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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Myers (ranked 51 p4p, 296 weight class) and Evan Duvernay (ranked 7 p4p, 26 weight class). Duvernay has chosen Le Vent Nous Portera as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Duvernay wants to slow Myers down by chopping away at his legs.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Myers slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Myers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Myers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duvernay.
Nice defenses there by Myers.
Duvernay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Myers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duvernay. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Undisputed in the buildup to the fight.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Myers slips the punch.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duvernay works Myers's body with a nice hook.
Duvernay throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
Good exchange - Duvernay coming out on top.
Myers lands a slapping body shot.
Myers blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duvernay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut.
Duvernay does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Duvernay moves away from the strike by Myers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myers looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Duvernay there.
Myers checks a low kick from Duvernay.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Myers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duvernay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duvernay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Myers tests Duvernay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Myers defending well as Duvernay loads up on a big left hand.
Duvernay moves out of range as Myers throws a body kick.
Myers takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Myers misses the target.
Duvernay defending well as Myers loads up on a big left hand.
Myers scores with a decent looking hook.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myers moves away.
Myers throws an overhand right that lands on Duvernay's shoulder, as Duvernay tries to avoid the shot.
Myers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Myers's head but Myers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myers looks to land a body kick but Duvernay moved away.
Myers throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duvernay throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers lands with a hook. Duvernay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Myers. That snapped Duvernay's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
Myers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duvernay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Duvernay backs away, Myers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duvernay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duvernay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Myers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay tries a low kick but Myers avoids it.
Duvernay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers looks to land a body kick but Duvernay moved away.
Myers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvernay manages to avoid it.
Duvernay slips a straight right by Myers.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Myers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duvernay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duvernay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Myers throws a quick counter kick to the body but Duvernay avoids it.
Myers lands with a cross.
Myers looks to land a body kick but Duvernay moved away.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Myers moved out of range.
Duvernay tries to clinch there but Myers circles away.
Duvernay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Myers counters with a quick kick to the body but Duvernay blocks it.
Duvernay moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Myers throws out a loose jab but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay lands with a straight right. Myers didn't see that one coming.
Duvernay throws a lazy uppercut
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Myers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duvernay. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duvernay throws a big shot that misses.
Duvernay lands the left hand.
Duvernay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
Duvernay only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Duvernay scores with a kick to the midsection.
Duvernay is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Myers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Duvernay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myers in his tracks.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Myers moves out of range of the leg kick from Duvernay.
Duvernay lands with a hook. Myers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good exchange - Duvernay coming out on top.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers lands a leg kick that knocks Duvernay off balance momentarily.
Myers lands a really nice looking cross but Duvernay seems unphased.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay lands with a right hand.
Duvernay scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duvernay. Duvernay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Duvernay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duvernay.
Duvernay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myers has time to react.
Duvernay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duvernay misses with a hook.
Duvernay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Myers's head backwards.
Myers digs a good hook to Duvernay's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
Myers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duvernay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Myers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Myers lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid body kick from Myers.
Myers gets tackled into the cage by Duvernay. Duvernay maintains the clinch.
Duvernay lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Myers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Myers misses with the head strike.
Duvernay throws a head punch that misses.
Duvernay misses with some punches.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duvernay fails to land with a series of punches.
Cornelius Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duvernay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myers connects with the punch.
Myers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duvernay's sensitive parts.
Myers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
Duvernay moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duvernay thumps Myers with a low kick.
Myers slips under a jab from Duvernay.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Myers slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duvernay, as that shot connected.
Myers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Myers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duvernay's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers misses with a straight right.
Duvernay throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
Myers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duvernay just manages to avoid it.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duvernay, as that shot connected.
Duvernay slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Myers is out of range and Duvernay settles back down.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Duvernay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Myers staying out of range there.
Duvernay moves away from the strike by Myers.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the head.
Myers swats away the attempt to clinch by Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a hook but Myers avoids it easily.
Duvernay lands a jab to Myers's midsection.
