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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song by Will Smith. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne fails with the takedown.
Byrne is looking to score with low kicks.
Byrne throws a leg kick that misses.
Byrne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zero is fending him off so far but Byrne persists. Nope, Zero circles away and we're back to standing.
Byrne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zero but Zero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sub Zero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Byrne.
Zero fails with the takedown
and Byrne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Byrne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zero walks away with a smile on his face. Byrne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zero misses with a takedown
and Byrne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zero's guard.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byrne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zero is on top in guard.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Byrne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Byrne manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Byrne's guard.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zero is pushing down on Byrne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Byrne is fighting to maintain full guard but Zero has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Byrne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zero.
Zero is working for a kimura but Byrne is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero seems to be looking for submissions.
Zero is working for a kimura but Byrne is defending it quite comfortably.
Byrne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zero pulls his head out easily.
Zero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zero is working for a kimura but Byrne is defending it quite comfortably.
Byrne works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zero advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Byrne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Byrne looks gassed!
Zero is trying to get an arm triangle but Byrne is defending well.
Zero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Byrne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Byrne wants to control but Zero postures up.
Zero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Byrne, who protects the arm well.
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 Sub Zero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch but Zero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Byrne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byrne 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 Zero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zero drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zero looking to pass the guard.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Byrne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Byrne manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Byrne's guard.
Byrne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zero is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
Zero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Byrne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Byrne working for a triangle but Zero defends it easily.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Byrne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Byrne manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Byrne's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Byrne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Byrne manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Byrne's guard.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Byrne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zero defends it easily.
Zero tries to free his leg and advance position but Byrne is retaining full guard.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Byrne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Byrne manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Byrne's guard.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Byrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Zero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zero misses with a takedown
and Byrne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Byrne.
Zero wants to sweep here but Byrne controlling him for the moment.
Zero is working hard here to advance position.
Zero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Byrne looking for submissions off his back.
Zero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Byrne has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne looking for submissions off his back.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Byrne sees it coming and defends easily.
Zero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Byrne defends it well.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Byrne sees it coming and defends easily.
Byrne is defending against the submission attempts here by Zero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zero is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Byrne is just riding it out for now. Zero eventually gives up the hold.
Zero is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Byrne is just riding it out for now. Zero eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne actively working from the bottom here.
Zero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zero is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Byrne sees it coming and defends easily.
Byrne gets back to full guard.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Byrne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Byrne manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Byrne's guard.
Zero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrne is keeping the position for now.
Zero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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 Sub Zero.
I think Zero 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Zero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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