WFC41-Las Vegas PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki's entrance music is Remember the Name. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rutecki
vs
Sinclair

180 cm
32
178 lbs
16 - 30 - 0

175 cm
30
182 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BALCO MMA ELITE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinclair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutecki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair closes the distance and clinches up with Rutecki, looking for a takedown. Sinclair pushes Rutecki against the cage but Rutecki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutecki tries to clinch up but Sinclair circles away and keeps his distance.

Rutecki gets caught napping as Sinclair dives in and scores a takedown. Rutecki manages to retain guard.
Rutecki wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
Rutecki is looking to stand back up but Sinclair counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rutecki.
Sinclair drops an elbow to the side of Rutecki's head.
Sinclair controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sinclair is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sinclair prevents Rutecki from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sinclair moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rutecki.
Sinclair controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sinclair working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sinclair in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sinclair working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a nice forearm strike.
Rutecki throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
A lull in the action here as Sinclair stalls from top position.
Rutecki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sinclair asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rutecki is breathing heavily.
Sinclair creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a little break here. Rutecki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sinclair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Sinclair is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rutecki has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair controls the position from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Sinclair dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sinclair shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sinclair was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sinclair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutecki is looking to escape.
Rutecki is bucking up trying to escape but Sinclair cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sinclair with the ground and pound from mount.
Sinclair controlling the pace for now.
Sinclair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki taking shots to the head.
Sinclair controlling his opponent.
Sinclair manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rutecki to take his back!
Will Sinclair go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sinclair controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rutecki showing good submission defense here.
Sinclair connects with a big shot to the side of Rutecki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutecki covers up after that shot from Sinclair.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinclair lands a shot to the head.

Rutecki is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sinclair is punishing Rutecki with some ground and pound.
Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair scores with punches to the body.
Sinclair really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rutecki.
Sinclair lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rutecki is covering up but some of the strikes from Sinclair are getting through and doing damage.
Rutecki grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Rutecki doesn't escape.
Sinclair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sinclair sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Rutecki taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Sinclair!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belkofer has chosen http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D as his entrance music. David Belkofer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Bullock's chin.

Bullock
vs
Belkofer

174 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
31
175 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BALCO MMA ELITE
MERKIN FIGHTWEAR

BALCO MMA ELITE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Belkofer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock looks to score with a jab to the body but Belkofer is just out of range.
Belkofer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belkofer throws a right hand that Bullock ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullock also avoids with ease.
Bullock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belkofer misses with a two punch combination.
Belkofer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belkofer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bullock lands a two punch combo.
Bullock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bullock punishes Belkofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Belkofer misses with a wild combination.
Belkofer misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Belkofer.
Bullock misses with a body shot.
Bullock connects with the punch.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belkofer swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Belkofer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belkofer tries to bum rush Bullock with a series of wild strikes but Bullock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belkofer swinging wildly here.
Bullock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belkofer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belkofer misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Bullock misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bullock!

It looks like David Belkofer has been cut.
Belkofer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bullock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bullock throws a right and a left that Belkofer avoids nicely.
Bullock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bullock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Bullock. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock digs a good hook to Belkofer's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belkofer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bullock misses with a series of wild punches.
Belkofer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bullock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bullock looks to throw the jab but Belkofer is out of range.
Bullock looks to score with a jab to the body but Belkofer is just out of range.
Bullock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Bullock misses.
Belkofer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belkofer misses with a double jab.
Bullock misses with an uppercut.
Belkofer misses with a series of wild punches.
Belkofer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bullock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belkofer looks gassed!
Bullock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock throws a right and a left that Belkofer avoids nicely.
Belkofer throws a combination that misses
and Bullock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belkofer tries to bum rush Bullock with a series of wild strikes but Bullock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belkofer throws a combination that misses
and Bullock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bullock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Belkofer eats them both and turns towards Bullock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Belkofer misses with a few strikes there.
Belkofer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belkofer misses with a combination
and Bullock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bullock fails to land with a series of punches.
Bullock scores with a one two! Belkofer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bullock scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belkofer misses with a series of wild punches.
Belkofer takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bullock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belkofer in his tracks.
Belkofer dodges the punch combination from Bullock.
A slow jab from Bullock misses its intended target.
Belkofer fails to land with a series of punches.
Bullock looks to score with a jab to the body but Belkofer is just out of range.
Bullock throws a lazy right hand but Belkofer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullock misses with a straight left.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belkofer throws a combination that misses
and Bullock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belkofer throws a right and a left that Bullock avoids nicely.
Bullock jabs at Belkofer's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bullock.
Bullock tests Belkofer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bullock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Belkofer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bullock lands with a right hand.
Bullock lands a two punch combo.
Bullock dodges the punch combination from Belkofer.
Belkofer looks to land a combination but Bullock avoids it well.
Belkofer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullock counters with a right hand to the body.
Belkofer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bullock.
Bullock misses with a few strikes there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Belkofer 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.
Belkofer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bullock.
Bullock lands with a right hand.
Belkofer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullock finds it's way round the side to connect with Belkofer's head.
Bullock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belkofer is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullock dodges the punch combination from Belkofer.
Belkofer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer dodges the punch combination from Bullock.
Bullock scores with a nice head shot.

