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Round 13
0:00 Metzger looks a bit disgusted as Round 13 gets underway.
0:10 Both fighters need to close the distance between them.
0:12 Byrd slides into a neutral corner...
0:17 Metzger wraps up Byrd... Neither fighter will break... The Referee breaks it up...
0:27 Joseph Metzger's left eye is swollen.
0:27 Metzger moves into the far left corner.
0:27 Byrd gives a nice head feint and then lands a hook to the head of Joseph Metzger which made him blink.
0:41 Collin Byrd grabs Metzger again. If this were football, there'd be a penalty flag for holding. Lane separates the two fighters.
0:59 That punch caught Joseph Metzger clean. He brings his arms up in a defensive posture. Now he pitches forward! Metzger goes down after a delayed reaction to the jab by Collin Byrd!
01:02 The count begins...
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01:09 Metzger makes it to his feet but his legs look wobbly! He is going to have to call on all his skills to remain in the fight.
01:09 Lane waves the two fighters together.
01:09 Byrd has got a hurt opponent in front of him, ready for the taking. Let's see what kind of killer instinct Byrd can summon.
01:09 Byrd is being warned for using the elbows. Lane is letting the judges know.
01:09 Lane takes a point away from Collin Byrd!
01:17 Collin Byrd lets his hands go again and gets in several scoring blows.
01:17 Metzger looks bad after taking that last blow from Collin Byrd. Byrd's a pretty good finisher and there's a lot of time left in this round. Metzger is going to have to reach deep to survive here in the 13th.
01:26 Byrd doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one.
01:26 Byrd has Metzger in a world of trouble. Let's see if he can finish him here in the 13th.
01:35 Byrd traps Metzger in the corner!
01:40 Byrd fires a lead right that Metzger manages to avoid.
01:46 Byrd tries the overhand right. It lands high on the temple of Joseph Metzger.
01:46 Byrd has Metzger reeling. Byrd can win the fight right now if he doesn't get sloppy and just flail away.
01:55 Byrd lands the lead right.
01:55 Byrd hurt Joseph Metzger with that last shot! He's got him on wobbly legs.
01:59 Lane is staring intently at Metzger. He may stop this fight...
02:04 Collin Byrd likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Metzger's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him!
02:13 Metzger's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes.
02:15 The cross scores for Byrd. He needs to throw that punch more often.
02:25 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes.
02:34 That straight right hand from Byrd hurts Metzger. He came right up the middle with that punch.
02:43 Collin Byrd lands a vicious cross and down goes Metzger!
02:45 Lane begins the count...
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02:54 10!
02:54 That's a ten count! Metzger is out cold here in round 13.
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