Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GC 301
Date: Jun 24, 2019

#R1#
Starrk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sins's sensitive parts.
Sins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sins throws out a powerful jab.
Starrk tries to clinch but Sins is having none of it.
Sins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Sins misses.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Starrk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starrk. Sins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starrk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Starrk moves out of range as Sins strikes.
Starrk connects with an inside leg kick.
Starrk moves out of range as Sins strikes.
Sins fails to land with a series of punches.
Starrk misses the jab.
Sins connects with a jab.
Starrk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Starrk tries a quick counter leg kick but Sins is wise to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sins misses with a looping right.
Sins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Starrk misses with a series of wild punches.
Starrk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Sins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sins looks to land a right hand but Starrk moved out of range.
Starrk is looking to clinch but Sins is avoiding it.
Sins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Starrk missing with a left hand there. Sins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sins throws a looping overhand right but Starrk ducks down to avoid it.
Starrk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Starrk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sins throws out a loose jab but Starrk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Starrk.
Sins fails to land with a series of punches.
Sins throws a shot from downtown. Starrk moves away and avoids it.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starrk.
A swing and a miss from Sins.
Sins misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
Starrk moves out of range of the strikes.
Starrk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sins.#T2#
Sins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Starrk misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Sins - just one landing.
Starrk misses with a two punch combination.
Sins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starrk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sins rather than just go for the knockout.
A left and a right from Starrk both land. Nice combination.
Sins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Starrk misses.
Starrk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Starrk slips a straight right by Sins.
Starrk swings for the body but Sins moves out of range.
Sins misses with a hook. Starrk ducked under it nicely.
Starrk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Starrk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Sins misses the target.#CL#
Sins gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sins.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land. #T3#
Sins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
A short uppercut from Sins.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sins controls his hands.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Sins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starrk working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Sins throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Sins swings wildly with an uppercut but Starrk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Starrk working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starrk.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Starrk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sins throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sins. #BC2#
Starrk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starrk swings for the body but Sins moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starrk slips under a jab from Sins.
Starrk throws a leg kick but Sins moved away.
Sins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sins scores with a decent looking hook.
Starrk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sins tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sins scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Starrk closes the distance and clinches.
Starrk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sins prevents a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Sins stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nick Sins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Starrk slips under a jab from Sins.
Good work by Sins as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sins throws a looping overhand right but Starrk ducks down to avoid it.
Sins misses with a looping left.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starrk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Starrk moves out of range of the strikes.
Starrk misses with a body shot.
Sins is looking to clinch but Starrk is avoiding it.
Sins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nick Sins is winning the standup battle so far.
Starrk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins moves in looking to clinch but Starrk pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Sins missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sins throws a head kick that misses.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starrk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sins misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Starrk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Starrk. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Sins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sins tries a body shot but Starrk blocks it.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Sins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starrk up against the cage.
Starrk blocking some punches.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Sins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sins misses with a body punch.
Starrk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starrk blocking some punches.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sins throws an elbow that misses.
Starrk blocks an elbow strike from Sins.
Starrk stalling the fight.
Sins misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk is leaning against Sins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Sins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk has a couple of punches blocked by Sins.
Sins throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Sins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Sins leaning against his opponent.
Starrk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sins trying to control the position but instead, Starrk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sins into the cage.
Sins blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Sins's head.
Starrk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sins's elbow.
Sins has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starrk avoiding damage as Sins throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sins.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Starrk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Starrk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Starrk misses the jab.
Starrk keeps the fight on the outside.
Sins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sins misses with a straight right.
Sins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Sins misses with a hook. Starrk ducked under it nicely.
Starrk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sins lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Sins misses.
Starrk throws a shot to the body.
Starrk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sins is out of range and Starrk settles back down.
Sins misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sins. Sins obviously looking to wear him down.
Sins missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sins cracks the inside of Starrk's front leg.
A jab from Sins finds it's way through Starrk's defenses. #CL2#
Starrk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Starrk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Starrk on the inside.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
A bit of stalling here from Starrk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Sins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Starrk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sins under the eye.
Sins misses with a hook
and Starrk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nick Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Sins closes the distance and pushes Starrk back into the cage.
Sins lands an uppercut.
Sins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nick Sins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starrk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Sins.
Sins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Starrk.
Starrk is working Sins over against the cage.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starrk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Starrk. #ROC2#
Sins is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Starrk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Sins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike.
Sins misses with an elbow strike.
Sins digs a right hand into Starrk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Starrk's gas tank.
Sins seems to have got his legs back now.
Starrk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sins.
Starrk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Starrk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Sins's head.
Starrk blocks a body shot from Sins.
Starrk gets through Sins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Starrk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starrk is leaning against Sins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coyote Starrk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Starrk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sins's elbow.
Sins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Starrk - that landed with a thud.
Starrk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Starrk.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk pushes off an throws an elbow but Sins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Starrk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sins misses with the head strike.
Sins throws a head punch that misses.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Sins looking to stall.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Starrk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Sins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starrk pushes Sins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sins blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
Starrk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sins has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
A hook to the body from Starrk.
Starrk lands a body shot.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Sins controls the action.
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinss head.
Starrk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starrk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinss head.
Nice body punch from Starrk.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Sins controls the action. #T4#
Starrk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
Starrk creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sins with a big uppercut! Sins tries to clinch up but Starrk pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sins to the mat! Sins covers up and Starrk unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Coyote Starrk!
A victorious Coyote Starrk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GC 294
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Starrk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starrk.
Grimrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimrock blocks a leg kick.
Grimrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Starrk - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like Lee Grimrock has been cut.
Grimrock checks a leg kick.
Starrk throws a leg kick but Grimrock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grimrock is looking for a counter combo.
Starrk throws a low kick, looking for Grimrock's leg but Grimrock calmly moves out of range.
Starrk throws a jab when Grimrock was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk moves out of range as Grimrock throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Starrk.
Starrk throws a body punch but Grimrock moves out of range.
Grimrock throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.#T1#
Starrk throws a head kick but Grimrock moves out of range.
Grimrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Starrk slips a straight right by Grimrock.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starrk.
Starrk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grimrock throwing a counter right hand but Starrk manages to avoid it.
Grimrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Starrk.
Starrk throws a body punch but Grimrock moves out of range.
Grimrock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grimrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starrk.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimrock 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 Starrk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starrk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Starrk lands a jab.
Grimrock throws a big shot that misses.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starrk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Grimrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starrk circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Grimrock tries to keep at a distance but Starrk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Starrk works on Grimrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starrk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Starrk misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starrk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Grimrock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grimrock is looking to control Starrk's arms but Starrk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grimrock has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimrock. #T3#
Grimrock blocking some punches.
Starrk misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Starrk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimrock.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starrk.
Grimrock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC#
Grimrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimrock throws the kick towards the body but Starrk avoids it.
Starrk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Starrk lands a lovely overhand right.
Starrk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grimrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grimrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
That kick from Starrk tenderised Grimrock's leg. Grimrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Starrk blocks a jab.
Grimrock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Starrk is looking to slow Grimrock down with leg kicks.
Starrk misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Starrk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Starrk lands with a right hand.
Starrk misses with a body kick.
Starrk is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starrk was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimrock.
Starrk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Starrk throws a body kick that misses.
Grimrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Starrk misses with a hook to the body
enabling Grimrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Starrk misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Grimrock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Starrk tries a head kick but it misses.
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimrock misses with a body kick.
Starrk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grimrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Starrk misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Grimrock misses.
Grimrock blocks a head kick by Starrk.
Grimrock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grimrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #ROC2#
Grimrock is rocked!
Starrk steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Grimrock is out on his feet! Starrk sets himself and nearly takes Grimrock's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Coyote Starrk!
A relieved looking Coyote Starrk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GC 289
Date: Apr 19, 2019

#R1#
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Starrk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Puzo throws a leg kick
and Starrk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Starrk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puzo scores with a jab. Starrk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Starrk checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Starrk misses its target.
Some bone on bone action there as Starrk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Starrk connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Starrk steps away.
Puzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starrk misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Puzo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puzo throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk misses with a looping left.
Puzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Puzo.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Starrk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Starrk misses the target.
Puzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Starrk defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand.
Starrk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Puzo tries to work over Starrk's front leg with a kick but Starrk checks it.
Starrk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starrk misses with a left hand
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Starrk was not able to check. #T2#
Starrk checks a leg kick.
Puzo misses with a two punch combination.
Starrk connects with a body shot that sends Puzo's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Puzo misses with the body kick
and Starrk counters with a straight right hand.
Starrk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk fails to land with a series of punches.
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Puzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starrk throws a low kick but Puzo moves out of range easily.
Starrk looks for the body kick but Puzo saw that one coming.
Starrk throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Starrk.
A jab from Puzo misses. #T3#
Starrk misses with a kick to the body.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starrk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Starrk misses with an uppercut. Puzo saw that one coming.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starrk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puzo.
Puzo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Starrk if he has to take too many more of those.
Starrk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puzo. That one must have hurt.
A low kick from Starrk is predictable there
and Puzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puzo thumps Starrk with a low kick.
Starrk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starrk throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starrk tries to close the distance and clinch but Puzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Puzo throws a chopping leg kick but Starrk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL#
Starrk drives through and clinches with Puzo against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Puzo lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Puzo can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo. #BC2#
Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starrk scores with a decent looking hook.
Starrk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Starrk misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Puzo misses.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Starrk sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mario Puzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Starrk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puzo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Puzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starrk.
Coyote Starrk is winning the standup battle so far.
Starrk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starrk checks a low kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Starrk misses with a two punch combination.
Starrk connects with a leg kick. Puzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starrk throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Puzo checks a leg kick.
Starrk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
Puzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starrk throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo 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 Starrk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starrk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puzo thumps Starrk with a low kick.
Starrk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starrk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puzo.#T1#
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Starrk moved out of range nicely.
Starrk thumps Puzo with a low kick.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starrk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starrk checks a leg kick.
Starrk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Starrk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Starrk does it's job there.
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Starrk moved out of range nicely.
Starrk misses with a right hand
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
No joy there for Starrk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puzo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Starrk to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Puzo manages to circle out of the way.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo throws a leg kick but Starrk checks it.
Starrk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starrk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Starrk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Puzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Starrk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Puzo throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo throws a leg kick
and Starrk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Starrk.
Starrk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo checks the leg kick.#T3#
Starrk misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Starrk throws a good cross that connects.
Starrk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puzo throws a solid leg kick but Starrk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puzo.
Starrk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starrk thinking.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Puzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starrk's calf.
A jab from Starrk misses.
Starrk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPuzo.
Starrk throws a series of punches but Puzo moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Starrk.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range. #T4#
Puzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Starrk throws a wild body kick that Puzo sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Starrk misses.
Starrk thows a leg kick but Puzo checks it
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Puzo scores with a jab. Starrk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starrk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Puzo throws a low kick, looking for Starrk's leg but Starrk calmly moves out of range.
Puzo staying out of range there.
Starrk throws a combination that misses
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk lands with a nice body punch.
Puzo misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Starrk's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Crunch! Starrk slams his shin into Puzo's torso.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Starrk looks to throw a body kick
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Starrk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Puzo misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
Starrk misses the body punch
and Puzo counters with an outside leg kick.
Puzo works Starrk's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starrk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Starrk looks to clinch
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Starrk misses with a double jab.
Puzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starrk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Starrk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Starrk looks to land a left hand but Puzo moved out of range nicely.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starrk misses with a low kick as Puzo jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starrk checks a leg kick.
Starrk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Puzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starrk.
Starrk tries to move into range but Puzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starrk looks to land a combination but Puzo avoids it well.
Puzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Starrk steps away.
Some wild striking there from Starrk. #T2#
Starrk throws a solid leg kick but Puzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starrk.
Starrk lands a high kick!
Starrk blocks a leg kick.
Puzo takes a swing at Starrk's ribcage but misses.
Puzo scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo checks a low kick from Starrk.
Puzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. Starrk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puzo connects with a crisp jab.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starrk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Starrk pushes Puzo away with a front kick.
Puzo throws a low kick but Starrk moves out of range easily.
Starrk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T3#
Starrk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starrk. That did some damage!
Puzo is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Starrk.
Starrk throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Starrk throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puzo is looking to chop away at Starrk's legs.
Puzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starrk counters with a head kick.
Starrk thows a leg kick but Puzo checks it
and Puzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puzo walks into a straight right hand from Starrk.
A nice leg kick lands there from Starrk.
A left and a right from Puzo both land. Nice combination. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starrk throws a jab but it's blocked by Puzo.
Starrk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Starrk tries to score with a low kick but Puzo moves his leg out of the way.
Starrk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Starrk throws a front kick aimed at Puzo's knee but Puzo avoids it well.
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo tries to land a leg kick but Starrk saw it coming and moves away.
Starrk defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand.
Starrk throws a leg kick
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puzo 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.

