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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 184 p4p, 26 weight class) and Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 332 p4p, 42 weight class). Jolly Leg Byrd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bostar Tyraanicao's chin.
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149 lbs
28 - 13 - 2 |
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156 lbs
27 - 19 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Byrd - just one landing.
Byrd lands a jab to the head.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byrd throws a lazy right hand but Tyraanicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Byrd.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Tyraanicao's leg but Tyraanicao calmly moves out of range.
Tyraanicao looking to score a takedown here. Byrd is defending well but Tyraanicao drives through and ends up in Byrd's guard.
Byrd controlling the position.
Tyraanicao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Byrd has control of Tyraanicao's left arm, preventing Tyraanicao from doing any damage.
Tyraanicao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrd is keeping the position for now.
Tyraanicao being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyraanicao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrd is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Byrd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Byrd controls Tyraanicao momentarily but Tyraanicao frees himself.
Tyraanicao wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
Byrd is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Byrd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jab, jab by Byrd - just one landing.
Byrd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyraanicao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrd lands a jab to the head.
Byrd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Byrd is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tyraanicao to keep the fight standing.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
Byrd lands a body shot.
Tyraanicao wants to stall.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Tyraanicao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyraanicao presses Byrd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tyraanicao works on Byrd's body with a couple of short punches.
Byrd jumps guard but Tyraanicao stands there with Byrd around his waist. Byrd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao manages to break the clinch.
Tyraanicao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd lands a nice looking body shot.
Byrd throws a leg kick
and Tyraanicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Byrd looks to land a body kick but Tyraanicao moved away.
Tyraanicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byrd.
Tyraanicao has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tyraanicao looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd cracks Tyraanicao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd connects with a looping right hand.
Byrd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Byrd ducks right into an uppercut from Tyraanicao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd cracks Tyraanicao with a good jab.
Byrd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyraanicao can pounce on him.
A jab from Tyraanicao misses.
Byrd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Byrd throws a looping overhand right but Tyraanicao ducks down to avoid it.
Tyraanicao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrd. Byrd obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrd throws a shot from downtown. Tyraanicao moves away and avoids it.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Byrd thows a body kick. Tyraanicao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Byrd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyraanicao checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyraanicao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Byrd, pushing him back against the cage.
Byrd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyraanicao backwards.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyraanicao throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyraanicao walks into a straight right hand from Byrd.
Byrd moves into the clinch.
Tyraanicao prevents a body shot from Byrd.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Tyraanicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyraanicao staying out of range there.
Byrd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyraanicao.
Byrd scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd feints and then cracks Tyraanicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyraanicao down.
Byrd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyraanicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd blocks an uppercut.
Byrd lands a shoulder strike.
Tyraanicao blocks a body shot from Byrd.
Tyraanicao scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyraanicao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyraanicao misses with a punch to the body.
Tyraanicao lands a right hand.
Tyraanicao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyraanicao blocking some punches.
Tyraanicao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyraanicao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Byrd lands with a right to the head.
Byrd pushes Tyraanicao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Byrd gets through Tyraanicao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byrd misses with a punch to the body.
Tyraanicao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrd misses with some punches.
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyraanicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyraanicao can't find room to land a body shot as Byrd controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyraanicao.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyraanicao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyraanicao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Byrd catches Tyraanicao right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Tyraanicao.
Byrd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byrd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyraanicao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Byrd tries to clinch but Tyraanicao is having none of it.
Tyraanicao clobbers Byrd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Byrd lands the left hand.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyraanicao.
Byrd blocks a jab.
Byrd cracks the inside of Tyraanicao's front leg.
Tyraanicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao keeps the fight on the outside.
Byrd sets himself, and Tyraanicao steps forward looking for the clinch! Byrd avoids it this time.
Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byrd.
Tyraanicao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyraanicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byrd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Byrd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyraanicao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyraanicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd missing with a left hand there. Tyraanicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyraanicao misses with a straight right.
Tyraanicao scores with a nice head shot.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyraanicao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyraanicao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyraanicao can do to turn this around?
Tyraanicao wants to slow Byrd down by chopping away at his legs.
Byrd cracks the inside of Tyraanicao's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd checks a low kick from Tyraanicao.
Byrd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byrd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byrd connects with a body shot.
Byrd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrd.
Byrd is looking to slow Tyraanicao down with leg kicks.
Tyraanicao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Byrd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyraanicao looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Byrd finds it's way through Tyraanicao's defenses.
Byrd throws a shot to the body.
Tyraanicao wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Tyraanicao misses.
Byrd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tyraanicao!
A lull in the action here.
Tyraanicao is trying to control Byrd's posture but Byrd avoids it.
Byrd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyraanicao keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd trying to control the position but Tyraanicao is working away.
Tyraanicao tries to bench press Byrd off him but Byrd keeps the position.
Tyraanicao is not content to let Byrd control the position.
Byrd controls the position.
Tyraanicao is trying to improve his position.
Tyraanicao is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tyraanicao's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bostar Tyraanicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyraanicao is looking for a sweep.
Tyraanicao is letting Byrd control him for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd misses the jab.
Tyraanicao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byrd.
Tyraanicao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byrd throws out the jab.
Tyraanicao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyraanicao lands with a slapping head kick.
Byrd looks to land a left hand but Tyraanicao moved out of range nicely.
Tyraanicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byrd scores with a jab. Tyraanicao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Byrd misses with a body shot.
Tyraanicao misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Byrd misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyraanicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Byrd throws a jab when Tyraanicao was well out of range.
Tyraanicao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyraanicao. Byrd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
Tyraanicao staying out of range there.
Tyraanicao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyraanicao throws out a powerful jab.
Byrd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyraanicao's sensitive parts.
Byrd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyraanicao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good work by Tyraanicao as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Tyraanicao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Byrd.
Byrd throws a jab when Tyraanicao was well out of range.
Tyraanicao replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Byrd blocks it well.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Tyraanicao moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Good exchange - Byrd coming out on top.
Byrd lands a head shot.
Tyraanicao is looking to chop away at Byrd's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Byrd blocks the leg kick.
Byrd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyraanicao's hands.
Tyraanicao lands with a good body shot.
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrd lands a right hook to the body.
Byrd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyraanicao misses the shot to the body.
Tyraanicao swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Tyraanicao throws a low kick but Byrd moves out of range easily.
Byrd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyraanicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Leg Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byrd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
Jolly Leg Byrd made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hello, top 10!'.
Bostar Tyraanicao spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.
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energy
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RATING
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