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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Byers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Beraldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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194 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Byers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Beraldi!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beraldi tries to clinch there but Byers circles away.
Beraldi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byers tries to avoid it but Beraldi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byers to the ground. Byers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beraldi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beraldi slips a jab and a cross from Byers.
Byers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byers instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Byers has Beraldi pressed against the cage, preventing Beraldi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Byers stalling against the cage.
Beraldi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beraldi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byers has Beraldi pressed against the cage.
Byers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beraldi stops a takedown attempt from Byers.
Byers works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Byers is looking to work some ground and pound but Beraldi has wrist control.
Byers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beraldi's head.
Byers wants to stand and escape but instead Beraldi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
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.
Beraldi wants to control from the top but Byers keeps moving.
Byers tries to strike from the bottom.
Beraldi won't allow Byers to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byers wants to stand but Beraldi is controlling the position.
Byers wants to sweep here but Beraldi controlling him for the moment.
Byers controls Beraldi momentarily but Beraldi frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beraldi wants to control from the top but Byers keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jose Beraldi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Beraldi fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunter Byers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Beraldi.
Beraldi tries to clinch
and Byers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beraldi won't be happy with that.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beraldi is looking for a sweep.
Byers misses with the ground and pound.
Byers working the ground and pound from side control.
Byers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Byers working the ground and pound from side control.
Beraldi is looking for a sweep.
Beraldi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Byers connects with a decent elbow.
Byers decides to stand up, so the ref orders Beraldi to his feet.
Byers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jose Beraldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beraldi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Beraldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beraldi as Byers tries to tie him up.
Beraldi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beraldi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byers walks away with a smile on his face. Beraldi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beraldi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Byers avoids it really well and circles away.
Beraldi gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beraldi tries to pull guard but Byers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Byers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beraldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Byers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beraldi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Byers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Byers trying to stall but Beraldi improves his position.
Byers gets underhooks to prevent Beraldi's takedown attempt.
Byers is trying to drag Beraldi to the mat but Beraldi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beraldi as Byers tries to tie him up.
Byers avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beraldi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Byers.
Beraldi manages to break the clinch.
Beraldi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byers as he avoids it easily.
Beraldi wants to clinch up but Byers keeps it at a distance.
Beraldi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beraldi's guard.
Hunter Byers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Beraldi.
Byers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beraldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beraldi has his foot on Byers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Byers works his way back into a safe position though.
Byers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Byers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Byers postures up and lands a big shot to Beraldi's brow.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Byers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Byers landing some decent shots from guard.
Byers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beraldi is breathing heavily.
Byers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Byers tries to stand but Beraldi is controlling from the bottom.
Hunter Byers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byers chips away with some ground and pound.
Byers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byers stops Beraldi from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beraldi's head.
Byers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beraldi is trying to control the position but Byers postures up.
Byers wants to stand and escape but instead Beraldi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Byers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Byers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Byers is looking for a triangle but Beraldi pushes his legs off easily.
Byers doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Byers has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Beraldi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Byers.
Byers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Byers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byers is staying active underneath Beraldi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Byers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beraldi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beraldi is working for a submission of some sort.
Byers is looking for a sweep. Beraldi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Byers gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byers tries to strike from the bottom.
Byers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Byers is trying to keep Beraldi in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Byers dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Beraldi tries to clinch
and Byers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beraldi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Beraldi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byers misses with a double jab.
Beraldi wants to clinch.
Beraldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byers lands with a nice combination. Beraldi backs away looking to recover.
Beraldi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Beraldi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byers connects with a couple of short punches.
Byers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Byers wanted to stand there but Beraldi had control of the position.
Byers postures up and lands a big shot to Beraldi's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beraldi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Byers postures up.
Byers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beraldi's head.
Byers throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byers lands a couple of digs.
Byers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beraldi working a defensive guard here.
Byers throwing strikes from guard but Beraldi blocks nicely.
Byers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beraldi's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byers wants to stand but Beraldi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Byers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Byers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beraldi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beraldi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Byers won't allow Beraldi to get back to his feet.
Byers looking to sit in guard and control but Beraldi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Byers working a defensive guard but Beraldi passes into half guard.
Byers is trying to get back to full guard.
Byers is pressing down on Beraldi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Byers tries to strike from the bottom.
Byers trying to strike off his back.
Byers wants to stand but Beraldi is controlling the position.
Byers trying to keep a closed guard but Beraldi is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beraldi tries to free his leg and advance position but Byers is retaining full guard.
Byers wants to sweep here but Beraldi controlling him for the moment.
Beraldi throwing strikes from guard but Byers blocks nicely.
Beraldi wants to stand but Byers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Byers working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Byers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beraldi throwing strikes but missing.
Jose Beraldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter Byers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byers working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Byers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byers, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Byers!
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hype
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FIGHT
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