Myers staying out of range there.
Myers connects with a leg kick.
Duvernay misses with a low kick as Myers jumps back.
Duvernay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duvernay misses with a straight left.
Duvernay throws a big shot that misses.
Myers misses with a hook.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duvernay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myers throws a hook but Duvernay avoids it easily.
Myers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Duvernay tenderised Myers's leg. Myers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Myers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Duvernay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Myers. That one must have hurt.
Duvernay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Evan Duvernay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Myers tests Duvernay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Myers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Myers misses with a body shot.
Myers wants to slow Duvernay down by chopping away at his legs.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvernay.
Myers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
Myers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Duvernay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Myers. Myers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Myers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
Myers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duvernay.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Duvernay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Duvernay.
Duvernay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Myers.
A jab from Duvernay misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Duvernay finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Myers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Duvernay.
Myers slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Myers throws a quick counter kick to the body but Duvernay avoids it.
Myers slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Duvernay lands a really nice looking cross but Myers seems unphased.
Myers throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay misses with a jab to the body
and Myers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duvernay forces Myers back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Duvernay on the inside.
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!
Duvernay lands a nice uppercut.
Myers is trying to break free.
Myers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Myers.
Duvernay lands an uppercut.
Duvernay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Myers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Myers.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duvernay lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Myers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Myers.
A leg kick checked by Myers.
Myers throws an overhand right that lands on Duvernay's shoulder, as Duvernay tries to avoid the shot.
Duvernay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duvernay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Duvernay saw that one coming.
Duvernay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
Myers keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Myers wants to land a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
Myers lands a leg kick that knocks Duvernay off balance momentarily.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
Duvernay lands with an uppercut that bounces Myers off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Myers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Myers scoring well with a low kick there.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myers.
Myers misses with a hook. Duvernay ducked under it nicely.
Duvernay has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
Duvernay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duvernay lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duvernay throws an elbow but misses.
Duvernay gets through Myers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evan Duvernay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duvernay.
Duvernay lands with a right to the head.
Duvernay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay blocks an uppercut.
Duvernay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Myers.
Duvernay blocks an uppercut.
Duvernay tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Duvernay back against the cage.
Myers avoids the elbow strike from Duvernay, against the cage.
Myers blocking some punches.
Myers wants to break free but Duvernay has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Myers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Myers throws out the jab.
A big left from Myers misses.
Myers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duvernay.
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Myers throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Myers throws out the jab.
Myers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
Myers throws out a loose jab but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Myers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duvernay on the side of the head.
It looks like Evan Duvernay has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay lands with a slapping head kick.
Evan Duvernay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duvernay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duvernay with a nice calf kick.
Myers misses with a leg kick.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Duvernay saw that one coming.
Duvernay just misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay scores with a nice strike.
Myers scoring well with a low kick there.
Myers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duvernay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duvernay connects with an inside leg kick.
Myers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duvernay tries to clinch up.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duvernay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Myers's head.
Duvernay throws a hook but Myers avoids it easily.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duvernay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Myers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duvernay finds it's way round the side to connect with Myers's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duvernay moves into the clinch.
Duvernay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Myers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Duvernay can turn it around.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it misses.
Myers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Myers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Myers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duvernay checks a low kick from Myers.
Myers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duvernay checks it well.
Duvernay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duvernay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers blocks a low kick nicely.
Duvernay moves out of range of the leg kick from Myers.
Myers looks for the body kick but Duvernay saw that one coming.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duvernay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Myers scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers lands an overhand right.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duvernay thows a leg kick but Myers checks it
and Myers counters with a stiff right hand.
Myers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duvernay's head.
Duvernay scoring well with a low kick there.
Myers lands a jab to the head.
Duvernay sizes up Myers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Myers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Myers moves forwards but Duvernay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Duvernay.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Myers.
Duvernay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay scores with a jab. Myers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Myers throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.
Duvernay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duvernay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Duvernay saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duvernay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!
An out of breath Evan Duvernay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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