Event: GC 280
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Starrk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sinytsyn. That one must have hurt.
Sinytsyn misses with a looping right.
Sinytsyn throws a leg kick but Starrk moved away.
Sinytsyn scores with a sloppy right hand. Starrk should have avoided that one.
Sinytsyn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sinytsyn.
Starrk cracks Sinytsyn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sinytsyn, as that shot connected.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starrk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starrk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Sinytsyn throws a wild body kick that Starrk sees coming a mile off.
Starrk tries to clinch there but Sinytsyn circles away.
Starrk misses with a lunging right hand
and Sinytsyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starrk thinking.
Starrk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinytsyn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Sinytsyn forces Starrk back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Starrk throws a punch but it's blocked by Sinytsyn.
A nice left hand lands by Starrk.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Starrk misses with some punches.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinytsyn controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Sinytsyn has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sinytsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk stalling in the clinch but Sinytsyn improves position.
Sinytsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Sinytsyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinytsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starrk was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn loads up on a big right hand but Starrk slips the punch.
Sinytsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Starrk under the eye.
Sinytsyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Starrk moves in looking to clinch but Sinytsyn pushes him off.
As Starrk looks to move away, Sinytsyn throws a big counter combo but Starrk just gets out of the way.
Starrk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinytsyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn defending well as Starrk loads up on a big left hand.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinytsyn throws out the jab. #T2#
Sinytsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a head kick.
Starrk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the side of Starrk's head but Starrk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starrk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinytsyn.
Starrk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sinytsyn is out of range.
Sinytsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sinytsyn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sinytsyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starrk avoids a kick to the body.
Starrk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danga de danga de dang - Starrk scores with a four punch combination!
Sinytsyn clobbers Starrk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T3#
Sinytsyn tries a low kick but Starrk avoids it.
Starrk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinytsyn.
Starrk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sinytsyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinytsyn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinytsyn scores with a head kick.
Starrk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinytsyn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sinytsyn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sinytsyn jabs Starrk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sinytsyn lands a head kick. Starrk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinytsyn thows a leg kick but Starrk checks it
and Starrk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinytsyn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sinytsyn lands with a good body shot.#T4#
An inside leg kick from Starrk misses.
Sinytsyn jabs at Starrk's body.
Sinytsyn misses with a low kick.
Starrk connects with a body shot that sends Sinytsyn's belly button to the back.
Sinytsyn misses the shot to the body.
Starrk 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.
Sinytsyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that misses.
Sinytsyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Starrk counters with a good low kick that Sinytsyn was not able to check.
Sinytsyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starrk misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinytsyn scores with a body shot.
Sinytsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starrk moves away.
Sinytsyn connects with a right hand. Starrk shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Starrk walks into a stiff left hand from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with an uppercut. Starrk saw that one coming.
Starrk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sinytsyn's head.
Sinytsyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starrk misses with a kick to the body.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starrk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinytsyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Sinytsyn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sinytsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Starrk is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sinytsyn misses.
Starrk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinytsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Starrk.
Starrk scores with a shot to the body.
Starrk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Sinytsyn does no damage. #T1#
Starrk checks the leg kick.
Sinytsyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk with a hook.
Sinytsyn slips a jab from Starrk.
Sinytsyn jabs at Starrk's body.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sinytsyn checks a leg kick.
Sinytsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Starrk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sinytsyn if he has to take too many more of those.
Sinytsyn digs a good body shot into Starrk's ribs.
Sinytsyn lands with a shot to the body.
Sinytsyn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sinytsyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starrk can do to turn this around?
Starrk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Starrk throws a solid leg kick but Sinytsyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starrk.#T2#
Starrk swinging wildly here.
Sinytsyn misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Starrk swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinytsyn.
Nice uppercut there from Sinytsyn.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinytsyn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starrk blocks a low kick nicely.
Sinytsyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sinytsyn lands a nice hook to Starrk's body. Starrk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starrk throws a body punch but Sinytsyn moves out of range. #T3#
Starrk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sinytsyn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Starrk's head.#CL#
Sinytsyn pushes Starrk up against the cage in a clinch.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Starrk takes a shot to the head.
Sinytsyn lands a good knee to the midsection. Starrk won't want to take too many of those.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Sinytsyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Starrk lands a body shot.
Starrk missing with knees to the body.
Starrk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sinytsyn or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinytsyn controls his hands.
Starrk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sinytsyn is keeping busy.#T4#
Starrk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinytsyn misses with an elbow strike.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starrk throws a punch but it's blocked by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn gets through Starrk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Starrk blocks an elbow strike from Sinytsyn.
Starrk can't break the clinch.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Sinytsyn missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Starrk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Starrk pushes off an throws an elbow but Sinytsyn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sinytsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Sinytsyn blocks a head kick by Starrk.
Sinytsyn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Starrk throws a leg kick that misses.
Sinytsyn misses with a looping right.
Starrk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Starrk lands a really nice looking cross but Sinytsyn seems unphased.
Sinytsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinytsyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Starrk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinytsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinytsyn throws a series of punches but Starrk moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinytsyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starrk.
Starrk is looking to clinch.
Starrk throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn throws out a loose jab but Starrk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinytsyn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starrk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinytsyn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sinytsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Starrk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk looks to land a left hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinytsyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Sinytsyn forces Starrk back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starrk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk avoids the elbow strike from Sinytsyn, against the cage.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starrk avoids a wild elbow strike from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn looking to slow down the pace here.
Coyote Starrk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Starrk tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn leaning against his opponent.
Starrk misses with the head strike.
Starrk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Sinytsyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Sinytsyn manages to break the clinch.
Starrk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinytsyn moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sinytsyn as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starrk swings for the body but Sinytsyn moves out of range.
Sinytsyn connects with a right hand. Starrk shakes it off.
Starrk lands a high kick! #T3#
Sinytsyn throws a good cross that connects.
Starrk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sinytsyn throws a leg kick but Starrk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sinytsyn throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinytsyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Starrk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sinytsyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Sinytsyn - just one landing.
Sinytsyn throws a low kick, looking for Starrk's leg but Starrk calmly moves out of range.
Sinytsyn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Starrk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Starrk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinytsyn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Starrk lands a front kick.
Sinytsyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Starrk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinytsyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Starrk misses
and Sinytsyn counters with a nice body kick.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Starrk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sinytsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Starrk avoids the damage to the body.
Sinytsyn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinytsyn lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Sinytsyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinytsyn 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
A very excited looking Aleksandr Sinytsyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GC 268
Date: Jan 02, 2019

#R1#
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yates thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Starrk if he has to take too many more of those.
Starrk avoids the head kick by Yates.
Starrk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Starrk drives through and clinches with Yates against the cage.
Starrk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starrk is defending well for now.
Starrk tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
A body shot lands from Starrk.
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice body punch from Starrk.
Starrk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Starrk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates prevents a body shot from Starrk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starrk.
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!
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Starrk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yates looks winded!
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk works on Yates's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Starrk.
Starrk lands a hook that snaps the head of Yates backwards. #T1#
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Starrk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Starrk lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starrk.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Starrk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starrk lands with a short shot to the head.
Starrk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Starrk.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk blocks a body shot from Yates.
Yates working aggressively here.
Starrk misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates blocking some punches.
Yates prevents a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Yates takes an elbow to the forehead. #T2#
Starrk stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starrk.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Yates misses with a knee to the head.
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
Yates throws an elbow that misses.
Starrk tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk scores with a hook to the body.
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Starrk blocks an elbow strike.
Starrk managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Starrk blocking some punches.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Starrk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Starrk digs a right hand into Yates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yates's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Starrk.
Starrk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yates backwards. #T3#
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Starrk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yates avoiding damage as Starrk throws knees to the body.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but Starrk blocks with his arms.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk lands a right hand.
Starrk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Starrk is working Yates over against the cage.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starrk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starrk lands a nice uppercut.
Starrk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but Starrk avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
Starrk is working Yates over against the cage.
Starrk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Starrk is working Yates over against the cage.
A short right from Starrk.
Starrk pushes Yates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Yates's head. #ROC#
Yates is rocked!
Starrk lands a body shot.
Yates is still on wobbly legs! Can Starrk finish him?#T4#
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates seems to have recovered his senses.
Starrk lands with a short head shot on the inside. #KD#
Starrk drops Yates onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Yates is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Starrk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
Starrk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yates.
Starrk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Starrk avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body. #BC#
Starrk breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Starrk.
Yates defending well as Starrk loads up on a big left hand.
Yates throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starrk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Starrk looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Starrk backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Yates's temple! It sends Yates violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Starrk celebrates and the doctors try to help Yates!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Coyote Starrk!
Coyote Starrk thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 259
Date: Nov 23, 2018

#R1#
Fogomayu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starrk throws a nice looking combination but Fogomayu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Starrk fails to land with a series of punches.
Fogomayu cracks Starrk with a good jab.
Starrk connects with a crisp jab.
Fogomayu throws a hook to the side of Starrk's head but Starrk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fogomayu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Starrk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fogomayu's sensitive parts.
Fogomayu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Fogomayu throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk throws a quick counter head kick but Fogomayu was just out of range.
Fogomayu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fogomayu feints and then cracks Starrk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starrk down.
Fogomayu blocks a head kick by Starrk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fogomayu misses with a straight right.
Fogomayu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Starrk on the side of the head.
We've been told by Starrk's head coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Starrk lands a head shot.
Starrk throws a low kick, looking for Fogomayu's leg but Fogomayu calmly moves out of range.
Fogomayu misses with a looping left.#T1#
Fogomayu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fogomayu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good work by Fogomayu as he checks the leg kick.
Fogomayu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Coyote Starrk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fogomayu connects with a crisp jab.
Starrk lunges at Fogomayu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fogomayu's hand.
Starrk throws a sloppy head kick and Fogomayu moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Starrk misses the target.
Starrk ducks under a wild hook from Fogomayu.#TD2#
Fogomayu scores with a takedown into Starrk's guard.
Starrk trying to keep a closed guard but Fogomayu is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Starrk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fogomayu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fogomayu looking to sit in guard and control but Starrk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogomayu controlling the position.
Starrk wants to get up but he can't break Fogomayu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Starrk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Starrk trying to control the position from guard on top but Fogomayu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starrk wants to pass the guard but Fogomayu is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Starrk stays in close to Fogomayu's body and controls the position.
Starrk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starrk preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fogomayu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fogomayu cracks the inside of Starrk's front leg.
Starrk wants to slow Fogomayu down by chopping away at his legs. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fogomayu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fogomayu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Starrk.
Starrk tries to counter by clinching up but Fogomayu breaks away and moves out of range.
Fogomayu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starrk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Starrk lands a high kick!
Starrk throws a leg kick
letting Fogomayu counter with a right hand.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Fogomayu is just out of range.
Fogomayu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Starrk but Starrk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Starrk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fogomayu misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
Fogomayu throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Starrk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fogomayu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fogomayu misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Starrk.
Fogomayu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Starrk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fogomayu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kwiwan Fogomayu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Fogomayu misses the shot to the body.
Fogomayu throws a jab but it's blocked by Starrk.
Starrk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Starrk lands with a shot to the body.
Fogomayu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Starrk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fogomayu slips a jab and a cross from Starrk.
Good work by Starrk as he checks the leg kick.
Starrk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coyote Starrk is winning the standup battle so far.
Starrk connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fogomayu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fogomayu slips under a jab from Starrk.
Fogomayu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starrk has time to react.
Starrk lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Starrk does no damage.
Starrk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Starrk defending well as Fogomayu loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Fogomayu.
Starrk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fogomayu.
As Fogomayu looks to move away, Starrk throws a big counter combo but Fogomayu just gets out of the way.
Fogomayu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Starrk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fogomayu.
Starrk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starrk blocks a jab.
Fogomayu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Starrk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fogomayu avoids the head kick by Starrk.
Fogomayu scores with a nice right hand.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the leg kick from Starrk.
Starrk takes one to the side of the head.
Starrk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Starrk has Fogomayu up against the cage in a clinch.
Fogomayu lands with a left to the head.
Fogomayu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fogomayu prevents a body shot from Starrk. #T2#
Fogomayu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
Starrk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fogomayu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Fogomayu scores with a shot to the side of Starrk's head.
Starrk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fogomayu misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk digs a right hand underneath Fogomayu's ribcage. Fogomayu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Starrk misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Fogomayu's head. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Starrk.
Fogomayu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fogomayu.
A head punch on the inside from Fogomayu fails to land.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
Fogomayu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fogomayu misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Fogomayu controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starrk.
Fogomayu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Starrk. #BC#
Starrk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Starrk forces Fogomayu back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starrk pushes Fogomayu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Fogomayu fails to land.
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starrk keeps control of Fogomayu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Starrk. #BC2#
Fogomayu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fogomayu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Starrk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Starrk motions for Fogomayu to come forward. Starrk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk connects with a nice looking jab.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Fogomayu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Starrk lands a body shot.
Starrk walks into a stiff left hand from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Starrk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Starrk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Starrk slips a straight right by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starrk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Starrk with a nice cross.
Starrk misses with a body shot.
Starrk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fogomayu pulls out of a head kick attempt. #TD2#
Fogomayu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Starrk's guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Starrk manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Fogomayu breaks the clinch.
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Fogomayu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fogomayu scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Starrk misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Starrk.
Fogomayu is looking to score with low kicks.
Starrk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Starrk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fogomayu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Starrk misses with a body shot
and Fogomayu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Starrk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fogomayu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starrk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Fogomayu.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Fogomayu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Starrk.
Starrk misses with an uppercut. Fogomayu saw that one coming.
Starrk cracks a nice hook into Fogomayu's ribs.
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!#TD2#
Fogomayu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Starrk's half guard.
Starrk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fogomayu scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Starrk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fogomayu.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fogomayu connects with a nice short shot to Starrk's temple.
Kwiwan Fogomayu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Starrk gets full guard.
Starrk is adopting a defensive guard.
Fogomayu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fogomayu postures up. #T3#
Fogomayu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fogomayu working some strikes from top position.
Fogomayu lands a couple of digs.
Fogomayu is fighting to break Starrk's control of his arms but Starrk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Starrk is trying to keep Fogomayu in close.
Starrk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starrk slows the pace down in half guard.
Starrk trying to control the action but Fogomayu is working from the bottom. #T4#
Fogomayu moves into full guard.
Starrk being controlled here momentarily.
Starrk won't allow Fogomayu to sweep him here.
Starrk tries to free his leg and advance position but Fogomayu is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwiwan Fogomayu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fogomayu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwiwan Fogomayu!
Kwiwan Fogomayu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GC 247
Date: Oct 03, 2018

