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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coryatt (ranked 876 p4p, 976 weight class) and Korben Dallas (ranked 133 p4p, 146 weight class). Coryatt comes into the arena with Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston blaring out of the sound system. Korben Dallas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korben Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas wants to clinch.
Coryatt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dallas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coryatt manages to avoid it.
Coryatt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dallas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coryatt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dallas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas lands with a shot to the body.
Coryatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dallas has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Coryatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Dallas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas moves out of range as Coryatt strikes.
Coryatt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coryatt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Dallas.
Dallas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coryatt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dallas slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dallas misses the target.
It looked like Coryatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coryatt throws out a loose jab but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dallas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dallas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dallas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dallas throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas wants to control from the top but Coryatt keeps moving.
Dallas passes Coryatt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coryatt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coryatt is not content to let Dallas control the position.
Dallas passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dallas with a couple of short strikes.
Dallas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Coryatt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Coryatt wants to get back to his feet but Dallas drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tries for a kimura but Coryatt is defending well.
Dallas scores with punches from side control.
Coryatt wants to get back to his feet but Dallas drags him back down.
Dallas cracks Coryatt with a big right hand but Coryatt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Coryatt wants to get back to his feet.
Dallas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dallas scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dallas trying to control the action but Coryatt is working from the bottom.
Dallas tries to move to mount but Coryatt blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here as Dallas stalls from top position.
Coryatt is trying to buck Dallas off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Korben Dallas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dallas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coryatt's head backwards.
Coryatt misses with a body kick.
Dallas swings for the body but Coryatt moves out of range.
Dallas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coryatt manages to avoid it.
Coryatt tried to counter with a leg kick but Dallas avoided it.
Dallas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coryatt.
Dallas misses with a wild body shot.
Dallas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dallas looks to land a left hand but Coryatt moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coryatt.
Coryatt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Coryatt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coryatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dallas.
Dallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Coryatt misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dallas swinging wildly here.
Dallas connects with a jab.
Dallas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coryatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Coryatt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coryatt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dallas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Coryatt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dallas scrambles back to his feet.
Dallas scores with a nice right hand.
Coryatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dallas throws out the jab.
Coryatt dips to his left and cracks Dallas with an uppercut!
Dallas is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coryatt.
Korben Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Coryatt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dallas.
Dallas lands a jab to the nose.
Dallas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coryatt.
Coryatt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coryatt slips a jab from Dallas.
Coryatt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Dallas finds it's target.
Coryatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dallas was well out of range. Poor timing from Coryatt.
Coryatt blocks a jab.
Coryatt throwing a counter right hand but Dallas manages to avoid it.
Coryatt stuffs the takedown attempt from Dallas. Dallas gets slowly back to his feet.
Dallas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coryatt moves away.
Coryatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt slips under a jab.
Dallas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Coryatt misses.
Dallas stalks Coryatt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coryatt's face. Coryatt staggers backwards, shaken.
Dallas throws a nice looking combination but Coryatt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coryatt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dallas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coryatt has time to react.
Korben Dallas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dallas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coryatt has time to react.
A lazy body kick from Coryatt
and Dallas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coryatt's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dallas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dallas is looking to work some ground and pound but Coryatt has wrist control.
Coryatt being controlled here, momentarily.
Coryatt wants to stand but Dallas is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt keeping full guard, as Dallas tries to pass.
Dallas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dallas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coryatt is looking to stand up but Dallas isn't so interested in that idea.
Coryatt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coryatt tries to get out of the position.
Dallas wants to control from the top but Coryatt keeps moving.
Dallas stops Coryatt from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dallas pushes down on Coryatt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dallas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coryatt defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Korben Dallas 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. 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.
Good leg kick by Dallas.
Nice takedown defense from Coryatt. No joy for Dallas on that attempt.
Dallas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coryatt.
Coryatt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dallas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coryatt doesn't seem bothered though.
Dallas scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Dallas scores with the left hand. Coryatt knows he should have avoided that one.
Crunch! Coryatt slams his shin into Dallas's torso.
Coryatt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dallas to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coryatt. That's going to slow Dallas down.
Coryatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dallas.
Dallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Coryatt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dallas lands a nice hook to Coryatt's body. Coryatt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dallas misses with a hook
and Coryatt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coryatt throws out a powerful jab.
Chris Coryatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dallas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dallas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coryatt blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dallas.
Coryatt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dallas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coryatt as he jumps to the side.
Chris Coryatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korben Dallas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Dallas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dallas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dallas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Coryatt misses the target.
Coryatt cracks Dallas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dallas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coryatt throwing a counter right hand but Dallas manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Dallas. That snapped Coryatt's head back.
Dallas is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Coryatt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Coryatt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coryatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas cracks a nice hook into Coryatt's ribs.
Dallas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dallas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coryatt.
Coryatt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Dallas misses.
Dallas just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCoryatt.
Coryatt walks into a straight right hand from Dallas.
Dallas misses with a hook to the body
and Coryatt counters with a nice body kick.
Dallas swings widly with a right hand
letting Coryatt counter with a right hand.
Dallas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coryatt.
Coryatt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Dallas finds it's way through Coryatt's defenses.
Coryatt misses with a body kick.
Dallas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coryatt moves away.
Chris Coryatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coryatt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Dallas catches Coryatt right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dallas has a takedown stuffed.
Dallas misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Coryatt misses the target.
Dallas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dallas is still on wobbly legs! Can Coryatt finish him?
Dallas misses with a takedown attempt - Coryatt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coryatt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dallas takes a swing at Coryatt's ribcage but misses.
Dallas seems to have recovered his senses.
Dallas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coryatt thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dallas throws a jab but it's blocked by Coryatt.
Dallas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Korben Dallas.
Well Dallas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Korben Dallas!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Korben Dallas!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Korben Dallas!
Korben Dallas wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Korben Dallas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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