That has opened up David Belkofer's cut even more.
Bullock throws a big shot that misses.
Belkofer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belkofer misses with a double jab
and Bullock counters with a left and a right that stings Belkofer.
Bullock scores with a three punch combo!
Bullock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belkofer misses with a combination
and Bullock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bullock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belkofer can do to turn this around?
Belkofer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bullock to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Belkofer misses with a double jab
and Bullock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bullock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bullock to counter with a crisp jab.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that Bullock avoids nicely.
Belkofer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bullock lands with a nice body punch.
Bullock looks to land a combination but Belkofer avoids it well.
Bullock lands a right hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Belkofer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bullock has got the better of the exchanges.
Bullock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bullock throws a lazy right hand but Belkofer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Belkofer.
Bullock scores with a jab.
Bullock throws a right and a left that Belkofer avoids nicely.
James Bullock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bullock looks to land a left hand but Belkofer moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Belkofer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belkofer moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Belkofer. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Bullock misses.
Bullock throws a hook but Belkofer blocks it.
Bullock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belkofer circles away quickly and effectively.
Belkofer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Belkofer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bullock scores with a nice right hand.
Bullock slips a jab and a cross from Belkofer.
Bullock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bullock to counter with a crisp jab.
Bullock lands a jab.
A slow jab from Bullock misses its intended target.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that Bullock avoids nicely.
Bullock connects with a jab.
Bullock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belkofer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bullock scores with a one two! Belkofer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belkofer slips a jab and a cross from Bullock.
Belkofer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that Bullock avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bullock punishes Belkofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Bullock jabs at Belkofer's body.
Bullock scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bullock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Belkofer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bullock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bullock cracks Belkofer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belkofer throws a series of punches but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.
Bullock throws out a loose jab but Belkofer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Belkofer.
Bullock missing with a left hand there. Belkofer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bullock misses the shot to the body.
Bullock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belkofer moves away.
Belkofer misses with the combination.
Belkofer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belkofer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belkofer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock scores with a jab. Belkofer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bullock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Belkofer.
Belkofer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bullock.
Belkofer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bullock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belkofer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belkofer moves forwards but Bullock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bullock sizes up Belkofer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bullock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Belkofer falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bullock to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Bullock.
Bullock tried to score with a low kick but Belkofer checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock misses with a series of wild punches.
Belkofer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belkofer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bullock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bullock scores with a punch to the head.
Bullock misses with a few strikes there.
Bullock scores with a nice head shot.
Bullock wants to slow Belkofer down by chopping away at his legs.
Belkofer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belkofer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bullock takes a swing at Belkofer's ribcage but misses.
Bullock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bullock scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer misses with a combination
and Bullock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belkofer misses with a few strikes there.
Bullock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James Bullock is winning the standup battle so far.
Bullock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belkofer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bullock counters with a stiff right hand.
James Bullock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belkofer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bullock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belkofer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bullock throws a big shot that misses.
Bullock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belkofer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bullock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bullock connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bullock.
Belkofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belkofer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bullock circles away quickly and effectively.
Bullock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bullock misses with a hook. Belkofer ducked under it nicely.
Belkofer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bullock to counter with a crisp jab.
David Belkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belkofer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belkofer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bullock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bullock is working the combinations to good effect here.
Belkofer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Bullock. Beautiful body shot.
Bullock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer throws a combination that misses
and Bullock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bullock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullock 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bullock!
After the big win, James Bullock made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MERKIN FIGHTWEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theron Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison has chosen Thieves by Ministry as his entrance music. Theron Morrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chavez
vs
Morrison

