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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Krossi (ranked 2054 p4p, 310 weight class) and Sea Level Cain (ranked 2857 p4p, 407 weight class). Krossi comes into the arena with Blümchen - Ich bin wieder hier blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Krossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sea Level Cain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain throws a jab when Krossi was well out of range.
Cain throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Krossi counters with a nice right hand that sends Cain toppling to the canvas! Cain scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Krossi finish him?!
It looks like Sea Level Cain has been cut.
Krossi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krossi tries to counter by clinching up but Cain breaks away and moves out of range.
Cain misses with a hook
and Krossi counters with a crisp one two that drops Cain! Krossi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cain to his feet! Cain is in big trouble!
Cain is rocked!
Sea Level Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain throws a leg kick
and Krossi counters with a right hand from hell and Cain is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kari Krossi!
Kari Krossi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 1151 p4p, 188 weight class) and The Mighty Quinn (ranked 1451 p4p, 223 weight class). Quinn has chosen Mighty Quinn as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Mighty Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quinn throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a leg kick.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Quinn off the cage and back into range.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinn throws out the jab.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Quinn misses.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Quinn avoids a kick to the body.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Quinn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinn misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Quinn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke cracks the inside of Quinn's front leg.
Quinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Quinn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooke to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Cooke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Quinn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Quinn.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Quinn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Quinn's knee but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Quinn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Quinn checks a low kick from Cooke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Quinn throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quinn's calf.
Quinn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Quinn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke slips under a jab from Quinn.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Quinn's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming.
Quinn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quinn takes one to the side of the head.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Quinn swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Quinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quinn.
Quinn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke thumps Quinn with a low kick.
Cooke throws a low kick but Quinn moves out of range easily.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke is looking to slow Quinn down with leg kicks.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Quinn.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Quinn shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Quinn misses.
Quinn scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke feints and then cracks Quinn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quinn down.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinn can do to turn this around?
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quinn tries to move into range but Cooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Quinn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends Quinn stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke wants to slow Quinn down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Quinn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cooke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quinn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Quinn missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quinn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Quinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quinn throws an off balance right hand
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke sizes up Quinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quinn looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Quinn manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a nice head kick!
Quinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooke.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooke with a body shot.
Quinn takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Quinn moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Quinn lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Quinn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quinn misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Quinn counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quinn checks the leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooke tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Quinn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
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 Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Quinn misses with a straight right.
As Quinn backs away, Cooke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quinn takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quinn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooke - the referee stops the clock and Quinn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooke. Quinn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooke lands a head shot.
Cooke cracks the inside of Quinn's front leg.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quinn walks into a stiff left hand from Cooke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quinn throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quinn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and Quinn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Quinn is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quinn's knee momentarily.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Quinn counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke moves out of range as Quinn strikes.
Quinn throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!
Cooke feints and then cracks Quinn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quinn down.
Quinn throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Mighty Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Quinn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Quinn's knee but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quinn's calf.
Quinn throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quinn.
Jab from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Quinn throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cooke catches Quinn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinn throws out the jab.
Quinn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke lands a front kick.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Quinn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinn swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke scores with a nice body kick.
Quinn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Quinn checks it
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quinn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quinn throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Quinn throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Quinn only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Moura (ranked 2576 p4p, 371 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 2478 p4p, 360 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rodney Garcia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moura lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Moura scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Garcia has his foot on Moura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moura works his way back into a safe position though.
Moura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moura distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Moura postures up.
Moura content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Moura pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Moura pushes his legs off easily.
Moura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moura scoring with some ground and pound.
Garcia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Moura stacks Garcia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Moura!
Garcia wants to control but Moura postures up.
Moura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moura working away.
The referee asks Moura politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Moura prefers to stall for the moment though.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Moura 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.
Moura sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Garcia is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Moura controls the position.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Moura keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Moura swings around for an armbar but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Moura's guard.
Garcia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moura working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working Moura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moura keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Moura looking to control.
Moura looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Garcia has picked Moura up and slammed him! Moura can't keep hold of the triangle and Garcia manages to pass to side control!
Moura struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garcia tries to stand but Moura is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Moura wants to get back to full guard.
Moura is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Moura tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moura is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia passes Moura's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Garcia working Moura over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Moura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moura closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garcia did well to prevent Moura getting side control.
Moura working Garcia over with strikes.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moura pulls his head out easily.