#R1#
Starrk tries to land a body kick
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murillo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murillo jabs at Starrk's body.
Murillo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Starrk is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Murillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murillo throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Starrk moves out of range as Murillo throws a body kick.
Starrk is looking to counter the offense by Murillo and move into the clinch.
Murillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Starrk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murillo blocks a low kick nicely.
Starrk scores with a nice strike.
Murillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starrk is out of range and Murillo settles back down.
Starrk throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo misses with a body kick.
Starrk fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Murillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Starrk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Starrk swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Starrk backing away here, and Murillo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Murillo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Starrk backs up against the cage.
Starrk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Starrk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murillo finds it's way round the side to connect with Starrk's head.
Starrk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murillo scores with a hook to the body. Starrk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Starrk walks into a stiff left hand from Murillo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starrk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starrk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starrk lands a nice looking body kick.#T2#
Starrk swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Starrk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murillo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Starrk blocks the body kick.
Starrk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Starrk doesn't manage to clinch there - Murillo circles away.
Starrk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Starrk misses the jab.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Starrk.
Murillo throws out a counter right but Starrk avoids it with no problem.
Murillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murillo throws a head kick that half lands.
Murillo throws the left hand but Starrk avoids the punch easily.
Starrk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Starrk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murillo.
Murillo throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Murillo misses.
Murillo takes one to the chin there.
Murillo throws a body kick that misses.
Starrk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Starrk.
Starrk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Starrk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Starrk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murillo misses with a straight right.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murillo throws a right and a left that Starrk avoids nicely.
Starrk throws a body shot but no joy.
Starrk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murillo counters with a left to the body. #T4#
Murillo connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Starrk has Murillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Murillo swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Murillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starrk tries a head kick but it misses.
Murillo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Starrk's head.
A punch combination from Starrk misses.
Murillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Starrk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Some wild striking there from Murillo.
Murillo cracks Starrk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Murillo 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.
#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murillo, as that shot connected.
Starrk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses.
Starrk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
Murillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starrk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Starrk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starrk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
Murillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo scores with a body shot.
Murillo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starrks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Murillo throws a leg kick but Starrk moved away.
Starrk lands a body shot.
Murillo misses with an uppercut
and Starrk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murillo throws a lazy right hand but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starrk misses with the combination.
Murillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Starrk's head.
Starrk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starrk misses with a body shot
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starrk. Murillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Murillo misses.
Starrk throws a front kick aimed at Murillo's knee but Murillo avoids it well. #T2#
Murillo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Starrk does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk drops his hands momentarily and Murillo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murillo misses with a body kick.
Starrk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murillo.
Starrk throws a low kick, looking for Murillo's leg but Murillo calmly moves out of range.
Murillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Starrk's hands.
Murillo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murillo lands a body shot.
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Starrk moved out of range nicely.
Murillo takes a swing at Starrk's ribcage but misses.
Murillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Starrk counters with a nice body shot.
Murillo staying out of range there.#T3#
Starrk throws a low kick but Murillo avoids it.
Murillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Starrk is looking to wear down Murillo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Starrk scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Starrk.
Starrk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Starrk throws a leg kick
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Starrk. Those never looked like landing.
Murillo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murillo slips under a jab.
Murillo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Starrk. That one must have hurt.
Murillo throws a lazy right hand but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starrk throws a sloppy body shot
and Murillo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murillo - that will leave a mark!
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Murillo unleashes a big counter combination but Starrk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Starrk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starrk.
Murillo looks to throw the jab but Starrk is out of range.
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Starrk moved out of range nicely.
Starrk looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice body kick there by Starrk.
Murillo misses with an uppercut.
Starrk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
Starrk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Starrk loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Murillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses
and Murillo counters with a left to the body.
Murillo throws a right hand that misses
and Starrk counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Murillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Murillo throws a looping overhand right but Starrk ducks down to avoid it.
Starrk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Murillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starrk throws out the jab.
Murillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starrk.
Starrk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Starrk throws a leg kick which misses Murillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Murillo tries to avoid it.
Starrk throws a low kick but Murillo moves out of range easily.
Murillo is looking for the big counter here.
Murillo avoids the body shot from Starrk.
Starrk throws a leg kick but Murillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Murillo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Starrk misses with a right hand
enabling Murillo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo cracks Starrk with a good jab.
Murillo misses with an uppercut
and Starrk counters with a left to the body.
Murillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starrk is out of range and Murillo settles back down.
Starrk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murillo takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #T1#
Murillo misses with a straight left.
Starrk looks to throw a body kick
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starrk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Starrk.
Murillo wants to land a leg kick but Starrk is out of range.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Starrk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Murillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
Good work by Starrk as he checks the leg kick.
Starrk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Starrk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murillo throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Starrk moves into the clinch.
Coyote Starrk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Starrk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Starrk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starrk ducks right into an uppercut from Murillo.
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!
Starrk misses with a low kick as Murillo jumps back.
Murillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Murillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Starrk misses with an uppercut
and Murillo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murillo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Starrk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Murillo.
Murillo throws a shot to the body. #T3#
Murillo scores with a jab to the head.
Murillo throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Starrk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Murillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starrk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starrk takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
Starrk moves away from the strike by Murillo.
Starrk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murillo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Murillo scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Starrk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murillo - the referee stops the clock and Starrk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murillo. Starrk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T4#
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starrk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murillo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murillo connects with a body shot that sends Starrk's belly button to the back.
Murillo connects with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Murillo there.
Starrk ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Starrk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starrk's head backwards.
Murillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murillo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
After winning the bout, Jefferson Murillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GC 237
Date: Aug 29, 2018

#R1#
Starrk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Starrk scores with a body shot.
Starrk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Attack raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A cross from Starrk lands.#CUT#
It looks like Shark Attack has been cut.
Starrk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Attack avoids the head kick by Starrk.
It seemed like Attack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Starrk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk lands a body shot.
A short left from Starrk.
Starrk presses Attack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Attack blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Attack's elbow.
Starrk lands a body punch.
Starrk prevents a body shot from Attack.
Attack is trying to pull guard but Starrk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Attack takes a shot to the head.
Starrk pushes Attack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Attack looks winded!
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starrk tries to land knees in the clinch but Attack avoids the damage to the body.
Attack tries a body shot but Starrk blocks it.
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Attack on the inside.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike.
Starrk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Attack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Attack controls his hands.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Attack controls his hands.
Starrk blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Attacks head.
Starrk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attack can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Attack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Attack on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Attack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
A short uppercut from Attack.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Attack controls his hands.
Attack missing with knees to the body.
Attack tries to work over Starrk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starrk.
Attack tries to pull guard but Starrk holds him up against the cage and eventually Attack drops back down to his feet.
Attack misses with a body punch.
Attack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Attack is trying to pull guard but Starrk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Coyote Starrk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shark Attack.
A right hook to the body lands for Starrk.
Starrk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Attack backwards. #T3#
Starrk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike.
Attack can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Starrk takes a shot to the head.
Attack has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Starrk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Attack can turn it around.
Starrk gets through Attack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Attack blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Attack's elbow.
Attack tries to throw a body punch but Starrk avoids it by throwing Attack back against the cage.
Starrk controlling the action here for a moment.
Starrk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Attack's elbow.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Attack controls his hands.
Starrk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Attack.
Starrk lands with a right to the head.
Attack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Attack pushes off an throws an elbow but Starrk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Attack.
Attack tries to land knees in the clinch but Starrk avoids the damage to the body.
Starrk works on Attack's body with a couple of short punches.
Starrk lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Starrk as the two fighters clinch.
Starrk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Starrk lands with a left to the head.
Starrk lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Starrk - that landed with a thud.
Starrk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Attack avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Starrk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starrk. #ROC#
Attack is rocked!
Starrk tries a body shot but Attack blocks it.
Attack is still on wobbly legs! Can Starrk finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starrk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Starrk drops Attack onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Attack is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starrk leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shark Attack's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starrk, right into the meat.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Attack drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Starrk follows Attack to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coyote Starrk!
During a confident post fight interview, Coyote Starrk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GC 229
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1#
Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Starrk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Starrk avoids the head kick by Puzo.
Starrk misses with a few strikes there.
Puzo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Puzo slips under a jab from Starrk.
Puzo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Starrk if he has to take too many more of those.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk slips under a jab.
Puzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starrk. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Puzo connects with a right hand. Starrk shakes it off.
Starrk looks to land a combination. Puzo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1#
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puzo misses with a looping right.
Starrk swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo lands with an overhand left.
Starrk 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Starrk, as that shot connected.
Puzo works Starrk's body with a nice hook.
Puzo moves out of range as Starrk strikes.
As Starrk looks to move away, Puzo throws a big counter combo but Starrk just gets out of the way.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puzo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puzo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Starrk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puzo.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Starrk throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Puzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starrk.
Starrk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puzo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puzo.
Puzo misses with a low kick.
And Starrk responds with a good body kick, but Puzo manages to step out the way in time.
Puzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk moves out of range of the leg kick from Puzo.
Starrk slips under a jab from Puzo.
Starrk throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Puzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Starrk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puzo has time to react.#T3#
Puzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Starrk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puzo dips to his left and cracks Starrk with an uppercut!
Puzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Starrk in the body.
Puzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Starrk in his tracks.
Starrk blocks a head kick by Puzo.
Puzo is looking to chop away at Starrk's legs.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starrk was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Starrk jabs at Puzo's body.
Starrk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Starrk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Puzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Starrk throws a leg kick but Puzo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puzo lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Puzo finds it's target.
Starrk misses with a body shot.
Puzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starrk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puzo cracks Starrk with a good jab.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo 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.
#R2#
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Starrk.
Puzo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses.
Puzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starrk can do to turn this around?
A solid body kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starrk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Starrk misses with a straight left.
It looked like Puzo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Puzo feints and then cracks Starrk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starrk down.
Puzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starrk. #T1#
Starrk ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Puzo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses.
As Starrk backs away, Puzo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Puzo lands with an overhand left.
Starrk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Starrk.
Puzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puzo connects with a body shot.
Mario Puzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Puzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Starrk lands a high kick!
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Puzo throws a head kick but Starrk moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Starrk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Puzo has got the better of the exchanges.
Starrk misses with an uppercut.
Starrk throws a leg kick but Puzo checks it.
Puzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Starrk misses with a left hand
and Puzo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Starrk.
Starrk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Puzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starrk.
Starrk moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Starrk.
Starrk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Puzo feints and then cracks Starrk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starrk down.
Starrk tries to score with a low kick but Puzo moves his leg out of the way.
Starrk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Starrk avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Starrk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Starrk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Starrk moves away from the strike by Puzo.
Starrk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick by Puzo misses
and Starrk counters with a stiff right hand.
Starrk misses with a looping left.#T4#
Puzo throws a head kick but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starrk throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Puzo as he checks the leg kick.
Starrk throws a series of strikes that have Puzo backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puzo's calf.
Nice jab there from Starrk.
Starrk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puzo throws a body kick that misses.
Starrk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Starrk lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Starrk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puzo throws a chopping leg kick but Starrk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Puzo blocks the low kick.
Puzo checks a low kick from Starrk.
Starrk takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Puzo is looking to counter punch.
Puzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puzo looks to land a combination but Starrk avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Starrk. That's going to slow Puzo down.
Puzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starrk throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body. Starrk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Starrk motions for Puzo to come forward. Starrk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puzo tries to land a front kick but Starrk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Starrk checks a low kick from Puzo.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Starrk is just out of range.
Starrk misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Starrk misses.
Starrk with a jab.
Puzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Starrk throws a leg kick but Puzo moved away.#T2#
Puzo works the jab nicely.
Starrk throws the kick towards the body but Puzo avoids it.
Starrk throws a low kick but Puzo moves out of range easily.
Starrk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Starrk misses with a double jab.
Starrk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puzo lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo scores with a nice head shot.
Starrk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3#
Starrk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puzo cracks Starrk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Puzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo throws a right hand that misses
and Starrk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starrk scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puzo.
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starrk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A head kick misses from Starrk.
Puzo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T4#
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk blocks the body kick.
Starrk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Puzo thuds his shin into the meat of Starrk's side.
Starrk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo takes a swing at Starrk's ribcage but misses.
Puzo throws a sloppy head kick
and Starrk counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puzo, right into the meat.
Puzo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Starrk counter with a right hand.
Starrk misses with a hook.
Starrk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Puzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puzo throwing a counter right hand but Starrk manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coyote Starrk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Starrk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Coyote Starrk!
A relieved looking Coyote Starrk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GC 222
Date: Jul 07, 2018

#R1#
Tudekiks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tudekiks checks a leg kick nicely.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starrk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tudekiks tries to clinch
and Starrk counters with a stiff right hand.
Tudekiks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Starrk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tudekiks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tudekiks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starrk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tudekiks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tudekiks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Starrk misses with a two punch combination. #T1##CL#
Tudekiks has Starrk up against the cage in a clinch.
Tudekiks has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Tudekiks is trying to push Starrk away but Starrk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Starrk blocks a body shot from Tudekiks.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
Starrk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC2#
Starrk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tudekiks wants to clinch
and Starrk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tudekiks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Starrk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
Starrk tries a low kick but Tudekiks avoids it.
Starrk keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starrk 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.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starrk paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Tudekiks has Starrk up against the cage in a clinch.
Tudekiks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Tudekiks controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudekiks throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
Tudekiks is pushing Starrk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tudekiks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tudekiks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Starrk.#BC2#
Starrk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starrk. #T3#
Tudekiks tries to clinch up.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tudekiks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tudekiks lands a jab to Starrk's midsection.
Tudekiks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tudekiks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tudekiks doesn't manage to clinch there - Starrk circles away.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Starrk is having none of it.
Starrk shapes to counter with a head kick.#CL#
Tudekiks moves into the clinch.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tudekiks scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Tudekiks avoiding damage as Starrk throws knees to the body.
Tudekiks prevents a body shot from Starrk.
Tudekiks throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Starrk is pushing Tudekiks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tudekiks wants to stall.
Starrk has a couple of punches blocked by Tudekiks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tudekiks misses with a punch on the inside.
Tudekiks misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tudekiks fails to land.
Starrk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tudekiks tries to throw a body punch but Starrk avoids it by throwing Tudekiks back against the cage.
Starrk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tudekiks.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Suleijma Tudekiks will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Tudekiks has managed to clinch.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starrk throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks looking to slow down the pace here.
Starrk is struggling to control the position.
Tudekiks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
Tudekiks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tudekiks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Starrk managing to block the knees to the body from Tudekiks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk pushes Tudekiks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tudekiks misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starrk.
Starrk pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.#T1##BC2#
Starrk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tudekiks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starrk misses with an uppercut.
Tudekiks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Starrk 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.
Tudekiks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tudekiks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Starrk to counter with a crisp jab.
Starrk swats away the attempt to clinch by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks doesn't manage to clinch there - Starrk circles away.
Starrk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Starrk misses.
A jab from Starrk misses.
Tudekiks throws a big counter combination but Starrk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Starrk keeps the fight on the outside.
Starrk looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Tudekiks tries to clinch up.
Starrk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tudekiks wants to clinch up but Starrk keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Starrk 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 Tudekiks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tudekiks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starrk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tudekiks lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starrk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tudekiks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starrk. Tudekiks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tudekiks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch but Starrk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Starrk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Tudekiks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tudekiks tests Starrk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tudekiks throws the left hand but Starrk avoids the punch easily.
Starrk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tudekiks moves out of range of the strikes.
Tudekiks moves out of range of the strikes.
Starrk slips a straight right by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starrk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tudekiks misses with a hook
and Starrk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tudekiks throws a looping overhand right but Starrk ducks down to avoid it.
Starrk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tudekiks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Starrk tries to score with a low kick but Tudekiks moves his leg out of the way.
Tudekiks is looking for a counter combo.
Starrk lands a head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Starrk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tudekiks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starrk throws out a counter right but Tudekiks avoids it with no problem.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk cracks Tudekiks with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tudekiks falls to his knees and Starrk doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coyote Starrk!
A very excited looking Coyote Starrk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GC 214
Date: Jun 02, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Starrk pushes Fredrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Starrk lands a body punch.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Fredrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #KD2#
Starrk lands a big head kick that sends Fredrick tumbling to the mat! Starrk takes a step backwards and waves Fredrick back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fredrick throws out a loose jab but Starrk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starrk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fredrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Starrk counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Fredrick out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Starrk is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Coyote Starrk!

