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Round 4
0:00 Round 4 begins as the bell sounds.
0:07 Joseph Metzger got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Charley Goldman's instructions work.
0:07 Byrd has Metzger trapped!
0:07 Byrd rips a hook to the head.
0:12 Both fighters show virtually nothing in the way of damage.
0:16 Whatever Charley Goldman said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect. Joseph Metzger is letting his hands go.
0:16 Collin Byrd scores with one, two, three hard shots in a row!
0:25 Al Braverman not only gave Byrd encouragement between rounds but also some solid advice on how to handle Metzger. Now it's up to "Tweety" Byrd to implement it.
0:25 The fighters are tied up. Now Byrd works free and lands a hard hook to the head.
0:34 As high as Metzger is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Byrd takes advantage of it.
0:37 Byrd feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to get trapped there.
0:46 There's a devastating hook to the head of Metzger. It came out of nowhere and Metzger drops to the canvas! It's the punches that you don't see coming that do the most harm, and Joseph Metzger looks hurt.
0:48 Lane stands over Metzger and begins counting...
0:48 1...
0:49 2...
0:50 3...
0:50 Metzger rises slowly to his feet as the referee finishes the mandatory 8 count.
0:51 4...
0:52 5...
0:53 6...
0:54 7...
0:55 8...
0:55 Lane is allowing the fight to continue. Metzger looks real shaken to us, however.
0:55 Joseph Metzger is definitely in trouble. Collin Byrd needs to pick his shots and he can knock him out right now.
01:03 Both fighters are flailing away but Byrd is definitely landing the better punches.
01:03 Metzger has suffered a delayed reaction to that last punch. He lurched forward and his legs look bad. Collin Byrd needs to capitalize on this moment because he can end this thing right now.
01:12 Metzger slides into a neutral corner...
01:17 Byrd bounces off the ropes, challenging Metzger to come get him.
01:26 Collin Byrd constant movement can be frustrating to an opponent who's not capable of cutting off the ring on him.
01:30 Metzger retreats into the lower corner.
01:30 Byrd gets in close and comes straight up to the chin of Metzger with an uppercut.
01:30 Byrd is going to let it all hang out and try to end this fight right here and now!
01:39 Metzger moves into the lower right corner.
01:39 Collin Byrd doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one.
01:39 Byrd takes a long look at Metzger to see if he's playing possum. Byrd is starting to pour it on so he must believe that he's really hurt Metzger.
01:48 The fighters are at ring center...
01:48 Byrd gets his head on the chest of Metzger. He tries to outmuscle him on the inside. Collin Byrd scores with a nice short hook to the head.
01:57 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment.
02:06 Metzger fires a left hand that Byrd takes high on the shoulder.
02:17 Metzger lands a hard jab!
02:17 Byrd is staggered…
02:17 Lane has stopped the action. He is issuing a warning to Joseph Metzger for hitting on the break.
02:31 Byrd is literally dancing circles around Metzger this round.
02:35 Metzger's corner is urging him on. They're really vocal tonight.
02:38 Metzger slides into the corner...
02:43 Byrd ends up behind Metzger as he deftly avoids a straight ahead attack moving to his right.
02:52 Collin Byrd is still trying to find the range with his punches. He's just missing with some of his shots.
02:58 Byrd must have a lot of friends here tonight because a section of the crowd is going crazy even when he feints!
03:00 The bell sounded, ending the round but it’s a wonder the referee and the fighters could hear it over the noise being made by the crowd. That knockdown really pumped up the spectators here tonight.
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