Moura is looking to advance position but Garcia won't allow it.
Moura is working hard here to advance position.
Moura working the head and body with strikes.
Moura misses with a head shot. Garcia uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moura wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moura stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moura's guard.
Garcia won't allow Moura to sweep him here.
Rickson Moura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moura is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Garcia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia trying to control but Moura is working from the bottom.
Moura working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Garcia has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia prevents Moura from improving his position.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Moura dodges it nicely.
Garcia prevents Moura from improving his position.
Moura is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moura avoid being mounted?
Moura wants to get back to full guard.
Moura is not content to let Garcia control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips a nice elbow through Moura's hands, connecting with Moura's forehead.
Moura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been informed that Garcia has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Moura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moura throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Garcia escapes and throws Moura's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura is looking to reverse the position.
Garcia trying to control the position but Moura is working away.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Moura is looking for a sweep.
Garcia landing a few strikes.
Moura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Moura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moura is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Moura has managed to sneak the leg through.
Moura wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garcia missing with punches from the bottom.
Moura misses with a head shot. Garcia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Moura lands a couple of digs.
Moura scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura is fighting to break Garcia's control of his arms but Garcia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moura trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Moura looking to pass the guard.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moura slips nicely into half guard.
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. Moura connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia is not content to let Moura control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Moura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moura pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moura winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Moura throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Moura keeps moving.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Moura looking for subs off his back but Garcia has passed one foot through into half guard.
Moura trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the action but Moura is working from the bottom.
Moura moves into full guard.
Moura has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Moura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garcia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Rickson Moura.
I think Moura 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Moura!
Rickson Moura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lin Shui (ranked 3843 p4p, 398 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 4434 p4p, 445 weight class). Franchise has chosen Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lin Shui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franchise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shui.
Shui was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franchise drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shui lands a jab to the nose.
Shui lunges at Franchise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Franchise's hand.
Shui throws a poor cross that misses
and Franchise counters with a straight right hand.
Franchise lands a big head kick that sends Shui tumbling to the mat! Franchise takes a step backwards and waves Shui back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shui is rocked!
It looks like Lin Shui has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franchise drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Shui's head, knocking him out cold! Franchise is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stevie Franchise!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stevie Franchise made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hifives Ghost (ranked 3485 p4p, 286 weight class) and Dardan Douchebag (ranked 4152 p4p, 319 weight class). Douchebag has chosen Donkey as his entrance music. Dardan Douchebag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hifives Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dardan Douchebag!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douchebag shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ghost as he avoids it easily.
Ghost thumps Douchebag with a low kick.
Douchebag shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ghost finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Douchebag was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ghost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ghost thuds his right hand into Douchebag's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Douchebag shoots in and drives through. Ghost sprawls well.
Hifives Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dardan Douchebag.
Nice cross by Ghost.
Ghost fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douchebag on the side of the head.
Ghost swats away the attempt to clinch by Douchebag.
Ghost connects with a leg kick. Douchebag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douchebag fails to land the takedown.
Ghost scores with a push kick.
Douchebag has closed the distance and engaged Ghost in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Douchebag on the inside.
Douchebag is trying to trip Ghost. He has hold of a leg but Ghost is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Douchebag persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ghost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douchebag is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Douchebag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ghost has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Douchebag trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghost controls Douchebag momentarily but Douchebag frees himself.
Douchebag drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ghost dives on top into guard.
Douchebag has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ghost distracts Douchebag with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Douchebag is looking for a triangle but Ghost pushes his legs off easily.
Douchebag keeping full guard, as Ghost tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag keeping moving, preventing Ghost from controlling successfully.
Douchebag is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Douchebag is on top in guard.
Ghost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Douchebag scoring with some ground and pound.
Douchebag with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Douchebag trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghost trying to keep a closed guard but Douchebag is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Douchebag trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ghost manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag can't keep his opponent in guard - Ghost advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Douchebag is trying to maintain the position but Ghost is very close to passing his half guard.
Ghost controlling the action here.
Douchebag is pressing down on Ghost's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Douchebag had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ghost defends it easily.
Ghost controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Douchebag is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Douchebag makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Douchebag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghost trying to control the position.
Ghost looking for a sweep. Not yet Ghost, not yet.
Douchebag landing with the ground and pound.
Douchebag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Douchebag won't allow Ghost to sweep him here.
Ghost is working hard here to advance position.