Event: GC 207
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Starrk scores with a jab to the body.
Solo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Starrk lands a body shot.
Solo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Starrk throws a lazy head kick
and Solo counters with a nice uppercut.
Solo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Starrk to counter with a crisp jab.
Solo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starrk.
A good leg kick by Starrk.
Good leg kick by Solo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Starrk tests Solo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starrk works over Solo's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Starrk throws an off balance right hand
and Solo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Solo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Solo lunges at Starrk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Starrk's hand.
Starrk throws a combination that misses
and Solo counters with a straight right hand.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Solo is predictable there
and Starrk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Starrk throws a series of punches but Solo avoids them all with ease.
Starrk blocks the body kick.
Solo misses with a body kick.
Starrk lands with a nice body punch.
Starrk throws a right and a left that Solo avoids nicely.
Starrk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Solo.
Solo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Starrk throws a combination that misses
and Solo counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Starrk misses
and Solo counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
Starrk slips under a jab.
Starrk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Starrk scores with the left hand. Solo knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk is looking to chop away at Solo's legs.
Starrk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Starrk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Starrk misses with an uppercut.
Starrk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Solo.
Solo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Starrk to score with a decent uppercut.
Starrk scores with a three punch combo!
Solo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Solo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Solo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Starrk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Starrk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick by Starrk misses
and Solo counters with a nice body shot.
Starrk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Solo counters with a low kick, right behind Starrk 's knee.
Solo checks the leg kick.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Solo! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Starrk.
Solo throws out a counter right but Starrk avoids it with no problem.
Solo connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
Solo with a hook.
Starrk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Solo swings for the body but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solo misses with a hook. Starrk ducked under it nicely.
Starrk lands a nice hook to Solo's body. Solo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL#
Starrk closes the distance and clinches.
Starrk digs a right hand into Solo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Solo's gas tank.
Starrk tries a body shot but Solo blocks it.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solo looking to slow down the pace here.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Solo lands a body shot.
Solo misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Solo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Starrk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solo moves away.
Solo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Starrk with a body shot.
Coyote Starrk is winning the standup battle so far.
Solo throws a hook but Starrk blocks it.
Starrk scores with a body shot.
Starrk tries to land a body kick
and Solo counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Solo.
Solo avoids the body shot from Starrk.
Nice straight punches there by Solo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Solo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solo. Starrk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starrk throws a quick counter head kick but Solo was just out of range.
Starrk scores with a sloppy right hand. Solo should have avoided that one. #T1#
Solo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Solo tries to get set, Starrk tries to push him back and clinch up but Solo manages to avoid the attempt.
Starrk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Starrk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Starrk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Solo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starrk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Solo slips under a jab.
Solo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Starrk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Solo momentarily.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Starrk scores with a head kick. Solo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Starrk takes a swing at Solo's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Solo misses with a wild body shot.
Starrk throws a nice inside leg kick.
It looks like Starrk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Solo throws a leg kick but Starrk checks it.
Solo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starrk has time to react.
Starrk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solo can pounce on him.
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!
Starrk throws a sloppy body shot
and Solo counters with a nice uppercut.
Starrk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Starrk throws the left hand but Solo avoids the punch easily.
Solo blocks a low kick nicely.
Starrk defending well as Solo loads up on a big left hand.
Starrk tries to counter by clinching up but Solo breaks away and moves out of range.
Starrk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Solo is out of range.
Solo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
Solo blocks a leg kick.
Solo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Solo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starrk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#KD2#
Solo lands a big head kick that sends Starrk tumbling to the mat! Solo takes a step backwards and waves Starrk back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Starrk is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Coyote Starrk has been cut.
Starrk slips under a jab from Solo.
Oh Starrk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Solo throws a head kick that misses.
Solo throws an overhand right that has Starrk reeling! Solo follows up with more punches and Starrk is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roderick Solo!
A victorious Roderick Solo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GC 198
Date: Mar 17, 2018

#R1#
Starrk misses with a hook. Chulainn ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Chulainn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chulainn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStarrk.
Chulainn looks for a takedown but Starrk sprawls well.
Chulainn shoots in but no luck this time.
Chulainn closes the distance and clinches up with Starrk, looking for a takedown. Chulainn pushes Starrk against the cage but Starrk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Coyote Starrk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cu Chulainn.
Chulainn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Starrk swivels and escapes.
Chulainn tries to clinch up but Starrk circles away and keeps his distance.
Chulainn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Chulainn blocks the low kick.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Chulainn blocks the leg kick.
Chulainn feints the counter takedown.
Starrk looks to land a right hand but Chulainn moved out of range.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Starrk as he jumps to the side.
Chulainn tries to clinch up but Starrk circles away and keeps his distance.
As Chulainn looks to move away, Starrk throws a big counter combo but Chulainn just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Chulainn forces Starrk back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
Starrk tries a body shot but Chulainn blocks it.
Chulainn has Starrk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Starrk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chulainn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starrk lands with a left to the head.
Starrk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Starrk prevents Chulainn from breaking the clinch.
Starrk tries to land knees in the clinch but Chulainn avoids the damage to the body.
Chulainn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Chulainn controls his hands.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
A frustrated look appears on Chulainn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Starrk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Starrk scores with a hook to the body.
Starrk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chulainn is defending well for now.
Starrk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Starrk.
Chulainn goes for a takedown attempt but Starrk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Starrk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Starrk scores with a jab to the body.
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt - Starrk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chulainn with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk scores with a punch to the head.
Starrk looks to land a combination but Chulainn avoids it well.
Chulainn with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Starrk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #TD2#
Chulainn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Starrk!
Starrk is looking to regain half guard here but Chulainn keeps moving and retains side control.
Chulainn working the ground and pound.#T3#
Starrk manages to get back to half guard.
Starrk wants to improve his position but Chulainn is controlling well.
Chulainn is pressing down on Starrk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Starrk is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chulainn lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulainn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Starrk wants to control but Chulainn is keeping busy.
Chulainn with the ground and pound but Starrk uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chulainn with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Chulainn with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Starrk holds on and takes a little breather.
Chulainn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Starrk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chulainn.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
Starrk has Chulainn pulled in close to control his posture.
Chulainn preventing the sweep.
Starrk is adopting a defensive guard.
Starrk looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Starrk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chulainn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Starrk tries to avoid it but Chulainn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Starrk to the ground. Starrk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Starrk throws an overhand right that lands on Chulainn's shoulder, as Chulainn tries to avoid the shot.
Chulainn tries for a takedown but Starrk circles away easily
and Starrk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starrk throws a right and a left that Chulainn avoids nicely.
And Chulainn tries to counter it with a takedown but Starrk pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Chulainn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Starrk was covering up waiting for the punch and Chulainn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Starrk pulls Chulainn in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn is looking to work some ground and pound but Starrk has wrist control.
Starrk controls Chulainn momentarily but Chulainn frees himself.
Chulainn stopping the sweep attempt from Starrk.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Chulainn postures up in Starrk's guard and throws a big left but Starrk blocks it.
Chulainn throws an elbow that misses. Starrk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chulainn's guard. Nice move by Starrk!#REVR#
Chulainn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Starrk's guard. #REVB#
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Starrk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Starrk is looking to stand up but Chulainn won't let him.
Starrk postures up.
Starrk preventing the sweep.
Starrk content to stall in guard here.
Starrk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Chulainn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Chulainn content to stall in guard here.
Chulainn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chulainn distracts Starrk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chulainn looking to sit in guard and control but Starrk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Starrk preventing the sweep.
Chulainn trying to control the position.
Cu Chulainn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Starrk is pushing down on Chulainn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chulainn is fighting to maintain full guard but Starrk has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Well, if Starrk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chulainn is trying to get back to full guard.
Starrk is trying to control. Chulainn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Starrk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Starrk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Starrk tries to pass to full mount but Chulainn defends it.
Chulainn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Starrk works his foot free and advances to mount.
Starrk controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk 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!
#R3#
Starrk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chulainn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chulainn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starrk.
Starrk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chulainn can do to turn this around?
Chulainn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Starrk pinned against the cage. Starrk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chulainn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starrk's waist but Starrk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chulainn off to one side.
Starrk throws a head kick but Chulainn moves out of range.
Starrk misses with a low kick as Chulainn jumps back.
And Chulainn tries to counter it with a takedown but Starrk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Starrk lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Chulainn as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Starrk scores with a three punch combo! #TD2#
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Starrk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk has one of Chulainn's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Starrk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1#
Starrk works his way into side control.
Chulainn tries to improve position but can't.
Chulainn sneaks back into half guard.
Chulainn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Starrk wants to free his trapped foot but Chulainn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Coyote Starrk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Starrk is working hard here to advance position.
Starrk is taking a breather. Chulainn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chulainn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chulainn wants to sweep but no luck.
Starrk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T3#
Chulainn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starrk trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starrk stands and throws Chulainn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chulainn tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Starrk presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Chulainn is trying to escape the mount.
Chulainn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T4#
Chulainn is looking for a sweep. Starrk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chulainn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Starrk controlling from the top position.
Chulainn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chulainn is looking to sweep but instead, Starrk has passed into half guard.
Starrk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn is looking for a sweep. Starrk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coyote Starrk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Starrk, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coyote Starrk!

Event: TWGC 20 (185lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Feb 11, 2018

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Coyote Starrk (ranked 1841 p4p, 236 weight class) and Michael Blake (ranked 3803 p4p, 448 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

187 cm
29 yrs
193 lbs

175 cm
35 yrs
180 lbs

Starrk

Blake

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Coyote Starrk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 5 losses; Michael Blake!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Blake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Starrk but Starrk pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Starrk moves into the clinch.

Starrk pulls guard effortlessly.
Starrk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Blake has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Starrk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk is pulling down on Blake's head. It's preventing any offense from Blake, at least for the moment.

Blake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Starrk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Starrk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake won't allow Starrk to sweep him here.
Starrk trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake stopping the sweep attempt from Starrk.
Blake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blake postures up.
Blake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Starrk is trying to control the position but Blake postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Blake content to stall in guard here.
Starrk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Starrk is adopting a defensive guard.
Starrk working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Starrk is retaining full guard.
Blake stopping the sweep attempt from Starrk.
Blake postures up.
Blake forces his way into half guard.
Blake passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Starrk (0) vs (3) Blake
Blake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starrk tries to hold on but Blake postures up.
Starrk is desperately trying to improve his position but Blake has a good base and remains in mount.
Blake trying to control but Starrk is having none of it.
Blake controlling the pace for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is looking to improve his position but Blake isn't that keen on the idea.
Blake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Starrk wants to hold on but Blake pushes him away.
Blake controlling the position easily from mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blake's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Starrk tries to reverse the position but Blake maintains control.
Blake avoids the attempt from Starrk to control.
Starrk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Starrk is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Starrk is looking to control Blake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Starrk avoid being mounted?

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Blake is looking for a kimura here.
Starrk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Starrk.
Blake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to control but Starrk is working from the bottom.
Starrk is trying to keep Blake in close.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Starrk is keeping the position.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Starrk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Starrk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starrk is trying to keep Blake in close.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Blake won't allow Starrk to sweep him here.
Starrk is working hard here to advance position.
Blake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blake trying to move into half guard but instead Starrk has managed to sweep!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Starrk (2) vs (3) Blake
Starrk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Starrk wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Starrk stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
Starrk sitting in guard here, content to control.

Blake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Starrk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starrk is one step ahead there.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.

