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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cornwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daley has chosen I can't Dance-Phil Collins as his entrance music. Trevor Daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Cornwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Daley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornwall.
Victor Cornwall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornwall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cornwall's guard.
Cornwall keeping moving, preventing Daley from controlling successfully.
Cornwall wants to get back to his feet but Daley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Daley throwing strikes from guard but Cornwall blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornwall wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cornwall lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Cornwall misses.
No luck for Daley with that takedown attempt.
Cornwall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cornwall tries to bum rush Daley with a series of wild strikes but Daley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cornwall throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Cornwall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Cornwall.
Cornwall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Trevor Daley has been cut.
Cornwall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daley.
Daley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cornwall was covering up waiting for the punch and Daley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornwall pushes Daley off and gets back to his feet.
Daley fails to land the takedown.
Victor Cornwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Daley.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Cornwall.
Daley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornwall.
Cornwall throws a leg kick but Daley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cornwall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornwall is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cornwall was covering up waiting for the punch and Daley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Daley tries to stand but Cornwall is controlling from the bottom.
Daley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cornwall manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Daley has Cornwall in his guard.
Daley looking for a guillotine here but Cornwall defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall prevents Daley from getting back to his feet.
Cornwall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daley is proving hard to escape from.
Cornwall stands up and waves to Daley to follow him.
Cornwall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cornwall throws a series of punches but Daley avoids them all with ease.
Cornwall misses with a straight left.
Cornwall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daley slips a jab and a cross from Cornwall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Cornwall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Daley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daley scores with a takedown into Cornwall's guard.
Daley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daley tries to stand but Cornwall is controlling from the bottom.
Cornwall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daley is controlling him.
Daley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cornwall manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Daley has Cornwall in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cornwall wants to stand but Daley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley tries to strike from the bottom.
Daley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cornwall is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Daley.
Cornwall tries to stand but Daley is controlling his head.
Daley is trying to get back to his feet.
Daley struggling a bit here.
Cornwall tries to stand but Daley is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cornwall scores with a nice head shot.
Cornwall swinging wildly here.
Cornwall misses with a series of wild punches.
Daley looks for a takedown but Cornwall sprawls well.
Cornwall fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley walks into a stiff left hand from Cornwall.
Cornwall throws a jab when Daley was well out of range.
Cornwall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daley is defended easily by Cornwall.
Cornwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cornwall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornwall.
Daley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daley wants to pass the guard but Cornwall is defending well.
Cornwall tries to kick Daley off but Daley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Daley tries to stand and escape but Cornwall is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daley stands up from half guard.
Cornwall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cornwall throws a right and a left that Daley avoids nicely.
Daley has a takedown stuffed.
Victor Cornwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Daley.
Cornwall misses with a straight right.
Daley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevor Daley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trevor Daley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cornwall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daley circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Cornwall.
A cross from Cornwall lands.
Daley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cornwall throws out the jab.
Cornwall throws a series of punches but Daley moves out of range.
Daley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daley tries to pass to full mount but Cornwall defends it.
Cornwall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwall is defending against the submission attempts here by Daley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cornwall makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cornwall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cornwall defends it nicely.
Cornwall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cornwall as he jumps to the side.
Cornwall throws a push kick but Daley slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Daley darts in and clinches Cornwall up against the ropes.
Daley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cornwall is not content to let Daley control the position.
Daley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cornwall looks to land a right hand but Daley moved out of range.
Daley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Victor Cornwall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Cornwall does no damage.
Daley gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Daley.
Daley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cornwall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cornwall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Daley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Daley decides to stand back up.
Cornwall throws a jab but it's blocked by Daley.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cornwall sprawls well. Cornwall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daley gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor Cornwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Daley.
Cornwall scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daley scores with a takedown into Cornwall's guard.
Cornwall wants to stand and escape but Daley is having none of it.
Daley trying to control the position from guard on top but Cornwall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daley passes into half guard.
Daley is trying to control the action in half guard but Cornwall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daley 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Daley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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