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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Omega will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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198 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Omega!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Omega checks a leg kick.
Omega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Byrne in his tracks.
Omega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byrne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Omega works Byrne's body with a nice hook.
Byrne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omega rushes Byrne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byrne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Omega avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the cage.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Omega.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Omega.
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Omega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Omega misses with a body punch.
Omega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omega looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne digs a right hand into Omega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Omega's gas tank.
Omega struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Omega.
Omega tries to land a knee to the head but Byrne blocks with his arms.
Byrne landing knees to the body.
Omega has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Byrne seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Omega can turn it around.
Omega looks winded!
Omega swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Omega's elbow.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Omega fails to land.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Byrne lands a nice knee to the body.
Byrne prevents Omega from breaking the clinch.
Omega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Omega.
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Omega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Omega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne lands a knee to the body.
Byrne tries to work over Omega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Omega prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Omega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Omega is trying to break the clinch but Byrne has him pressed against the cage.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
A head punch on the inside from Omega fails to land.
Good body shot from Omega.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byrne.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Omega has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Omega takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Omega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Omega tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Omega back against the cage.
Omega managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries a body shot but Omega blocks it.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
I was talking to Byrne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Omega prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Byrne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Byrne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omega.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Omega 's eye.
Omega struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byrne.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Omega avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the cage.
A short right from Byrne on the inside.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omega tries to circle away but Byrne has him pinned against the cage.
Omega prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Omega - that landed with a thud.
Omega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega misses with a punch on the inside.
Omega is looking to control Byrne's arms but Byrne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Omega has his back to the cage.
Omega scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Omega shrugs off.
Omega throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Omega.
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Omega's ribcage. Omega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body.
Omega can't break the clinch.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Omega stalling in the clinch but Byrne improves position.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body.
Omega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Omega controls the action.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne working Omega over with knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Byrne moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Omega.
Omega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Byrne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omega can do to turn this around?
Byrne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Omega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Omega circles away.
Omega tries to counter with a clinch but Byrne shakes him off and moves away.
Omega has Byrne up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Omega.
David Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Omega has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Omega misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omega swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Omega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byrne throws out the jab.
Byrne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Omega is out of range and Byrne settles back down.
Omega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Byrne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byrne throws a body punch but Omega moves out of range.
Omega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Byrne cracks a nice hook into Omega's ribs.
Omega throws a leg kick but Byrne moved away.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch but Omega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omega let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Byrne has Omega up against the cage in a clinch.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Omega.
Omega throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Omega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrnes head.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Omega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Omega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Omega.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omega has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Omega lands a body punch in the clinch.
Omega lands a shot to the body.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Omega misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Byrne.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
Omega struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Omega tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Omega.
Byrne works on Omega's body with a couple of short punches.
Omega is breathing heavily.
Byrne is leaning against Omega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Byrne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Byrne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega lands a nice uppercut.
Byrne tries to work over Omega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Omega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Omega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omega working aggressively here.
Byrne takes a shot to the head.
Byrne pushes Omega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Omega misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omega tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Omega.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne prevents Omega from breaking the clinch.
Byrne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byrne lands a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne lands a right hand.
Byrne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Byrne.
Omega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne presses Omega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Omega is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Byrne on the inside.
Omega tries to stall but Byrne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Omega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Byrne throws the kick towards the body but Omega avoids it.
David Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omega works over Byrne's head and body with a nice combination.
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omega.
Despite the aggression on Omega's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Byrne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Omega misses with a double jab.
Omega is looking to chop away at Byrne's legs.
A jab from Omega finds it's way through Byrne's defenses.
Thor Omega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne throws a leg kick but Omega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Byrne throws a leg kick which misses Omega's front leg but catches the back leg as Omega tries to avoid it.
Byrne misses with a looping left.
Byrne tries to clinch but Omega moves out of range.
Byrne swings for the body but Omega moves out of range.
Omega has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Omega avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Omega.
Omega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omega.
Byrne is leaning against Omega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Omega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Omega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Omega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Omega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byrne.
Byrne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Omega's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Omegas head.
Thor Omega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne with a knee to the head.
Omega working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Omega throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Omega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omega managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Omega's ribcage.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
Omega is rocked!
A body shot lands from Byrne.
Omega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Byrne is leaning against Omega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Omega controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Omega is still on wobbly legs! Can Byrne finish him?
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Byrne.
Byrne tries to work over Omega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Omega won't want to take too many of those.
Omega seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byrne.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byrne.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne lands an uppercut.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Omega blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Omega.
Byrne digs a right hand into Omega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Omega's gas tank.
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!
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
Omega can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Omega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body.
Omega tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Omega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Omega 's eye.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Omega throws a head punch that misses.
Omega blocking some punches.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
Byrne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
Omega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byrne scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrne lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Byrne lands a right hand.
Omega stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Byrne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byrne, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
An out of breath and clearly excited David Byrne thanked Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Thor Omega stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well Kint, good fight, congrats.. Thanks to Burns for giving an old man another shot'.
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