Blake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Starrk defends it easily.
Starrk preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake wins on points by 3 to 2.
Michael Blake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: gc182
Date: Dec 23, 2017

#R1#
Chulainn shoots in but Starrk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Starrk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Starrk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD#
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Starrk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chulainn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Starrk blocks nicely.
Starrk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Starrk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chulainn being controlled here momentarily.
Chulainn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Starrk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Starrk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chulainn manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Starrk won't allow Chulainn to sweep him here.
Chulainn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starrk manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Chulainn connects with a couple of short punches.
Chulainn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starrk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chulainn is in close to Starrk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Starrk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
We've been hearing good reports from Chulainn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chulainn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chulainn, not yet.
Chulainn has Starrk pulled in close to control his posture.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Starrk from controlling successfully. #T3#
Chulainn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chulainn is striking off his back. Starrk thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Chulainn wants to improve his position but Starrk is controlling well.
Starrk is pressing down on Chulainn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chulainn is holding on for now. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chulainn is staying active underneath Starrk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chulainn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Starrk trying to control from half guard but Chulainn is working away.
Starrk wants to free his trapped foot but Chulainn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chulainn is looking for a sweep. Starrk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chulainn wants to control but Starrk is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt - Starrk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cu Chulainn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Chulainn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starrk.
Chulainn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chulainn fails with the takedown.
Chulainn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Starrk's hands.
Chulainn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chulainn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starrk can do to turn this around?
Chulainn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chulainn.
Chulainn darts in looking for a takedown but Starrk gets double underhooks and turns Chulainn into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starrk throws a body kick that misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chulainn or perhaps it was just good defense by Starrk, which made it look bad. #T1#
Chulainn fails with a takedown attempt.
Starrk flicks out a counter leg kick but Chulainn steps away.#TD#
Chulainn looking to score a takedown here. Starrk is defending well but Chulainn drives through and ends up in Starrk's guard.
Chulainn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chulainn wants to control from the top but Starrk keeps moving.
Starrk is trying to control the position but Chulainn postures up.
Chulainn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cu Chulainn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chulainn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starrk has Chulainn pulled in close to control his posture.
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Starrk is on top in guard. #REVB##T2#
Starrk trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starrk stopping the sweep attempt from Chulainn.
Starrk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chulainn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chulainn, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Chulainn is working hard here to advance position.
Chulainn wants to improve his position but instead Starrk has moved into half guard.
Starrk trying to mount his opponent but Chulainn defends it.
Starrk stalling.
Chulainn gets back to full guard.
Starrk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chulainn swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chulainn is trying to keep Starrk in close. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chulainn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Starrk avoids it really well and circles away.
Starrk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chulainn checks it well.
Chulainn fails with a takedown attempt.
Starrk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn connects with the punch.
Starrk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Chulainn cracks Starrk with a good jab.
Chulainn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starrk.
Coyote Starrk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chulainn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chulainn avoids the head kick by Starrk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starrk. Chulainn does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chulainn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Starrk stuffs the takedown.
Chulainn throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Chulainn dives in and scores a takedown into Starrk's guard.
Starrk wants to sweep here but Chulainn controlling him for the moment.
Starrk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Starrk wants to sweep but no luck.
Starrk trying to control the position.
Starrk has his hands on Chulainn's head, controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chulainn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chulainn lands a couple of digs.
Chulainn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starrk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chulainn is in close to Starrk's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Starrk trying to keep a closed guard but Chulainn is proving a slippery customer.
Starrk wants to sweep here but Chulainn controlling him for the moment.
Starrk is trying to keep Chulainn in close.
Starrk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Starrk preventing the sweep.
Chulainn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Starrk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Starrk stopping the sweep attempt from Chulainn.
Starrk passes into half guard.
Chulainn gets full guard.
Chulainn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starrk manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chulainn landing with the ground and pound.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chulainn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4#
Chulainn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Starrk is controlling Chulainn's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chulainn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Starrk is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Starrk is on top in guard. #REVB#
Chulainn wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starrk stays in close to Chulainn's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cu Chulainn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chulainn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn very nearly forgot to thank AnonymouS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: gc 174
Date: Nov 04, 2017

#R1#
Starrk throws a nice head kick!
Starrk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pennypacker fails with a takedown attempt.
Starrk unleashes a big counter combination but Pennypacker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Starrk lands a leg kick that knocks Pennypacker off balance momentarily.
Starrk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Starrk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Starrk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk cracks the inside of Pennypacker's front leg.
Starrk throws a leg kick but Pennypacker checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk throws a looping overhand right but Pennypacker ducks down to avoid it.
Pennypacker throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
A punch combination from Pennypacker misses.
Pennypacker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Starrk slips a straight right by Pennypacker.
Starrk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
AG Pennypacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennypacker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Starrk. Starrk obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Pennypacker tries for a takedown but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Starrk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Starrk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pennypacker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starrk throws a low kick, looking for Pennypacker's leg but Pennypacker calmly moves out of range.
A combination from Pennypacker does no damage.
As Pennypacker backs off Starrk throws a huge counter combo but Pennypacker manages to avoid it all.
Pennypacker shoots for a double leg takedown but Starrk sprawls well. He's pushed Pennypacker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starrk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pennypacker misses with a hook. Starrk ducked under it nicely.
Starrk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pennypacker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Starrk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Starrk duly obliges.
Starrk throws a right and a left that Pennypacker avoids nicely.
Starrk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Starrk.
Starrk throws a solid leg kick but Pennypacker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starrk.
Pennypacker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pennypacker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Starrk but Starrk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pennypacker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Starrk scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennypacker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starrk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennypacker.
Starrk lands with a good body shot.
Starrk lands with a good body shot.
Pennypacker takes a swing at Starrk's ribcage but misses.
Starrk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pennypacker tries to clinch but Starrk moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Starrk scores with a four punch combination!
Coyote Starrk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pennypacker misses with a hook. Starrk ducked under it nicely.
Starrk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Starrk feints a jab promting Pennypacker to slip. Starrk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pennypacker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pennypacker loads up on a big right hand but Starrk slips the punch.
Starrk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Starrk catches Pennypacker right on the button with a cross.
Pennypacker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pennypacker misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Starrk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Pennypacker avoids the head kick by Starrk.
An inside leg kick from Starrk misses.
Starrk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennypacker manages to avoid it.
Starrk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pennypacker shoots for a double leg takedown but Starrk sprawls well. He's pushed Pennypacker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pennypacker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Starrk throws a series of punches but Pennypacker moves out of range.
Starrk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pennypacker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Starrk swivels and escapes.
Starrk moves out of range as Pennypacker strikes.
Pennypacker throws a lazy right hand but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pennypacker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennypacker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Starrk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pennypacker avoids the body shot from Starrk.
Starrk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennypacker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Starrk throws a shot to the body. #T4#
Pennypacker swinging wildly here.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pennypacker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Starrk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pennypacker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pennypacker works Starrk's body with a nice hook.
Pennypacker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pennypacker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pennypacker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Starrk circles away.#CL#
Pennypacker gets a clinch.
Pennypacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Pennypacker decides to pull guard.
Pennypacker trying to keep a closed guard but Starrk is proving a slippery customer.
Pennypacker keeping moving, preventing Starrk from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pennypacker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starrk manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Starrk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pennypacker blocks a head kick by Starrk.
Starrk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennypacker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pennypacker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starrk swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Pennypacker feints and as Starrk raises his hands in defense, Pennypacker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Starrk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pennypacker is one step ahead there.
Pennypacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starrk is keeping the position for now.
Pennypacker stops Starrk from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennypacker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starrk is pulling down on Pennypacker's head to control his posture. #T1#
Starrk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Pennypacker from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Starrk throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Starrk enables Pennypacker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Starrk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pennypacker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pennypacker won't allow Starrk to sweep him here.
Pennypacker throwing strikes but missing.
Starrk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pennypacker is looking to stand up but Starrk won't let him.
Starrk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starrk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Pennypacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Starrk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Starrk has momentary wrist control but Pennypacker slips an elbow through the middle.
Pennypacker postures up in Starrk's guard and throws a big left but Starrk blocks it.
Starrk looking to control.
Pennypacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starrk is keeping the position for now.
Starrk working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pennypacker shoots in for a double leg but Starrk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pennypacker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starrk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennypacker.#T3#
Starrk keeps the fight on the outside.
Pennypacker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Starrk blocks a low kick nicely.
Pennypacker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pennypacker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starrk.
Pennypacker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starrk jabs Pennypacker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Starrk tried to score with a low kick but Pennypacker checks it.
Starrk throws a low kick but Pennypacker avoids it.
Starrk punishes Pennypacker's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Starrk coming out on top.
Starrk sizes up Pennypacker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starrk, right into the meat.
Starrk misses with a body kick.
Starrk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Starrk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pennypacker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennypacker tries to clinch up.
Starrk 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.
Starrk blocks the body kick.
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Starrk.
Pennypacker wants to clinch.
Pennypacker misses with a head kick.
Starrk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starrk tries to score with a low kick but Pennypacker moves his leg out of the way.
Pennypacker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Starrk circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Pennypacker.
Starrk throws out a counter right but Pennypacker avoids it with no problem.
Starrk thuds a left hand into Pennypacker's body.
Pennypacker shoots in for a takedown but Starrk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Starrk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pennypacker dives in and grabs Starrk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starrk pushes down on Pennypacker's head and hops out.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pennypacker as he connects with a hook.
Pennypacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Starrk thuds his right hand into Pennypacker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Starrk lands a nice looking body kick.
Starrk jabs Pennypacker right on the nose. Pennypacker blinks but takes it well.
Coyote Starrk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starrk lands a leg kick that knocks Pennypacker off balance momentarily.
Pennypacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Starrk moves out of range as Pennypacker throws a body kick.
Pennypacker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starrk can pounce on him.
Pennypacker throws a head kick that misses.
Pennypacker misses with a two punch combination.
Starrk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennypacker scores with a jab.
Pennypacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starrk. #T1#
Pennypacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starrk scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Starrk.
Starrk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pennypacker rather than just go for the knockout.
Starrk scores with a jab to the head. #CL#
Pennypacker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starrk tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennypacker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Starrk walks away with a smile on his face. Pennypacker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Starrk misses with a hook.
Starrk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennypacker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Starrk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pennypacker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Starrk counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starrk thuds his shin into the meat of Pennypacker's side.
Pennypacker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Starrk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coyote Starrk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Starrk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Starrk lunges at Pennypacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pennypacker's hand.
No joy there for Starrk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Starrk misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Pennypacker has Starrk up against the cage in a clinch.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starrk.
Starrk has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennypacker tries to pull guard but Starrk won't allow it.
Starrk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Pennypacker missing with knees to the body. #T3#
Starrk tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennypacker controls his hands. #BC#
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starrk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pennypacker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pennypacker shoots in for a takedown but Starrk shows good takedown defense.
Starrk misses with a few strikes there.
Starrk scores with a shot to the body.
AG Pennypacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starrk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Starrk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Starrk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Starrk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Pennypacker misses the target.
Pennypacker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T4#
Pennypacker throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Pennypacker wants to clinch but Starrk slips to the side
and Starrk counters with a series of strikes. Pennypacker will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Pennypacker clinches up against the cage.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starrk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pennypacker fails to pull guard.
Pennypacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starrk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Starrk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pennypacker tries a body shot but Starrk blocks it.
Starrk avoids a wild elbow strike from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker throws a head punch that misses.
Starrk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Pennypacker fails to land.
Pennypacker misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coyote Starrk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Starrk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coyote Starrk!

