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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Byrce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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18
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Byrce!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Byrce - that landed with a thud.
Ball tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrce avoids it.
Byrce tries for a takedown but Ball manages to get underhooks.
Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrce misses with a takedown attempt - Ball sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Byrce shoots in but Ball avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stuart Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Byrce.
Byrce has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrce is trying to break free.
Byrce pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ball could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ball stands and steps away. Byrce gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ball displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Byrce.
Ball half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Byrce tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ball defends well and Byrce ends up having to push Ball into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Byrce shoots for a takedown but Ball saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Byrce fails to land the takedown.
Ball feinted with a counter takedown.
Ball is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ball but Ball pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ball shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byrce defends it nicely.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byrce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ball moves into the clinch.
Byrce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrce slows down the pace here.
Ball working hard to break the clinch.
Byrce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byrce changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ball fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Byrce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ball is looking for a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Byrce.
Ball misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Byrce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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.
Ball slaps away a takedown attempt from Byrce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Byrce looks winded!
Nice sprawl there from Ball as Byrce shoots in.
Ball appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Byrce tries to close the distance and clinch but Ball swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byrce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byrce fails with a takedown attempt.
Ball changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ball moves into range and clinches up with Byrce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Ball dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Byrce has a takedown stuffed.
Ball closes the distance and clinches.
Byrce working hard to break the clinch.
Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ball tries to score a power double leg takedown but Byrce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ball somewhat.
Byrce feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Byrce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrce clinches with his opponent.
Byrce tries to pull guard but Ball won't allow it.
Stuart Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Byrce.
Ball pulls guard.
Ball is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Byrce wants to improve his position but Ball is controlling well.
Byrce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ball wants to stand up but Byrce has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ball not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrce tries to roll over but Ball keeps him under control.
Byrce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ball is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrce can do to turn this around?
Byrce is breathing heavily.
Ball 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.
Byrce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ball.
Ball not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ball controlling the pace.
Ball wants to get back to his feet.
Byrce trying to control but Ball postures up.
Ball stands up and beckons Byrce to join him on the feet.
Byrce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ball as he jumps to the side.
Ball avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ball throws a big counter combination but Byrce scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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.
Byrce punishes Ball's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrce tries to clinch there but Ball circles away.
Byrce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Byrce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ball but Ball pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrce misses with a two punch combination.
Byrce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ball counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Ball dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrce dives in for a single leg takedown but Ball sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Byrce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stuart Ball is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byrce throws a body punch but Ball moves out of range.
Byrce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ball is fending him off so far but Byrce persists. Nope, Ball circles away and we're back to standing.
Byrce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stuart Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Byrce.
Ball wants to clinch up but Byrce keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Byrce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ball is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byrce sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrce tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ball defends well and Byrce ends up having to push Ball into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ball uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrce.
Ball appears to be looking for a big counter.
Byrce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ball shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ball stalling away here and it's allowed Byrce to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ball gets to his feet - Byrce follows without any prompting.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byrce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byrce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball misses with a straight right.
Byrce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Byrce prevents a body shot from Ball.
Ball decides to pull guard.
Ball looking to control.
Ball bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Byrce's guard.
Stuart Ball overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byrce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Byrce working a defensive guard but Ball passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Byrce sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Byrce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ball is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Byrce holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ball is thwarting Byrce's attempts to control the position.
Ball sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Byrce defending well though.
Ball 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.
Byrce is trying to maintain the position but Ball is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ball is looking to take a break and control but Byrce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Byrce trying to hold on to Ball's head to control him but Ball postures up.
Byrce wants to improve his position but Ball is controlling well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ball tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Byrce.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Ball showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ball, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Ball!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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