages to get full guard.
Byrd connects with a couple of short punches.
William controlling Byrd's posture.
Byrd postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
William scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says William as he avoids it easily.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd shoots in and gets a takedown into William's guard.
William scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kelly William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd lands a nice leg kick that just misses William's sensitive parts.
Byrd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Byrd wants it to stay on the feet.
Byrd appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dominic Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly William.
William looks winded!
William tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
William checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Byrd blocks a head kick by William.
William misses with a takedown
and Byrd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in William's guard.
Byrd is in close to William's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Byrd landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd cracks William with a solid left hand.
Byrd scoring with some ground and pound.
Byrd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Byrd is looking to work some ground and pound but William has wrist control.
Byrd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of William's head.
Byrd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Byrd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Byrd prevents William from getting back to his feet.
Byrd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd throws a big elbow that misses.
Byrd postures up and lands a big shot to William's brow.
Byrd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Byrd postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
William looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Byrd throws a big elbow that misses.
Byrd postures up and lands a big shot to William's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd distracts William with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Byrd throws a big elbow that misses.
Byrd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Byrd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Byrd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
William wants to sweep but no luck.
Byrd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of William's head.
Byrd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
William is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Byrd lands a couple of digs.
Byrd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
William is working an open guard so Byrd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Byrd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominic Byrd will probably get the nod.
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.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
Byrd tries to counter with a takedown but William is quick to defend against it.
William scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Dominic Byrd has been cut.
William swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byrd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from William.
Byrd blocks a head kick by William.
William shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byrd tries to counter with a takedown but William is quick to defend against it.
Byrd shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Byrd showed some decent athleticism there.
Dominic Byrd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
William pushes Byrd off looking to stand but Byrd dives back in and keeps control.
William blocking the ground and pound attempt from Byrd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William wants to control but Byrd is keeping busy.
William is breathing heavily.
Byrd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and William defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd is trying to work for a kimura but William is defending well.
William trying to hold on to Byrd's head to control him but Byrd postures up.
Byrd lands strikes from half guard.
William is defending against the submission attempts here by Byrd.
William makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
William shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byrd defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by William misses
so Byrd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Byrd stands up over William, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Byrd lands a couple of elbows.
William avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Byrd stops William from standing up.
Byrd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
William lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Byrd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst William is controlling him.
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
William won't allow Byrd to get back to his feet.
Byrd is trying to keep William in close.
William stopping the sweep attempt from Byrd.
Byrd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
William throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as William accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
William misses with a series of wild punches.
William moves into the clinch.
Byrd jumps guard but William stands there with Byrd around his waist. Byrd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
William tries to pull guard but Byrd holds him up against the cage and eventually William drops back down to his feet.
Dominic Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly William.
William breaks the clinch.
Dominic Byrd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
William tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominic Byrd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
William looks for a takedown but Byrd sprawls well.
Byrd moves in looking to clinch but William pushes him off.
Byrd shoots in for a double leg but William sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Byrd moves out of range of the body kick from William.
William lands with a nice combination. Byrd backs away looking to recover.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown but William shows good takedown defense.
Byrd gets tackled into the cage by William. William maintains the clinch.
Byrd gets underhooks to prevent William's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.
Knees to the body from William.
Byrd tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Byrd drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Byrd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
William's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly William seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
William utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
William breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William with a lazy takedown attempt
and Byrd counters with a takedown into side control.
William sneaks out the side door and pushes Byrd away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William throws a right hand that Byrd ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrd also avoids with ease.
William darts in looking for a takedown but Byrd gets double underhooks and turns William into the cage.
It looked like Byrd was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A momentary lapse in concentration from William enables Byrd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. William manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Byrd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Byrd throws a big elbow that misses.
Byrd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of William's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Byrd cracks William with a solid left hand.
Byrd postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
William trying to control the position.
Byrd gets to his feet. William looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from William.
William dives in for a single leg takedown but Byrd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Byrd.
William lands a head kick. Byrd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Byrd misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William lands with a kick to the temple. Byrd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Byrd gets the takedown into side control.
Byrd working away.
Byrd in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
William is trying to control Byrd's posture but Byrd avoids it.
Byrd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
William struggling a bit here.
Byrd working the ground and pound from side control.
William is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
William is trying to control Byrd's posture but Byrd avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd working the ground and pound.
Byrd is working William over with some ground and pound from side control.
Byrd working the ground and pound but William is defending the strikes.
William is working to avoid the ground and pound but Byrd connects with a decent elbow.
William wants to control but Byrd postures up.
Byrd scoring with punches from side control.
Byrd is putting a hurting on William here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William taking punishment in the form of punches.
William tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Byrd wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Byrd cracks William with a big right hand but William just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
William taking punishment in the form of punches.
Byrd working the head and body with strikes.
Byrd lands some shots froms side control.
William is trying to get back to his feet.
Byrd cracks William with a big right hand but William just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelly William.
I think William has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly William!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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