Event: Gc168
Date: Sep 23, 2017

#R1#
Starrk's corner calls for a 1-2. Starrk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thacker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Thacker as he connects with a hook.
Starrk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Starrk is looking to chop away at Thacker's legs.
Starrk tried to score with a low kick but Thacker checks it.
A slow jab from Thacker misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Starrk.
Thacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starrk throws a body shot but no joy.
Thacker throws a shot to the body.
Starrk lands a right hook to the body.
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starrk tries a head kick but it misses.
Thacker looks to land a right hand but Starrk moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker takes one to the side of the head.
Thacker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1##CL#
Thacker drives through and clinches with Starrk against the cage.
Thacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Thacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Thacker.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starrk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thacker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starrk. #BC2#
Starrk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thacker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thacker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Starrk. Starrk obviously looking to wear him down.
Starrk avoids the body shot from Thacker. #CL#
Thacker moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk prevents a body shot from Thacker.
Starrk swings wildly with an uppercut but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starrk throws a punch but it's blocked by Thacker.
Thacker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Thacker pushes Starrk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thacker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starrk up against the cage.
Thacker prevents a body shot from Starrk.
Thacker blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk looking to slow down the pace here.
Thacker blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Thacker blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Starrk controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
A short right from Thacker.
Thacker lands a left hand.
Thacker lands with a short shot to the head.
Thacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Thacker stalling in the clinch but Starrk improves position.
Thacker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thacker tries to work over Starrk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Thacker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thacker scores with a hook to the body.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Thacker.
Starrk blocks a body shot from Thacker.
Thacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Thacker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Thacker misses with a body punch.
Thacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starrk tries to work over Thacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Starrk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk digs a right hand into Thacker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thacker's gas tank.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Thacker misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker. #T4#
Starrk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
Thacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Starrk swings wildly with an uppercut but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starrk tries to work over Thacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk letting Thacker take a breather here.
Starrk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike.
Thacker throws a head punch that misses.
Thacker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thacker lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Starrk - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alasdair Thacker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starrk was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Starrk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starrk lands a nice looking body shot.
Starrk throws a shot from downtown. Thacker moves away and avoids it.
Starrk lands a jab.
A big left from Thacker misses.
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thacker lands a jab to the head.
Starrk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thacker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starrk.
Thacker cracks a nice hook into Starrk's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starrk.
Thacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Starrk.
Starrk misses with a two punch combination.
Coyote Starrk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starrk tries to score with a low kick but Thacker moves his leg out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk misses with a body kick.
Thacker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T1#
Thacker tries to move into range but Starrk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starrk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thacker tries to clinch up.
Thacker throws a lazy right hand but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starrk lands with an overhand left.
Starrk lands a head kick!
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thacker is out of range.
Starrk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Starrk is looking to slow Thacker down with leg kicks.
Thacker slips a straight right by Starrk.
Starrk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thacker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Starrk scrambles back to his feet.
Starrk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thacker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starrk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starrk lands a jab to Thacker's midsection.
Thacker looks to land a combination but Starrk avoids it well.
Starrk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thacker sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Thacker gets a clinch.
Thacker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starrk lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Thacker.
Thacker tries to throw a body punch but Starrk avoids it by throwing Thacker back against the cage.
Thacker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Starrk lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Starrk breaks the clinch.
Starrk throws a head kick but Thacker moves out of range.
Thacker blocks a head kick by Starrk. #T3#
Thacker misses with a body shot.
Thacker scores with a shot to the body.
Thacker misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Thacker.
Starrk avoids the body shot from Thacker.
Starrk throws a head kick but Thacker moves out of range.
Starrk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thacker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thacker avoids the body shot from Starrk.
Thacker lands a jab.
Starrk connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker tries to clinch up but Starrk circles away and keeps his distance.
Thacker connects with a jab.
Starrk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T4#
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Thacker is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thacker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Thacker does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk lands a head shot.
Starrk swats away the attempt to clinch by Thacker.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starrk manages to avoid it.
Thacker tries to close the distance and clinch but Starrk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thacker misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from Thacker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starrk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Starrk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Starrk throws a low kick, looking for Thacker's leg but Thacker calmly moves out of range.
Thacker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starrk at a distance.
Thacker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starrk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starrk avoids the body shot from Thacker.
Starrk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starrk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Thacker misses its target.
Thacker misses the jab.
Starrk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Starrk tries to keep at a distance but Thacker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thacker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starrk.
Thacker scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
A short uppercut from Thacker.
Starrk misses with some punches. #BC2#
Starrk breaks from the clinch.
Thacker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starrk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thacker on the side of the head. #CL#
Thacker clinches with his opponent.
Thacker stalls.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Thacker controls the action.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thacker's elbow.
Starrk lands a body punch.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Starrk breaks the clinch.
Thacker dodges the punch combination from Starrk. #CL#
Thacker rushes Starrk and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Thacker controls the action.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Thacker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starrk is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Starrk blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Thacker avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Thacker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Starrk tries to work over Thacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thacker's elbow.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thacker.
Thacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thacker controlling the action here for a moment.
Alasdair Thacker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Thacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Thacker lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Starrk.
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Thacker's head.
Thacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thacker blocks a body shot from Starrk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thacker.
Thacker lands a shot to the body.
Starrk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starrk tries to work over Thacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Thacker controls his hands.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Thacker avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
Starrk pushes Thacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starrk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thacker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Starrk or not.
Thacker misses with a body punch.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Thacker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Starrk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
Thacker pushes Starrk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thacker scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Thacker.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Starrk takes an elbow to the temple.
Thacker lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Starrk is rocked!
Thacker dips a shoulder and cracks Starrk with a mighty uppercut! Starrk falls back against the cage and Thacker unloads with a barrage of strikes! Starrk is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Thacker screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alasdair Thacker!
Alasdair Thacker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GK 140 Rising Stars
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1##CL#
Cole has Starrk up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole is working for takedown but Starrk is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
Starrk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Starrk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starrk lands a nice uppercut.
Cole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Starrk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cole has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Starrk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Starrk is struggling to control the position.
Starrk swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Starrk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Cole closes the distance and pushes Starrk back into the cage.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Cole has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The referee calls for Starrk to work.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starrk's efforts to push away.
Starrk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Starrk throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Starrk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cole has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Starrk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starrk tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Starrk.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Starrk misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole goes for a takedown in the clinch but Starrk prevents it.
Starrk is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Cole is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cole. #T2#
Starrk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Starrk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cole blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Cole is pushing Starrk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Starrk prevents a body shot from Cole.
Starrk gets through Cole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Starrk blocking some punches.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starrk is pushing Cole up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Starrk misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Starrk.
Starrk lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starrk lands a left hand.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Starrk blocks it.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starrk lands a left hand.
Starrk just leaning against Cole, taking a breather.
Cole wants a takedown.
Starrk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk lands a hook that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starrk prevents a body shot from Cole.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Cole trying to control the position but instead, Starrk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cole into the cage.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Cole pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T4#
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starrk's efforts to push away.
Starrk tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Starrk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cole seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Starrk can turn it around.
Starrk lands a left hand.
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!#TD#
Cole has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Starrk is trying to keep an underhook but Cole manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Starrk defending well though.
Starrk keeping hold of Cole's head, controlling as best he can.
Starrk gets back to full guard.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Starrk managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole is looking to score with low kicks.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole is looking to clinch but Starrk is avoiding it.
Starrk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Starrk raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Starrk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starrk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole wants to clinch up but Starrk keeps it at a distance.
Starrk looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Starrk throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Cole wants to land a leg kick but Starrk is out of range.
Starrk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Cole is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Starrk looking to stall.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Cole has picked Starrk up - he's going for a ride! Cole dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Starrk wants to improve his position but Cole is controlling well. #T2#
Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starrk's head.
Cole seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Starrk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starrk's head.
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!
Starrk is not content to let Cole control the position.
Cole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Starrk is doing well to control the position and prevent Cole from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starrk wants to get back to full guard.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Starrk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Cole.
Cole is thwarting Starrk's attempts to control the position.
Cole landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Cole is nestled in close to Starrk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Starrk's temple.
Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starrk's head.
Starrk taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard.
Starrk wants to control but Cole is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Starrk is trying to get back to full guard.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Starrk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cole with the ground and pound but Starrk uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cole works over Starrk with some ground and pound from guard.
Cole lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Starrk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Cole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starrk can do to turn this around?
Cole landing with the ground and pound.
Starrk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Starrk prevents Cole from improving his position.
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!
Cole is pressing down on Starrk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cole wants to sweep here but Starrk controlling him for the moment.
Starrk trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole dominated that second round.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Starrk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Starrk misses with a hook #TD#
and Cole counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cole.
Starrk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Starrk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cole's guard. #REVB#
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starrk is one step ahead there.
Starrk is fighting to break Cole's control of his arms but Cole is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Starrk preventing the sweep.
Starrk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cole's guard.
Cole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Starrk wants to stand but Cole has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cole is pulling down on Starrk's head. It's preventing any offense from Starrk, at least for the moment.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Starrk trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cole connects with a jab.
Starrk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cole throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Starrk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Cole digs a good hook to Starrk's body.
Cole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Starrk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole is looking to wear down Starrk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Starrk tries a head kick but it misses.
Coyote Starrk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Starrk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Starrk settles back down. #T4#
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coyote Starrk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk feints a counter leg kick.
Starrk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Starrk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Cole shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cole is looking to take a break and control but Starrk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Cole there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole clearly takes 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.
#R4#
Starrk just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Starrk manages to circle out of the way.
Starrk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole cracks Starrk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cole.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starrk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Starrk! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cole.#T1#
Cole misses with a body shot.
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt
and Starrk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starrk feints and then cracks Cole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cole down.
Starrk looks to land a combination but Cole avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starrk moves away.#T2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starrk, right into the meat. #CL#
Cole forces Starrk back against the cage and clinches.
Cole tries to work over Starrk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Coyote Starrk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cole scores with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starrks head.
Cole wants a takedown.
Cole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starrk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starrk is defending well for now.
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 anti-grappling being displayed by Cole as Starrk tries to tie him up.
Starrk misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Cole blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Starrk leaning against his opponent.
Starrk blocking some punches.
Cole has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Starrk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Starrk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Cole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Starrk.
Cole just leaning against Starrk, taking a breather. #T4#
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Cole on the inside.
Cole is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starrk throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starrk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Starrk lands with a short shot to the head.
Cole tries to score a body lock takedown but Starrk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Starrk stalling.
Cole is looking to control Starrk's arms but Starrk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cole has his back to the cage.
Cole lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole had his way with Coyote Starrk in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5##CL#
Cole clinches up against the cage.
Cole holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole lands a body shot.
Starrk wants to stall.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Starrk trying to stall but Cole improves his position.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk looking to slow down the pace here.
Cole tries a body shot but Starrk blocks it.
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole tries to work over Starrk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole dodges an elbow strike from Starrk.
Starrk trying to control the position but instead, Cole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Starrk into the cage.#T1#
Cole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Starrk.
Starrk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cole is leaning against Starrk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Starrk takes a shot to the head.
Cole wants to take the fight to the mat but Starrk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Starrk misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Cole presses Starrk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cole cracks Starrk with a nice body shot.
Cole pushes Starrk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cole.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cole. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starrk managing to block the knees to the body from Cole.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Cole prevents a body shot from Starrk.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starrks head.
Starrk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Starrk is rocked!
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Starrk is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Cole lands a body punch.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Starrk backwards. #TD#
Cole is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Starrk can't fight it off and eventually Cole manages to take the fight to the floor. Starrk looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cole sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cole postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Starrk covers up, he's hurt! Cole keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Cole and the ref steps in to end the fight! Cole can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Michael Cole waved his t-shirt featuring MayheM sportswear's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: GK 131 - Boyka vs Slider
Date: May 28, 2017

#R1#
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Starrk.
Houston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Houston.
Houston misses with an uppercut
and Starrk counters with a nice leg kick.
Houston throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Starrk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starrk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Houston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Starrk scrambles back to his feet.
Starrk slips a straight right by Houston.
Houston throws a lazy head kick
and Starrk counters with a right hand to the body.
Starrk drops his hands momentarily and Houston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD#
Houston drops Starrk with a beautiful combination! Starrk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Houston is looking for the KO!#CUT#
It looks like Coyote Starrk has been cut.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Houston throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Houston swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Starrk throws a series of strikes that have Houston backpedaling.
Starrk looks to land a left hand but Houston moved out of range nicely.
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starrk.
Nice jab there from Starrk.
Starrk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Starrk throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Houston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starrk doesn't seem bothered though.
Starrk lands a jab to the nose.
Starrk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Houston misses. #T2#
Houston throws a series of punches but Starrk avoids them all with ease.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
Houston tries a head kick but it misses.
Houston throws a push kick but Starrk slaps the foot to one side.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starrk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Houston throws a right hand that Starrk ducks under and follows up with a left that Starrk also avoids with ease.
Starrk throws out a counter right but Houston avoids it with no problem.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Starrk's head but Starrk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Houston.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Houston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starrk.#T3#
Houston misses with a combination
and Starrk counters with a nice body shot.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starrk scores with a hook.
Houston misses with a left hand
and Starrk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Houston checks a leg kick nicely.
Max Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Houston there.
Starrk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Starrk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Starrk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starrk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Starrk is just out of range.
Starrk only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T4#
Starrk takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Houston throws a hook to the side of Starrk's head but Starrk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starrk throws a counter combo.
Houston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starrk is out of range and Houston settles back down.
A left and a right from Starrk both land. Nice combination.
Starrk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Houston takes a step back to recover.
Houston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Starrk counters with a nice uppercut.
Houston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Houston misses the target.
As Houston backs off Starrk throws a huge counter combo but Houston manages to avoid it all.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk scores with a jab. Houston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston swings for the body but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Starrk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starrk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC2#
Houston is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max Houston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Coyote Starrk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Starrk lands a nice looking body shot.
Starrk cracks Houston with a good jab.
Max Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coyote Starrk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick #KD2#
and Starrk counters with a nice right hand that sends Houston toppling to the canvas! Houston scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Starrk finish him?!
Oh Houston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starrk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Starrk counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Houston out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Starrk is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Coyote Starrk!

Event: GKNY 128 - Boom vs Pratchett
Date: May 06, 2017

#R1#
Starrk slaps away a takedown attempt from Nilsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nilsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Starrk, which made it look bad.
Starrk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Starrk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Nilsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nilsen 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.#TD2#
Nilsen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nilsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Starrk trying to control the position here. #T1#
Starrk working a defensive guard here.
Nilsen won't allow Starrk to sweep him here.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Starrk keeps moving.
Nilsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Starrk is retaining full guard.
Starrk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Starrk looking to control.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Nilsen from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Starrk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nilsen checks a leg kick.
Nilsen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Starrk counters with a one-two to the body.
Coyote Starrk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Nilsen.
Nilsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Nilsen with the counter takedown but Starrk avoids it easily.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilsen moves away.
Nilsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Starrk stuffs the takedown.
As Nilsen backs away, Starrk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt. #TD2#
Nilsen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Starrk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Starrk tries to improve position but can't.
Starrk struggling a bit here.
Nilsen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at BLOODSPORT GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nilsen is staying tight to Starrk's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Starrk tries to buck Nilsen off but Nilsen is having none of it.
Starrk struggling a bit here.
Nilsen trying to control the position but Starrk is working away.
Nilsen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Starrk tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Starrk struggling a bit here.
Starrk tries to buck Nilsen off but Nilsen is having none of it.
Starrk can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilsen tries to score with some ground and pound. Starrk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nilsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starrk keeps working.
Starrk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nilsen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nilsen has control of an arm but Starrk manages to advance to Nilsen's back!
Nilsen is in bad spot here.
Nilsen keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nilsen misses with a takedown attempt
and Starrk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #KD#
Starrk lands a big head kick that sends Nilsen tumbling to the mat! Starrk takes a step backwards and waves Nilsen back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nilsen shoots in but Starrk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nilsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Starrk tries a low kick but Nilsen avoids it.
Nilsen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Starrk defends it nicely.
Coyote Starrk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Nilsen.#T1#
Nilsen has his takedown stuffed
and Starrk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilsen fails with the takedown
letting Starrk counter with a right hand. #ROC#
Nilsen is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Starrk ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Nilsen clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Coyote Starrk!