Douchebag distracts Ghost with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Douchebag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghost wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dardan Douchebag will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ghost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ghost throws a right and a left that Douchebag avoids nicely.
Douchebag uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ghost tries to sprawl but Douchebag drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ghost is refusing to be controlled, as Douchebag sits in half guard.
Ghost is looking to improve his position.
Douchebag is thwarting Ghost's attempts to control the position.
Ghost has hold of Douchebag's hands but Douchebag slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Douchebag connects with a nice short shot to Ghost's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douchebag is keen to just control but Ghost is a slippery customer.
Ghost trying to control but Douchebag postures up.
Ghost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Douchebag.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Douchebag lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost is looking to improve his position.
Douchebag drops an elbow to the side of Ghost's head.
Douchebag lands strikes from half guard.
Dardan Douchebag has got the better of the ground game so far.
Douchebag looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ghost is trying to get back to full guard.
Ghost gets back to full guard.
Douchebag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghost is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Douchebag seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Douchebag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Douchebag cracks Ghost with a solid left hand.
Douchebag is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ghost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ghost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Douchebag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Douchebag makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ghost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Douchebag's guard.
Ghost sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ghost preventing the sweep.
Ghost stays in close to Douchebag's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost trying to control but Douchebag is working from the bottom.
Douchebag looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ghost landing with the ground and pound.
Douchebag throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Douchebag working for a triangle but Ghost defends it easily.
Douchebag looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ghost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag keeping moving, preventing Ghost from controlling successfully.
Douchebag looking for a sweep. Not yet Douchebag, not yet.
Ghost trying to control but Douchebag is working from the bottom.
Ghost stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douchebag swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Douchebag keeping moving, preventing Ghost from controlling successfully.
Ghost stopping the sweep attempt from Douchebag.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghost postures up.
Ghost wants to control from the top but Douchebag keeps moving.
Douchebag lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dardan Douchebag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ghost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ghost looks to score with a jab to the body but Douchebag is just out of range.
Douchebag appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Douchebag avoids the body shot from Ghost.
Douchebag closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ghost to the mat! Ghost manages to get full guard.
Douchebag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Douchebag with a flurry of punches that miss.
Douchebag throws an elbow that misses. Ghost uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Douchebag's guard. Nice move by Ghost!
Ghost postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ghost wants to control from the top but Douchebag keeps moving.
Ghost won't allow Douchebag to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghost lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Douchebag is on top in guard.
Douchebag wants to pass the guard but Ghost is keeping the position.
Douchebag is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douchebag lands a couple of digs.
Douchebag wants to control from the top but Ghost keeps moving.
Ghost wants to sweep here but Douchebag controlling him for the moment.
Douchebag working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Douchebag looking to sit in guard and control but Ghost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ghost seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Douchebag is on top in guard.
Douchebag trying to control but Ghost is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hifives Ghost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douchebag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Douchebag throwing strikes but missing.
Ghost 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.
Douchebag is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghost has wrist control.
Douchebag passes Ghost's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Douchebag scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ghost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Douchebag is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag tries to pass to full mount but Ghost defends it.
Ghost wants to get back to full guard.
Douchebag looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Douchebag lands with a punch from half guard.
Douchebag wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
Douchebag takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ghost slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ghost keeping moving, preventing Douchebag from controlling successfully.
Ghost trying to control the position.
Douchebag scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douchebag is one step ahead there.
Ghost looking for a guillotine here but Douchebag defends easily.
Ghost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douchebag.
Douchebag has gone for a leg lock! Ghost slips out almost immediately though and dives into Douchebag's guard.
Douchebag escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ghost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douchebag 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dardan Douchebag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Douchebag 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dardan Douchebag!
Dardan Douchebag really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 1338 p4p, 169 weight class) and Gregory McVaughn (ranked 2368 p4p, 263 weight class). Nazaryan comes into the arena with DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami blaring out of the sound system. 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!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gregory McVaughn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan lands with a slapping head kick.
McVaughn has managed to clinch.
A short left from McVaughn.
A hook to the body from McVaughn.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazaryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazaryan can't find room to land a body shot as McVaughn controls the action.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVaughn blocking some punches.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
McVaughn misses with a punch to the body.
McVaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nazaryan pushes McVaughn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by McVaughn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by McVaughn.
McVaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McVaughn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
McVaughn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nazaryan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McVaughn can turn it around.
McVaughn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
Nazaryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
McVaughn pushes Nazaryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Nazaryan as the two fighters clinch.
