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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Byers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonso has chosen Narco y Reincidentes - Huracán as his entrance music. Manuel Alonso has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Byers's chin.
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140 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Byers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manuel Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Byers jumps guard but Alonso stands there with Byers around his waist. Byers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alonso gets control of Byers's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alonso will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alonso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alonso managing to control the position.
Byers stands up over Alonso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Byers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alonso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Byers is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso is looking for a triangle here but Byers uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Alonso is trying to work for a sweep but Byers has mounted him!
Byers has control of Alonso's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alonso regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Byers avoids the attempt from Alonso to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byers stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Alonso scores with a takedown into Byers's guard.
Alonso throws a big elbow that misses.
Alonso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alonso wants to control from the top but Byers keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byers trying to control the position.
Byers looking for a sweep. Not yet Byers, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alonso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Byers is proving hard to escape from.
Manuel Alonso has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alonso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alonso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Alonso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byers works over Alonso's head and body with a nice combination.
Byers drives through and clinches with Alonso against the cage.
Alonso is leaning against Byers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Byers drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso wants to control from the top but Byers keeps moving.
Byers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alonso defends it easily.
Byers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alonso defends it easily.
Byers is trying to control the position but Alonso postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alonso wants to stand but Byers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Byers keeping moving, preventing Alonso from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Alonso dominated that round.
That's time! Byers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alonso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alonso.
Byers regains half guard, as Alonso was trying to land strikes.
Alonso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Byers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alonso wants to get back to his feet.
Byers is staying active underneath Alonso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alonso is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Byers has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byers moves into full guard.
Byers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alonso's guard.
Byers scoring with some ground and pound.
Alonso working for submissions but it's allowed Byers to get to half guard.
Byers seems to be working for a kimura but Alonso defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso wants to improve his position but Byers is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alonso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Byers.
Alonso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Byers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Byers's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso doesn't have the hooks in and Byers manages to turn into his guard.
Alonso is trying to hold Byers in close to prevent damage but Byers has managed to pass into half guard.
Byers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alonso is just riding it out for now. Byers eventually gives up the hold.
Alonso trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Byers manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Manuel Alonso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alonso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Byers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alonso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Byers is working away from the top position though.
Byers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alonso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Alonso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Alonso.
Byers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Byers is trying to pull guard but Alonso has him pressed against the cage.
Byers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alonso lands a takedown into guard.
Alonso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Byers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alonso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Byers has Alonso pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Byers wants to stand up but Alonso is controlling him.
Alonso trying to control but Byers is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manuel Alonso wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alonso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Byers!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Byers tries to buck Alonso off but Alonso is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byers keeps working.
Alonso is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alonso advances to mount.
Alonso thowing shots but they're missing.
Byers is trying to escape the mount.
Alonso looking to control but Byers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alonso sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Byers tries to hold on but Alonso postures up.
Alonso tries to control but Byers wriggling away.
Byers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alonso is looking to take a break and control but Byers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Byers wants to get back to full guard.
Manuel Alonso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alonso wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Byers uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Byers wants to stand but Alonso is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alonso tries to free his leg and advance position but Byers is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Alonso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alonso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Alonso!
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hype
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