Event: GKNY 123 - Wills vs Song
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Starrk thuds his shin into the meat of Schilling's side.
Starrk works Schilling's body with a nice hook.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Starrk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starrk just misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Starrk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilling.
Schilling ducks under a wild hook from Starrk.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses
and Schilling counters with a thumping low kick.
Schilling swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Starrk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Starrk.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schilling throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Starrk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schilling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starrk.
A short left from Schilling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
Starrk taking a breather.#T1#
Starrk managing to block the knees to the body from Schilling.
A nice left hand lands by Starrk.
Starrk gets through Schilling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Starrk misses with the head strike.
Schilling misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schilling.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schilling's elbow. #BC#
Starrk breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Schilling gets tackled into the cage by Starrk. Starrk maintains the clinch.
Starrk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Schilling fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starrk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starrk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schilling's elbow.
Starrk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Starrk prevents a body shot from Schilling. #T2#
Starrk avoiding damage as Schilling throws knees to the body.
Starrk scores with a hook to the body.
Starrk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk can't break the clinch.
Schilling can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Starrk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Schilling avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Starrk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schilling backwards.
A short uppercut from Starrk.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Schilling's head.
Schilling working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Starrk.
Schilling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starrk. #T3#
Schilling is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starrk is defending well for now.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Schilling controls the action. #BC#
Starrk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starrk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schilling counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Schilling lands an impressive looking overhand right. Starrk doesn't seem phased though.
Starrk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starrk.
A jab from Starrk finds it's way through Schilling's defenses.
Starrk is looking to wear down Schilling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Starrk lands with a kick to the temple. Schilling shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Starrk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starrk misses with a body shot.
Starrk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schilling counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Starrk's head coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Starrk doesn't manage to clinch there - Schilling circles away.
Starrk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schilling.#T4#
Schilling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starrk can pounce on him.
Starrk throws a body shot but no joy.
Starrk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schilling lands a nice looking body kick.
Starrk scores with a jab to the body.
Schilling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starrk can pounce on him.
Schilling throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Schilling scores with a shot to the body.
Starrk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schilling tries to bum rush Starrk with a series of wild strikes but Starrk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schilling misses with an uppercut
and Starrk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Starrk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schilling, pushing him back against the cage.
Schilling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schilling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schilling stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A slow jab from Schilling misses its intended target.
Starrk tried to counter with a leg kick but Schilling avoided it.
Starrk throws out a leg kick but Schilling moves out of range and Starrk only half commits.
Schilling tries a quick counter leg kick but Starrk is wise to it.
Starrk throws a head kick but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starrk motions for Schilling to come forward. Starrk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schilling lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Schilling rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL#
and Starrk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schilling lands a right hand.
Schilling is trying to break the clinch but Starrk is controlling him.
Schilling blocking some punches.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Schilling tries to land knees in the clinch but Starrk avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Starrk.
Schilling blocks an uppercut.
Starrk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starrk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schilling.
Schilling tries to work over Starrk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coyote Starrk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starrk swings wildly with an uppercut but Schilling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schilling takes a shot to the head.
Starrk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Starrk blocks an elbow strike.
Starrk tries to work over Schilling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
Starrk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Starrk pushes Schilling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schillings head.
Starrk cracks Schilling with a nice body shot.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Schilling controls the action.
Starrk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schilling or not.
A short right from Starrk on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk digs a right hand underneath Schilling's ribcage. Schilling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schilling working aggressively here.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
A short body shot lands from Schilling as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Schilling.
Starrk stalling the fight.
Starrk lands a nice shot to the body.
Schilling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Starrk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside. #T3##BC#
Starrk breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starrk. Schilling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schilling throws a leg kick but Starrk checks it.
Schilling ducks right into an uppercut from Starrk.
Starrk avoids the body shot from Schilling.
Starrk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk punishes Schilling's body with a nice straight punch.
Starrk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starrk scores with a jab.
Schilling looks to land a body kick but Starrk moved away.#CL#
Starrk takes the fight into the clinch.
Schilling struggles to land a body shot inside as Starrk controls his hands.
Schilling tries to throw a body punch but Starrk avoids it by throwing Schilling back against the cage. #T4#
Starrk tries to land knees in the clinch but Schilling avoids the damage to the body.
Schilling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Starrk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schilling misses with a head kick.
Starrk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk connects with an inside leg kick.
Starrk doesn't manage to clinch there - Schilling circles away.
Schilling cracks Starrk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Starrk connects with a body shot.
Schilling connects with a body shot.
Starrk connects with a leg kick. Schilling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starrk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Starrk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Starrk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Starrk's corner calls for a 1-2. Starrk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Starrk tries a head kick but it misses.
Schilling wants to counter with a clinch but Starrk pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Schilling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starrk thuds a left hand into Schilling's body.
Coyote Starrk is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Starrk.
Starrk works Schilling's body with a nice hook.
Starrk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Starrk.
An inside leg kick lands from Starrk.
Schilling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Starrk scores with a hook to the body. Schilling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Starrk connects with a crisp jab.
Starrk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Schilling throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Starrk clinches up with Schilling and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Schilling on the inside.
Starrk presses Schilling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Starrk pushes Schilling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Starrk.
Starrk keeps control of Schilling as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schilling lands an uppercut.
Starrk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schilling.
Starrk digs a right hand underneath Schilling's ribcage. Schilling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schilling throws a head punch that misses.
Schilling misses with the head strike.
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schillings head.
A shot in the inside from Starrk. #T2#
Schilling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk digs a right hand into Schilling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schilling's gas tank.
Starrk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk lands an uppercut.
Starrk pushes Schilling back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Schilling wants to stall.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schilling or not.
Schilling blocks the elbow strike.
Schilling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schilling takes a shot to the head.
Schilling misses with an elbow strike.
Starrk works on Schilling's body with a couple of short punches.
Schilling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schilling takes an elbow to the temple. #T3#
Starrk blocks an elbow strike.
Schilling lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Starrk dodges an elbow strike from Schilling.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk presses Schilling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
Starrk presses Schilling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Starrk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starrk scores with the left hand. Schilling knows he should have avoided that one.
Starrk lands a jab to Schilling's midsection.
Starrk thuds a left hand into Schilling's body.
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starrk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starrk lands a really nice looking cross but Schilling seems unphased. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starrk throws a leg kick which misses Schilling's front leg but catches the back leg as Schilling tries to avoid it.
Starrk lands with a nice body punch.
Starrk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Starrk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schilling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schilling has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starrk.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schilling's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Starrk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schilling scrambles back to his feet.
Schilling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Starrk.
Starrk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schilling can do to turn this around?#CL#
Starrk closes the distance and clinches.
Starrk lands a body punch.
Starrk lands with a right to the head.
Schilling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Schilling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe Schilling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coyote Starrk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starrk scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coyote Starrk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Starrk 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coyote Starrk!

Event: GKNY 112 - Man vs Funk
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starrk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starrk throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starrk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Starrk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Starrk lands a body punch.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starrk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Starrk pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Starrk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starrk has a couple of punches blocked by Nakamura. #T1#
Starrk lands a shot to the body.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Starrk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Starrk lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk lands a right hand.
Starrk tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakamura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Starrk.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards. #BC#
Starrk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starrk clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coyote Starrk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starrk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura avoids the head kick by Starrk.
Nakamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Starrk doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away. #T2#
Starrk motions for Nakamura to come forward. Starrk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk throws a hook but Nakamura avoids it easily.
Starrk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Nakamura finds it's way through Starrk's defenses. #CL#
Starrk darts in and clinches Nakamura up against the cage.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk trying to land knees to the body.
Starrk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Starrk throws knees to the body.
Starrk scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
Starrk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Starrk manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the body
and Starrk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Shinya Nakamura has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Nakamura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Starrk throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.
Starrk ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Starrk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Starrk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starrk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nakamura defending well as Starrk loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Nakamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Starrk avoids it easily.
Nakamura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Starrk finds it's way round the side to connect with Nakamura's head.
Starrk doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Starrk.
Starrk throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Starrk defends it well.
Nakamura dodges the punch combination from Starrk.
Nakamura jabs Starrk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nakamura throws a lazy uppercut
and Starrk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Starrk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Nakamura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Starrk moves into the clinch.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Starrk throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Nakamura.
Starrk misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Starrk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Starrk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
A short right from Starrk on the inside.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Starrk blocks it.
Starrk lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Starrk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starrk lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Starrk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Starrk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Starrk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Starrk.
Starrk gets through Nakamura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Starrk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Starrk.
Nakamura is working Starrk over against the cage.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
A left hand lands to the body for Starrk.
Starrk blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starrk.
Starrk works on Nakamura's body with a couple of short punches.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Starrk.
Nice body punch from Starrk.
Starrk tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starrk lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
A right hand to the body from Starrk.
Starrk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Starrk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starrk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards. #ROC#
Nakamura is rocked!
Starrk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Starrk finish him?
Starrk pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
A short uppercut from Starrk.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Starrk unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nakamura! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Starrk is unloading with more strikes now! Nakamura drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coyote Starrk!

Event: GKNY 108 - Guk vs Campbell
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1#
Starrk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Starrk duly obliges.
Houston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been told by Starrk's head coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Houston blocks a jab.
Starrk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Houston under the eye.
Houston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Houston.
Houston throws out a loose jab but Starrk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Starrk misses its target.
Houston lands with an uppercut that bounces Starrk off the cage and back into range.
Houston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Houston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Starrk's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk moves away from the strike by Houston.
Starrk lands a body shot.
Houston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Starrk to score with a decent uppercut.
Houston falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Starrk counter with a right hand.
Houston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starrk manages to avoid it.
Starrk misses with a jab to the body
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
Starrk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Houston avoids the body shot from Starrk. #T1#
A low kick from Houston misses #CL#
and Starrk counters by moving into the clinch.
Houston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Houston manages to break the clinch.
Houston throws a big shot that misses.
Houston needs to keep his hands up - Starrk had a free shot at his head there.
Houston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Houston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab by Houston.
Starrk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Starrk throws a jab but it's blocked by Houston.
Starrk misses with a hook.
Houston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starrk.
Starrk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Starrk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houston was well out of range. Poor timing from Starrk.
A clash of legs there as Starrk blocks the low kick.
Starrk connects with a body shot that sends Houston's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
Houston misses with a lunging right hand
and Starrk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Houston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Houston throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Starrk misses its target.
Houston fails to land with a series of punches.
Starrk throws a shot to the body.
Starrk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Houston does no damage.
A big left from Starrk misses.
Houston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Starrk is able to avoid easily.
Houston throws a shot from downtown. Starrk moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Starrk misses.
Starrk loads up on a big right hand but Houston slips the punch.
Starrk punishes Houston's body with a nice straight punch.
Starrk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starrk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Houston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starrk walks into a stiff left hand from Houston.
Houston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Houston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Starrk on the side of the head.
Houston missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Starrk throwing a counter right hand but Houston manages to avoid it.#KD2#
Houston drops Starrk with a beautiful combination! Starrk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Houston is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Starrk is rocked!
Starrk throws a nice looking combination but Houston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Starrk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Houston connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk looks up at the clock. Bad move! Houston lands a right hand from hell, dropping Starrk. Houston pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Houston!
Max Houston thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GKNY 101-Durden vs Shamkhalaev
Date: Nov 19, 2016

#R1#
Starrk connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Starrk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Starrk. Starrk maintains the clinch.
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Starrk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Starrk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
We've been hearing reports that Starrk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson tries to circle away but Starrk has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Starrk breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Starrk rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Starrk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson looking to stall.
Starrk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starrk cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.#T1#
Starrk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Starrk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Starrk lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Starrk breaks the clinch.
Starrk sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Starrk with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Starrk there.
Starrk lands with a nice body punch.
Starrk digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Starrk lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Starrk moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starrk, right into the meat.
Starrk connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Starrk.#CUT#
It looks like Bradley Jackson has been cut.#T2#
Starrk lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Starrk cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Starrk connects with the punch.
Starrk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Starrk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Starrk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Starrk wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk works the jab nicely.
Starrk lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Starrk clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Starrk.#ROC#
Jackson is rocked!
Starrk connects with a body shot.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Starrk finish him?
Jackson 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.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Starrk slips under a jab.#KD#
Starrk cracks Jackson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Starrk has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jackson to stand back up!#T3#
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Starrk! Jackson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coyote Starrk!

Event: TWGC 13 (205lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1
Date: Oct 16, 2016

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Coyote Starrk and Russell Paulman. Paulman has chosen War is my Love as his entrance music. Russell Paulman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

187 cm
24 yrs
193 lbs

183 cm
29 yrs
180 lbs

Starrk

Paulman

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Coyote Starrk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Russell Paulman!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Paulman wants to clinch up but Starrk keeps it at a distance.

Starrk clinches up with Paulman and pushes him back against the cage.
Starrk goes for a takedown attempt but Paulman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paulman shoots for a takedown but Starrk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Starrk clinches up against the cage.
Starrk is pressed up against the cage. Paulman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starrk down to the mat. Starrk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Paulman or perhaps it was just good defense by Starrk, which made it look bad.
Coyote Starrk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Paulman.
Paulman shoots in for a takedown but Starrk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Starrk closes the distance and clinches.
Paulman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Starrk pulls Paulman into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paulman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Starrk has control of Paulman's left arm, preventing Paulman from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Starrk is controlling Paulman's posture.
Paulman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Starrk is pulling down on Paulman's head. It's preventing any offense from Paulman, at least for the moment.
Paulman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starrk pulls Paulman in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulman slips nicely into half guard.
Starrk trying to control from the bottom.
Starrk is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Miyagi Famiy Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Paulman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Starrk trying to control but Paulman postures up.
Starrk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paulman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paulman's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Starrk (4) vs (0) Paulman
Starrk is trying to stick to Paulman's back but Paulman is turning into Starrk. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Starrk's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Paulman.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Starrk (4) vs (2) Paulman

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulman postures up.
Paulman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starrk is keeping the position for now.
Starrk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paulman stays in close to Starrk's body and controls the position.
Starrk looking for a sweep. Not yet Starrk, not yet.
Paulman stays in close to Starrk's body and controls the position.
Starrk trying to control the position here.
Starrk keeping full guard, as Paulman tries to pass.
Paulman's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk looking to control.

Starrk is looking for a triangle but Paulman pushes his legs off easily.
Paulman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Starrk keeping full guard, as Paulman tries to pass.
Paulman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Starrk wants to sweep but no luck.
Paulman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starrk is keeping the position for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paulman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Starrk pulls Paulman in to control the position.
Paulman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Starrk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Starrk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paulman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paulman won't allow Starrk to sweep him here.
Paulman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Paulman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is trying to keep Paulman in close.
Starrk wants to sweep but no luck.
Starrk is trying to keep Paulman in close.
Paulman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paulman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starrk is keeping the position for now.
Paulman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paulman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starrk is keeping the position for now.
Paulman advances to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Paulman trying to control the pace.
Starrk keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Starrk trying to hold on to Paulman's head to control him but Paulman postures up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paulman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Starrk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paulman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Paulman pushes down on Starrk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paulman is taking a breather. Starrk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Paulman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Starrk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paulman trying to control the pace.
Starrk gets full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Paulman being controlled here momentarily.
Starrk trying to control the position.
Paulman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Paulman from controlling successfully.
Paulman postures up.
Paulman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starrk is keeping the position for now.
Starrk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paulman controls the pace.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Starrk pulls Paulman in close to his closed guard and prevents Paulman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Starrk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Starrk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paulman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
More stalling from Paulman.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk working a defensive guard here.
Paulman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Starrk keeping full guard, as Paulman tries to pass.
Paulman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Starrk trying to keep a closed guard but Paulman is proving a slippery customer.
Starrk pulls Paulman in close to prevent any damage.
Paulman passes into half guard.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Paulman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Starrk is trying to control but can't.
Paulman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Starrk is trying to control but can't.
Paulman controlling the pace.
Starrk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paulman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Starrk manages to get to full guard.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Paulman tries to free his leg and advance position but Starrk is retaining full guard.
Paulman stays in close to Starrk's body and controls the position.
Starrk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paulman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paulman tries to free his leg and advance position but Starrk is retaining full guard.
Paulman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is controlling Paulman's posture.
Paulman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Starrk (4) vs (5) Paulman
Paulman wants to control but Starrk is keeping him busy.
Paulman controls the position from side control.
Paulman working away.
Paulman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starrk tries to bench press Paulman off him but Paulman keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulman wins on points by 5 to 4.
Russell Paulman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TWGC 13 (205lbs, D3): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Oct 08, 2016

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Coyote Starrk and Steel Grappler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

187 cm
23 yrs
193 lbs

185 cm
18 yrs
216 lbs

Starrk

Grappler

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Coyote Starrk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Steel Grappler!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Starrk closes the distance and pushes Grappler back into the cage.