McVaughn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McVaughn looking to throw knees to the head but Nazaryan is blocking nicely.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McVaughn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn lands an uppercut.
Nazaryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nazaryan lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from McVaughn on the inside.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by McVaughn.
A shot in the inside from McVaughn.
McVaughn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazaryan misses with a body punch.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McVaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazaryan lands a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McVaughn's elbow.
McVaughn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVaughn misses with a knee strike.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McVaughn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
McVaughn lands with a right to the head.
Nazaryan tries to throw a body punch but McVaughn avoids it by throwing Nazaryan back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazaryan.
McVaughn trying to land knees to the body.
McVaughn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nazaryan lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McVaughn.
McVaughn tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing McVaughn back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn scores a nice knee to the body.
McVaughn throws an elbow but it misses.
McVaughn lands a shoulder strike.
Nazaryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
A body shot lands from Nazaryan.
McVaughn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nazaryan misses with a body punch.
McVaughn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McVaughn tries to land knees in the clinch but Nazaryan avoids the damage to the body.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McVaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
McVaughn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nazaryan is keeping busy.
Nazaryan misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazaryan is leaning against McVaughn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by McVaughn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Nazaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McVaughn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nazaryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
Nazaryan tries to throw a body punch but McVaughn avoids it by throwing Nazaryan back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nazaryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McVaughn blocks an uppercut.
Nazaryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
McVaughn scores a nice knee to the body.
Nazaryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazaryan.
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 Vrej Nazaryan 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.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from McVaughn.
Nazaryan scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan needs to keep his hands up - McVaughn had a free shot at his head there.
Nazaryan scores with a kick to the midsection.
McVaughn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McVaughn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nazaryan misses with a kick to the body
and McVaughn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McVaughn misses with the head strike.
Nazaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazaryan tries a body shot but McVaughn blocks it.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
McVaughn can't find room to land a body shot as Nazaryan controls the action.
Nazaryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nazaryan as McVaughn tries to tie him up.
McVaughn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
McVaughn takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nazaryan's face.
Nazaryan blocks a body shot from McVaughn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazaryan.
McVaughn misses with an elbow strike.
Nazaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McVaughn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVaughn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McVaughn working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Nazaryan.
Vrej Nazaryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McVaughn blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
McVaughn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nazaryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
Nazaryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McVaughn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nazaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McVaughn working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nazaryan's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
Nazaryan lands a right hand.
McVaughn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nazaryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McVaughn misses with the head strike.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but Nazaryan blocks with his arms.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McVaughn tries to stall but Nazaryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McVaughn tries a body shot but Nazaryan blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazaryan.
A short uppercut from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan misses with a body punch.
Nazaryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McVaughn.
McVaughn lands a left hand.
Nazaryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by McVaughn.
A short right from Nazaryan on the inside.
Nazaryan lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McVaughn's elbow.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
Nazaryan avoids a wild elbow strike from McVaughn.
McVaughn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Nazaryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVaughn misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
Nazaryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazaryan.
McVaughn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazaryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn misses with a knee strike.
Nazaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazaryan lands a nice shot to the body.
McVaughn has a couple of punches blocked by Nazaryan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan lands with a left to the head.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nazaryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Nazaryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
McVaughn misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVaughn tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing McVaughn back against the cage.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
A short right from Nazaryan.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
McVaughn scores a nice knee to the body.
McVaughn is trying to maintain a safe position but Nazaryan gets an underhook and turns McVaughn into the cage.
Nazaryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McVaughn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nazaryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrej Nazaryan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Nazaryan misses with a straight right.
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazaryan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nazaryan duly obliges.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McVaughn was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Nice uppercut there from McVaughn.
Nice body punch from McVaughn.
McVaughn cracks Nazaryan with a good jab.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McVaughn was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
McVaughn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nazaryan.
McVaughn throws a low kick but Nazaryan avoids it.
McVaughn throws an overhand right that lands on Nazaryan's shoulder, as Nazaryan tries to avoid the shot.
Nazaryan 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.
McVaughn connects with a right hand. Nazaryan shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVaughn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McVaughn moves out of range of the leg kick from Nazaryan.
McVaughn walks into a left hand.
Nazaryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nazaryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Vrej Nazaryan is winning the standup battle so far.
McVaughn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a combination that misses
and McVaughn counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nazaryan - that landed with a thud.
Nazaryan letting McVaughn take a breather here.
McVaughn wants to stall.
A short right from McVaughn on the inside.
Nazaryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McVaughn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McVaughn.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazaryan avoids it.