179 cm
31
155 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

170 cm
29
157 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BALCO MMA ELITE
Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO

BALCO MMA ELITE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Chavez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theron Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez connects with a high kick.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Morrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chavez.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Chavez tenderised Morrison's leg. Morrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chavez tries to work over Morrison's front leg with a kick but Morrison checks it.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Chavez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morrison will feel that in the morning.
That kick from Chavez tenderised Morrison's leg. Morrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez lands with a nice body punch.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison checks a low kick from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morrison - that will leave a mark!
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chavez misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a combination
and Chavez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morrison really felt that one!
Morrison lands a jab to Chavez's midsection.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison lands with a straight right. Chavez didn't see that one coming.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison checks a leg kick nicely.
Morrison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
A low kick from Morrison misses
and Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chavez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice cross by Morrison.
Chavez misses with a leg kick.
Morrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chavez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
A big right from Chavez misses.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison throws a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez 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.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
A combination from Chavez does no damage.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Morrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morrison lands with a right hand.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chavez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chavez is looking to wear down Morrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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 Miguel Chavez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Morrison throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Morrison lands a head kick. Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chavez throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison checks a leg kick.
Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morrison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Chavez throws a body kick that misses.
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morrison throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a body kick.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Chavez avoids it well.
Morrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrison swings for the body but Chavez moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Chavez blocks a low kick nicely.
Morrison has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chavez.
Morrison thumps Chavez with a low kick.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miguel Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Morrison tests Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a nice head kick!
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chavez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Morrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Chavez misses with a leg kick.
Chavez works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morrison backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrison's head.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Chavez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morrison misses with a looping left.
Chavez tried to score with a low kick but Morrison checks it.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Chavez cracks the inside of Morrison's front leg.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Chavez checks it.
Morrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but Chavez seems unphased.
Chavez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morrison is out of range and Chavez settles back down.
Chavez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morrison.
Chavez tries to land a front kick but Morrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morrison can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez counters with an outside leg kick.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chavez.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morrison's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Chavez misses
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morrison dips to his left and cracks Chavez with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison throws a combination. Chavez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A bone on bone clash there as Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morrison stuns Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison stalks Chavez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chavez's face. Chavez staggers backwards, shaken.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chavez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Chavez throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theron Morrison really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Chavez thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Chavez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Morrison - just one landing.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to land a front kick but Chavez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chavez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Morrison.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morrison checks a leg kick.
Morrison slips under a jab from Chavez.
A lazy body kick from Morrison
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a hook. Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison lands an overhand right.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Morrison moved away.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Nice shot by Chavez.
Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from Morrison.
Morrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Chavez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chavez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chavez throws a push kick but Morrison slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez throws a push kick but Morrison slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick from Chavez.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morrison misses with a hook.
A low kick from Morrison is predictable there
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Morrison misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Chavez counters with a nice leg kick.
Chavez wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Miguel Chavez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Chavez slams his shin into Morrison's torso.
Chavez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrison's hands.
Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison wants to slow Chavez down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Morrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavez on the side of the head.
Chavez fakes the leg kick and cracks Morrison in the body.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez checks the leg kick.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
A head kick by Chavez misses
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chavez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison lands an overhand right.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chavez's hands.
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Chavez walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Morrison as he checks the leg kick.
Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
Morrison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
Morrison slips under a jab from Chavez.
Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with a cross.

Chavez is rocked!
Chavez scores with a head kick.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Morrison counters with a big head kick but Chavez shrugs it off.
Miguel Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Chavez tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison throws a body kick that misses.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.
Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Morrison throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Chavez slips a straight right by Morrison.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Chavez lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Theron Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Chavez tenderised Morrison's leg. Morrison is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Chavez.
Well Chavez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Chavez!
Miguel Chavez is the new lightweight champion!
Miguel Chavez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.