Starrk gets control of Grappler's arms and successfully pulls guard. Starrk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Starrk wants to sweep but no luck.
Starrk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grappler manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Starrk (2) vs (0) Grappler
Starrk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Starrk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grappler controls Starrk momentarily but Starrk frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grappler tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grappler looking to control.
Starrk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grappler trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Starrk content to stall in guard here.
Grappler wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grappler looking for a sweep. Not yet Grappler, not yet.
Starrk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk preventing the sweep.
Grappler trying to control the position.
Starrk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grappler looking for a sweep. Not yet Grappler, not yet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starrk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grappler wants to sweep here but Starrk controlling him for the moment.
Starrk is fighting to break Grappler's control of his arms but Grappler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grappler working a defensive guard but Starrk passes into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grappler gets full guard.
Grappler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Starrk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grappler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grappler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk won't allow Grappler to sweep him here.
Grappler keeps trying to improve his position.
Grappler has Starrk pulled in close to control his posture.
Starrk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starrk is working hard here to advance position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grappler trying to keep a closed guard but Starrk is proving a slippery customer.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grappler is looking to sweep but instead, Starrk has passed into half guard.
Grappler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Starrk tries to pass to full mount but Grappler defends it.
Grappler tries to roll over but Starrk keeps him under control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grappler trying to hold on to Starrk's head to control him but Starrk postures up.
Grappler won't allow Starrk to pass to mount.
Grappler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grappler wants to control the action here but instead Starrk manages to pass to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Starrk (5) vs (0) Grappler

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Starrk tries to take his opponent's back but Grappler turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Starrk (5) vs (2) Grappler
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Grappler from controlling successfully.
Starrk managing to control the position.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk wants to sweep but no luck.
Starrk is pulling down on Grappler's head to control his posture.
Starrk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Grappler from controlling successfully.
Starrk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Starrk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grappler manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Starrk (7) vs (2) Grappler
Starrk sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk continues to stall.
Grappler wants to sweep but no luck.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.

Grappler looking for subs off his back but Starrk has passed one foot through into half guard.
Starrk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grappler wants to control but Starrk is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Starrk takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.

Event: TWGC 13 (205lbs, D3): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 07, 2016

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Coyote Starrk and Dewey Foley. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

187 cm
23 yrs
193 lbs

192 cm
30 yrs
192 lbs

Starrk

Foley

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Coyote Starrk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Dewey Foley!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Starrk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Foley decides to pull guard.
Starrk passes Foley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Starrk wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy.
Foley is positioning himself well to prevent Starrk advancing to mount.
Foley wants to control but Starrk is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk is pressing down on Foley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Foley is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Starrk in particular looking to stall.
Starrk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Starrk (3) vs (0) Foley
Starrk avoids the attempt from Foley to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Starrk content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Starrk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Foley manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk tries to advance to mount but can't.
Starrk trying to control the position but Foley is working away.
Foley is letting Starrk control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley prevents Starrk from moving into mount.
Starrk 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 Foley's shoulder. That is not cool.
Foley is looking for a sweep.
Foley stops Starrk from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Starrk tries to advance to mount but Foley instead regains half guard.
Foley is trying to get back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is looking to stall here but Foley recovers full guard.
Starrk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Starrk trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is really struggling to control Foley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Starrk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Starrk is pushing down on Foley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Foley is fighting to maintain full guard but Starrk has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is looking to take a break and control but Foley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Starrk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Foley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Starrk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Starrk continues to stall.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Foley is trying to get back to full guard.
Foley is not content to let Starrk control the position.
Starrk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Foley trying to control but Starrk postures up.
Foley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Starrk is pressing down on Foley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Foley is holding on for now.
Starrk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Foley is looking to improve his position.
Starrk content to control rather than advance.
Foley is trying to control but can't.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is controlling the pace.
Foley is not content to let Starrk control the position.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is looking to advance position but Foley won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk trying to control the action but Foley is working from the bottom.
Starrk slows the pace down in half guard.
Starrk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starrk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Starrk takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.

Event: TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jul 23, 2016

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Coyote Starrk and Terry Akki. Terry Akki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

187 cm
23 yrs
193 lbs

175 cm
26 yrs
169 lbs

Starrk

Akki

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Coyote Starrk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Terry Akki!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Starrk moves into the clinch.
Starrk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Akki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Starrk wants to clinch.

Akki tries to keep at a distance but Starrk has taken the fight into the clinch.

Starrk pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Starrk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Akki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Akki content to control rather than advance.
Akki trying to pass the guard but Starrk defending well.
Starrk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Starrk tries to get out of the position.
Starrk wants to improve his position but Akki is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akki wants to pass the guard but Starrk is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akki prevents Starrk from improving his position.
Akki trying to control the pace.
Starrk is trying to get back to full guard.
Starrk trying to get back to full guard but Akki takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Starrk (0) vs (3) Akki
Akki controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Akki fails to advance to Starrk's back.
Starrk is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Starrk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk wants to control but Akki is having none of it.
Starrk prevents Akki from taking his back.
Akki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Starrk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Akki content just to control the position here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Starrk working to try and regain half guard.
Starrk gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starrk is concentrating on defense, preventing Akki from advancing position.
Starrk continues to stall.
Starrk wants to control but Akki passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Starrk (0) vs (6) Akki
Starrk is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Starrk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Akki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Starrk!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Starrk (0) vs (8) Akki
Starrk tries to reverse the position but Akki maintains control.
Akki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Starrk is working to get back to half guard.
Akki controlling his opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk can't escape the position.
Starrk is working hard here to advance position.
Akki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Starrk is looking to escape.
Akki prevents Starrk from getting the reversal.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Akki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Starrk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Starrk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Starrk tries to hold on but Akki pushes him away.
Starrk is trying desperately to improve position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Starrk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Starrk is trying to reverse the position but instead Akki has taken his back - oops!
Score +3 for taking back: Starrk (0) vs (11) Akki
Akki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Starrk right now.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Akki avoiding Starrk 's attempts to control his hands.
Akki controlling the position well here. Starrk rolled but Akki kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Starrk trying to control the action but Akki just sinks the hooks in.
Starrk is in bad spot here.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Akki has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Starrk's body.
Starrk trying to control the hands but Akki breaks the grip.
Starrk is trying to break free.
Akki controls the action.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Akki gets his hands free as Starrk looks to control.
Akki has the hooks in. Starrk is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Starrk trying to control the hands but Akki breaks the grip.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Akki is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Akki is continuing to stall.
Akki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
You can see the frustration on Starrk's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Starrk wants to control his opponent's hands but Akki gets his hands free.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Akki controls the position.
Starrk wants to escape the position.
Akki biding his time, looking for the opening.
Starrk trying to control the action but Akki just sinks the hooks in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Starrk's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Starrk trying to control the hands but Akki won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akki wins on points by 11 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Terry Akki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 15, 2016

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bryant Baez and Coyote Starrk. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

183 cm
26 yrs
177 lbs

187 cm
22 yrs
193 lbs

Baez

Starrk

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Bryant Baez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Coyote Starrk!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Baez closes the distance and clinches.
Baez tries for a takedown but Starrk manages to get underhooks.
Starrk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Starrk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryant Baez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starrk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baez is defending well.

Starrk is trying to trip Baez. He has hold of a leg but Baez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Starrk persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Baez (0) vs (2) Starrk
Baez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Baez keeping moving, preventing Starrk from controlling successfully.
Baez keeping full guard, as Starrk tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baez wants to sweep here but Starrk controlling him for the moment.
Starrk told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez is working hard here to advance position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baez holds on and takes a little breather.
Starrk trying to control the position from guard on top but Baez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baez seems keen to control Starrk's posture.
Starrk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Starrk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baez is controlling Starrk's posture.
Baez looking for a sweep. Not yet Baez, not yet.
Baez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Baez is pulling down on Starrk's head to control his posture.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starrk trying to control but Baez is working from the bottom.
Baez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Starrk controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk preventing the sweep.
Baez keeping moving, preventing Starrk from controlling successfully.
Starrk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baez is controlling Starrk's posture.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Starrk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baez's guard.
Starrk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Starrk prevents Baez from improving his position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Starrk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baez wants to improve his position but Starrk is controlling well.
Starrk trying to control the action but Baez is working from the bottom.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Baez is concentrating on defense, preventing Starrk from advancing position.
Starrk is taking a breather. Baez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baez is looking for a sweep. Starrk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baez is controlling Starrk's trapped leg to prevent Starrk from advancing to side control.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Baez is looking to improve his position.
Starrk trying to mount his opponent but Baez defends it.
Starrk is looking to pass Baez's guard but actually Baez recovers to full guard.
Baez pulls Starrk in close to his closed guard and prevents Starrk from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Baez continues to stall.
Starrk trying to control the position from guard on top but Baez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baez wants to sweep here but Starrk controlling him for the moment.
Baez controlling Starrk's posture.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baez controlling the position.
Further stalling from Baez.
Baez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starrk is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Starrk wins on points by 2 to 0.

Event: TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 14, 2016

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jason Vor and Coyote Starrk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

189 cm
25 yrs
185 lbs

187 cm
22 yrs
193 lbs

Vor

Starrk

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jason Vor! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Coyote Starrk!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Vor wants to clinch up but Starrk keeps it at a distance.
Starrk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Starrk rushes Vor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Starrk decides to pull guard.
Starrk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starrk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Starrk has Vor pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vor stays in close to Starrk's body and controls the position.

Starrk working for a triangle but Vor defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk working a defensive guard here.
Vor stays in close to Starrk's body and controls the position.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Vor from controlling successfully.
Starrk pulls Vor in close to his closed guard and prevents Vor from doing any damage or advancing position.

Vor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Starrk dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vor (0) vs (2) Starrk

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vor is adopting a defensive guard.

Vor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Starrk defends well.
Starrk is pushing down on Vor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vor is fighting to maintain full guard but Starrk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Starrk is taking a breather. Vor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Starrk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vor trying to get back to full guard but Starrk takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Vor (0) vs (5) Starrk

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vor is looking to get to half guard.
Starrk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Starrk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vor tries to reverse the position but Starrk maintains control.
Starrk trying to control but Vor is having none of it.
Starrk takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Vor (0) vs (8) Starrk
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vor is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Vor staying busy and making it hard for Starrk to control.
Starrk biding his time, controlling Vor.
Vor trying to control the hands but Starrk breaks the grip.
Vor is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Starrk.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Vor's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Vor is breathing heavily.
I would not like to be Vor right now.
Starrk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Starrk working for a choke but Vor is defending well.
Vor prevents Starrk from getting a body triangle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Starrk is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Starrk is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Starrk controlling the positon.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Vor right now.
Starrk controlling the position well here. Vor rolled but Starrk kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Vor just trying to survive but Starrk is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Vor is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Vor is really stuck here.
Good control from Starrk.

Starrk is persistently looking for the submission but Vor is defending it well.
Vor tries to escape the position.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk controlling from the back.
Starrk is continuing to stall.
Vor rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Starrk content to control rather than advance.
Starrk passes to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Vor (0) vs (11) Starrk
Starrk working away.
Starrk trying to control the action but Vor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vor tries to improve position but can't.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk advances to full mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Vor (0) vs (13) Starrk
Vor is squirming around, avoiding Starrk's attempts to control the action.
Vor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk manages to capitalize on a mistake by Vor to take his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Vor (0) vs (16) Starrk
Starrk biding his time, looking for the opening.
Let's hope that Starrk has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Vor is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Starrk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Starrk wins on points by 16 to 0.

Event: TWGC 10 (265lbs, D3): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Mar 11, 2016

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Coyote Starrk and Hagen Germanicus Jr. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

187 cm
21 yrs
193 lbs

197 cm
23 yrs
240 lbs

Starrk

Germanicus Jr

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Coyote Starrk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Hagen Germanicus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Germanicus Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.

Starrk moves into the clinch successfully.
Starrk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Starrk has Germanicus Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Germanicus Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Germanicus Jr is trying to pull guard but Starrk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Germanicus Jr successfully pulls guard.
Starrk trying to control but Germanicus Jr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Germanicus Jr pulls Starrk in close to prevent any damage.
Germanicus Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk wants to control from the top but Germanicus Jr keeps moving.

Germanicus Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Starrk defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk tries to free his leg and advance position but Germanicus Jr is retaining full guard.
Starrk is fighting to break Germanicus Jr's control of his arms but Germanicus Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Starrk trying to control but Germanicus Jr is working from the bottom.
Germanicus Jr told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Germanicus Jr has Starrk pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Germanicus Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Starrk wants to control from the top but Germanicus Jr keeps moving.
Germanicus Jr is pulling down on Starrk's head. It's preventing any offense from Starrk, at least for the moment.
Starrk trying to control the position from guard on top but Germanicus Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Germanicus Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Starrk uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Starrk (3) vs (0) Germanicus Jr
Starrk taking a break here but Germanicus Jr is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Germanicus Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Starrk stopping the sweep attempt from Germanicus Jr.
Germanicus Jr keeping moving, preventing Starrk from controlling successfully.
Starrk is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Germanicus Jr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Starrk doesn't defend quickly enough and Germanicus Jr has managed to lock this one up! Can Starrk escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Germanicus Jr on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hagen Germanicus Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Hagen Germanicus Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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