Nazaryan tries to throw a body punch but McVaughn avoids it by throwing Nazaryan back against the cage.
McVaughn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McVaughn's elbow.
Nazaryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from McVaughn.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
McVaughn lands a body shot.
McVaughn lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from McVaughn on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
McVaughn blocks an uppercut.
McVaughn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nazaryan tries a body shot but McVaughn blocks it.
McVaughn blocking some punches.
McVaughn lands with a short shot to the head.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
Nazaryan blocks an uppercut.
McVaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nazaryan blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McVaughn.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Nazaryan.
McVaughn lands a right hand.
McVaughn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nazaryan up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McVaughn obliges.
McVaughn stalling against the cage.
McVaughn slows down the pace here.
McVaughn prevents a body shot from Nazaryan.
McVaughn scores with a hook to the body.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
McVaughn throws an elbow but it misses.
McVaughn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrej Nazaryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McVaughn can't find room to land a body shot as Nazaryan controls the action.
McVaughn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
Nazaryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nazaryan prevents a body shot from McVaughn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazaryan avoids it.
Nazaryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McVaughn.
McVaughn missing with knees to the body.
McVaughn throws a knee to the head but misses.
McVaughn lands a shoulder strike.
Nazaryan lands an uppercut.
McVaughn blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McVaughn misses with a knee strike.
McVaughn misses with a punch on the inside.
McVaughn working aggressively here.
Gregory McVaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McVaughn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory McVaughn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nazaryan 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrej Nazaryan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vrej Nazaryan made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kay Ector (ranked 1581 p4p, 197 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 1216 p4p, 152 weight class). Ector's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Monster!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kay Ector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector blocks a jab.
Ector looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Stark scores with a four punch combination!
Ector gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ector breaks from the clinch.
Ector lands with a straight right. Stark didn't see that one coming.
Stark gets tackled into the cage by Ector. Ector maintains the clinch.
Stark is trying to trip Ector. He has hold of a leg but Ector is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stark persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
Stark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Ector is keeping the position.
Ector lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark pulls Ector in close to prevent any damage.
Stark wants to improve his position but instead Ector has moved into half guard.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
Stark is refusing to be controlled, as Ector sits in half guard.
Stark is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stark trying to hold on to Ector's head to control him but Ector postures up.
Ector controlling the pace.
Ector works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to lock up and control but Ector gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stark is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stark is still trying to improve position.
Stark regains half guard.
Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ector escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ector tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ector has time to react.
Ector takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ector defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Ector misses the target.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ector.
Ector takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Ector looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ector circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Ector misses with the combination.
Kay Ector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark misses with a hook
and Ector counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Kay Ector 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.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ector.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brandon Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark jabs Ector to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ector connects with a jab.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark slips under a jab.
Stark cracks a nice hook into Ector's ribs.
Stark throws a push kick but Ector slaps the foot to one side.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ector.
Ector takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark moves out of range as Ector strikes.
Ector stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ector wants it to stay on the feet.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ector moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stark swings for the body but Ector moves out of range.
Stark looking to score a takedown here. Ector is defending well but Stark drives through and ends up in Ector's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ector is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is pulling down on Ector's head. It's preventing any offense from Ector, at least for the moment.
Ector advances position into side control!
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Stark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Stark's face as Ector controls the position.
Stark is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector slows the pace down in half guard.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Ector has control of the leg.
Stark trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ector loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark throws a leg kick but Ector sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Ector manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Ector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stark displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ector rather than just go for the knockout.
Stark closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ector's guard.
Ector kicks Stark off and gets to his feet.
Ector bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ector pinned against the cage. Ector gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Stark looks to move away, Ector throws a big counter combo but Stark just gets out of the way.
Kay Ector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Stark misses with a double jab
enabling Ector to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Ector.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ector. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ector is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Brandon Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ector moves into the clinch.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kay Ector dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
Ector throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
Ector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ector throws a body shot but no joy.
Stark moves away from the strike by Ector.
Ector throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ector stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ector wants it to stay on the feet.
Stark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ector swivels and escapes.
Ector cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
Stark throws a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Stark slams his shin into Ector's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ector scores with the left hand. Stark knows he should have avoided that one.
Brandon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ector throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ector's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector gets a clinch.
Stark working aggressively here.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ector uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark works the jab nicely.
Ector moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stark is rocked!
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Ector finish him?
Stark tries to bum rush Ector with a series of wild strikes but Ector uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
Ector looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ector quickly recovers to half guard.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ector keeps working.
Stark misses with a head shot. Ector uses the momentum to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ector looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ector is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him.
Brandon Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark postures up in Ector's guard and throws a big left but Ector blocks it.
Stark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ector keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Ector wants to get back to his feet but Stark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stark trying to control but Ector is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ector sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Kay Ector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Ector throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a right and a left that Ector avoids nicely.
Ector scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark lands with an overhand left.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Stark throws a body shot but no joy.
Ector ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
The crowd cheers as Stark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ector doesn't seem phased though.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ector has time to react.
Kay Ector is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Ector connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Ector coming out on top.
Ector closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ector misses with a punch to the body.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ector walks away with a smile on his face. Stark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark darts in looking for a takedown but Ector gets double underhooks and turns Stark into the cage.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ector at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Ector throws a body shot but no joy.
Ector connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stark's hands.
Ector throws a shot to the body.
Ector works the jab nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
Ector is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ector avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Ector throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stark on the side of the head.
Ector throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Ector lands with an overhand left.
Stark shoots and misses
letting Ector counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Ector. No joy for Stark on that attempt.
Ector with a jab.
Ector takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kay Ector showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ector 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kay Ector!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kay Ector thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kang Xi Jia (ranked 968 p4p, 124 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 2848 p4p, 312 weight class). Dead has chosen Death March - Motionless in White as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Xi Jia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead throws a leg kick
and Xi Jia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xi Jia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Dead. Those never looked like landing.
Dead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xi Jia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dead's knee momentarily.
Dead walks into a jab.
Xi Jia lands with a nice body punch.
Dead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dead rushes Xi Jia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Xi Jia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xi Jias head.
Dead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xi Jia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dead gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xi Jia.
Dead throws a punch but it's blocked by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia has Dead pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dead manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia lands a hook that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xi Jia jumps guard and drags Dead to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xi Jia keeping full guard, as Dead tries to pass.
Dead wants to stand and escape but instead Xi Jia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dead is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Xi Jia is aware though and is defending well.
Dead seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Xi Jia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Xi Jia wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Dead trying to control the position.
Dead wants to sweep here but Xi Jia controlling him for the moment.
Xi Jia trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead wants to sweep here but Xi Jia controlling him for the moment.
Xi Jia trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
Xi Jia drops back looking for a leg! Dead is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dead manages to kick Xi Jia off! Xi Jia jumps back into Dead's guard.
Xi Jia wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dead pulls Xi Jia in close to prevent any damage.
Dead keeping moving, preventing Xi Jia from controlling successfully.
Dead wants to sweep here but Xi Jia controlling him for the moment.
Dead keeping full guard, as Xi Jia tries to pass.
Dead managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xi Jia is looking to clinch.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xi Jia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Xi Jia's shoulder, as Xi Jia tries to avoid the shot.
Dead takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Xi Jia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dead softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dead creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xi Jia's defenses.
It looks like Kang Xi Jia has been cut.
Dead is trying to push Xi Jia away but Xi Jia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Xi Jia lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia'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.
Dead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dead being controlled against the cage.
Xi Jia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Xi Jia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Dead.
Xi Jia attempts a counter takedown but Dead avoids it well and moves away.
Dead swats away the attempt to clinch by Xi Jia.
Dead moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dead is looking to clinch but Xi Jia is avoiding it.
Xi Jia keeps the fight on the outside.
Dead moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Better Dead will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kang Xi Jia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xi Jia checks a leg kick.
Xi Jia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xi Jia scores with a sloppy right hand. Dead should have avoided that one.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xi Jia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dead.
Xi Jia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dead takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xi Jia connects with a single shot there.
Dead walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xi Jia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kang Xi Jia is winning the standup battle so far.
Dead misses with the combination.
Dead tries to clinch but Xi Jia moves away
and Xi Jia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xi Jia gets the takedown into side control.
Dead throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xi Jia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xi Jia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xi Jia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws a body punch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Xi Jia is looking to counter punch.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Xi Jia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dead stalks Xi Jia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xi Jia's face. Xi Jia staggers backwards, shaken.
Xi Jia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dead loads up on a big right hand but Xi Jia slips the punch.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Xi Jia moves out of range easily.
Dead scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dead throws a body shot but no joy.
Dead connects with a single shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xi Jia, as that shot connected.
Xi Jia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dead.
Xi Jia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Xi Jia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Dead scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xi Jia doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dead throws a one two combo.
Dead misses with a left hand
and Xi Jia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dead walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dead wants to clinch but Xi Jia slips to the side
letting Xi Jia counter with a right hand.
It looks like Xi Jia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Xi Jia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead scoring well with a low kick there.
Dead has managed to clinch.
Dead lands with a left to the head.
Dead takes a shot to the head.
Dead is looking to control Xi Jia's arms but Xi Jia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dead has his back to the cage.
Dead is trying to push Xi Jia away but Xi Jia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dead looking to throw knees to the head but Xi Jia is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Xi Jia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dead creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia dodges an elbow strike from Dead.
Xi Jia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Xi Jia avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xi Jia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xi Jia slowing the pace effectively.
Xi Jia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xi Jia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Xi Jia - that landed with a thud.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
Xi Jia presses Dead against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dead is pushing Xi Jia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dead is looking to control Xi Jia's arms but Xi Jia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dead has his back to the cage.
Dead lands an elbow inside that Xi Jia shrugs off.
Dead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xi Jia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xi Jia fails to pull guard.
Dead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xi Jia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead tries to clinch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dead ducks right into an uppercut from Xi Jia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xi Jia ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Dead moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dead misses with a wild body shot.
Dead is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Xi Jia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dead.
Xi Jia connects with a leg kick. Dead looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Xi Jia. That snapped Dead's head back.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xi Jia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xi Jia.
Dead misses with a looping right.
Dead misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xi Jia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dead connects with a single shot there.
Dead tries to clinch up but Xi Jia circles away and keeps his distance.
Dead goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xi Jia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Better Dead will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kang Xi Jia's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xi Jia connects with a crisp jab.
Dead thows a leg kick but Xi Jia checks it
and Xi Jia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xi Jia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xi Jia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia closes the distance and pushes Dead back into the cage.
Dead is pressed up against the cage. Xi Jia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dead down to the mat. Dead avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Xi Jia scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Dead.
Xi Jia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dead just manages to avoid it.
Dead moves into range and clinches up with Xi Jia.
Dead is trying to force a seperation but Xi Jia has the dominant position.
Xi Jia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Xi Jia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching 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!
Xi Jia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Xi Jia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dead rushes Xi Jia and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xi Jia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead slows down the pace here.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xi Jia lands a nice shot to the body.
Xi Jia scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xi Jia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dead taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xi Jia.
Dead is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xi Jia is defending well for now.
Xi Jia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Xi Jia blocking some punches.
Dead lands an elbow inside.
Dead tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xi Jia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dead creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Xi Jia slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xi Jia tries to clinch up.
Dead misses with a wild combination.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Xi Jia. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xi Jia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Xi Jia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dead's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Xi Jia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dead's legs.
Xi Jia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Xi Jia is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dead has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead gets back to half guard.
Dead wants to get back to full guard.
Xi Jia wants to pass the guard but Dead is defending well.
Dead tries to roll over but Xi Jia keeps him under control.
Dead is trying to stand up here but Xi Jia is controlling him well.
Dead has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Xi Jia wants to free his trapped foot but Dead is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Xi Jia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dead defends it well.
Kang Xi Jia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dead is looking for a sweep. Xi Jia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Xi Jia is pressing down on Dead's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dead is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia is thwarting Dead's attempts to control the position.
Xi Jia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Xi Jia seems to be working for a kimura but Dead defends the submission attempt.
Dead is looking to control Xi Jia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dead avoid being mounted?
Xi Jia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dead is just riding it out for now. Xi Jia eventually gives up the hold.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Xi Jia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kang Xi Jia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dead 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Better Dead!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Better Dead made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 765 p4p, 101 weight class) and Shayne Corson (ranked 1388 p4p, 177 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by Dead man walking. Shayne Corson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shayne Corson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murray s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corson misses with a low kick.
Corson scores with a leg kick.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corson.
Murray blocks the body kick.
Corson connects with a leg kick. Murray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corson.
A nice side step and Corson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shayne Corson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corson slips a straight right by Murray .
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray moves out of range of the leg kick from Corson.
Corson throws a body kick that misses.
Murray with a jab.
Murray connects with a right hand. Corson shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Corson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray backing away here, and Corson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Corson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Corson slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corson misses with a double jab
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Murray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Corson scores with a jab to the head.
Corson walks into a jab.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corson manages to avoid it.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corson.
Corson misses with a body shot.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
Corson gets a clinch.
Corson throws a head punch that misses.
Corson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corson blocking some punches.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corson throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray .
A nice left hand lands by Murray .
Corson tries to work over Murray 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corson.
Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Corson.
Corson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corson counters with a body kick.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Corson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Corson moves to clinch but Murray breaks away
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Corson.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corson jabs Murray right on the nose. Murray blinks but takes it well.
Corson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Murray misses the jab.
Murray delivers a nice body kick.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Corson tries a quick counter leg kick but Murray is wise to it.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Corson moved out of range.
Corson lands with a right hand.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson jabs Murray right on the nose. Murray blinks but takes it well.
Corson walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Corson.
Corson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corson throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Corson doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Murray punishes Corson's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Corson thumps Murray with a low kick.
Murray blocks a leg kick.
Corson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corson throws a shot to the body.
Corson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corson lands a nice hook to Murray 's body. Murray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Murray .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray swings for the body but Corson moves out of range.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Corson's leg but Corson calmly moves out of range.
Corson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Corson is just out of range.
Corson wants to counter the offense by Murray and move into the clinch 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 Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Corson is looking to land body kicks.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Corson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murray in his tracks.
Corson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corson misses with a looping left.
Murray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corson digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
Corson throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Corson avoids the head kick by Murray .
Corson tries to counter with a clinch but Murray shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson wants to clinch.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Corson moved out of range.
Corson lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murray there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murray misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corson moves out of range of the body kick from Murray .
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corson 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.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corson throws a sloppy head kick
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Corson to counter with a crisp jab.
Corson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murray takes a swing at Corson's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Murray .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corson 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 Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corson moves away from the strike by Murray .
Corson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray lands a nice hook to Corson's body. Corson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Corson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Corson.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Murray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corson doesn't seem phased though.
Corson looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Corson lands a glancing blow to the side of Murray 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corson.
A jab from Murray finds it's way through Corson's defenses.
Corson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Murray .
Corson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurray .
Corson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murray is rocked!
Good work by Murray as he checks the leg kick.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray tries to work over Corson's front leg with a kick but Corson checks it.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Corson's head but Corson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray seems to have got his legs back now.
Corson lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray 's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray takes a swing at Corson's ribcage but misses.
Corson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Corson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corson looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray with a nice cross.
Corson throws a front kick aimed at Murray 's knee but Murray avoids it well.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Corson's front leg but catches the back leg as Corson tries to avoid it.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Corson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murray .
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corson slips a jab from Murray .
Corson lands a jab to Murray 's midsection.
Corson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Corson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
Corson slips a straight right by Murray .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shayne Corson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Corson.
Murray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corson's head.
Corson throws a hook to the side of Murray 's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corson.
Corson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corson throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Corson lands a nice looking body kick.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Corson's head but Corson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Corson moves out of range of the body kick.
Corson misses the jab.
Corson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Corson.
Murray motions for Corson to come forward. Murray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Corson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Murray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shayne Corson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray throws a low kick but Corson avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Murray .
Corson misses the jab.
Murray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Corson ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Corson moves away and avoids it.
Corson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murray . That did some damage!
Corson misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murray .
Murray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Corson's head backwards.
Murray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corson.
Corson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray 's sensitive parts.
Murray checks a low kick from Corson.
Corson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corson tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Murray misses with a lunging right hand
and Corson counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
Corson lands a nice looking body kick.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corson.
Corson lands a jab to the head.
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Corson.
Corson connects with a body shot.
Murray takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corson feints a counter leg kick.
Murray lands a jab to Corson's midsection.
Corson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murray .
Corson misses with a body shot.
Corson moves forwards but Murray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Corson.
Corson is looking to land body kicks.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
Corson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray .
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murray throws a wild body kick that Corson sees coming a mile off.
Corson scores with a nice right hand.
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corson scoring well with a low kick there.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Corson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Corson is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corson doesn't seem phased though.
Murray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corson throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray tries to move into range but Corson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray connects with a leg kick. Corson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corson! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Shayne Corson just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Murray 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corson misses with a leg kick.
Corson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murray .
Murray moves out of range as Corson strikes.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Corson slips a jab from Murray .
Corson slips a jab from Murray .
Corson cracks Murray with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson connects with a right hand. Murray shakes it off.
Corson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murray momentarily.
Corson just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Corson is predictable there
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson cracks Murray with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Murray tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Corson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Murray is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shayne Corson!
Shayne Corson is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Shayne Corson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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