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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Coryatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coryatt comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome 2 Houston. Kevin Coryatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashley Sheilds!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt closes the distance and clinches.
Sheilds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sheilds has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coryatt after a bit of a struggle.
Coryatt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sheilds has Coryatt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coryatt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sheilds has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coryatt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kevin Coryatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashley Sheilds.
A right hand to the body from Coryatt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coryatt manages to break the clinch.
Sheilds has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sheilds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coryatt.
Sheilds tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt instigates a clinch.
Coryatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coryatt pushes Sheilds up against the cage in a clinch.
Sheilds blocks an elbow strike.
Coryatt is pressed up against the cage. Sheilds has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coryatt down to the mat. Coryatt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coryatt lands a lovely overhand right.
Coryatt takes the fight into the clinch.
Sheilds is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coryatt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sheilds tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt pulls guard.
Coryatt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheilds has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coryatt is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coryatt is trying to control the position but Sheilds postures up.
Sheilds preventing the sweep.
Sheilds tries to stand but Coryatt is controlling from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coryatt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coryatt wants to control from the top but Sheilds keeps moving.
Sheilds keeping full guard, as Coryatt tries to pass.
Sheilds wants to stand but Coryatt is controlling the position.
Coryatt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt prevents Sheilds from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coryatt trying to control but Sheilds is working from the bottom.
Coryatt throws an elbow that misses. Sheilds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coryatt's guard. Nice move by Sheilds!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coryatt wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sheilds manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coryatt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coryatt works the jab nicely.
Coryatt is looking to land body kicks.
Coryatt moves into the clinch.
Sheilds is working for takedown but Coryatt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coryatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheilds controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheilds.
Coryatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheilds has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coryatt after a bit of a struggle.
Coryatt breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt instigates a clinch.
Sheilds blocks a body shot from Coryatt.
Coryatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coryatt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sheilds is trying to stand.
Coryatt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sheilds is looking to escape.
Coryatt throwing shots but Sheilds is blocking nicely.
Coryatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheilds can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sheilds is trying to stand up here but Coryatt is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Coryatt takes the fight into the clinch.
Coryatt taking a breather.
Sheilds is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Coryatt can't fight it off and eventually Sheilds manages to take the fight to the floor. Coryatt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coryatt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds prevents Coryatt from getting back to his feet.
Coryatt trying to control the position.
Coryatt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coryatt is wriggling around but Sheilds manages to pass to half guard.
Coryatt is trying to control but Sheilds passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sheilds wants to stand but Coryatt is controlling his arm.
Coryatt is trying to buck Sheilds off.
Coryatt tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sheilds seems like he's trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coryatt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Coryatt does no damage.
Sheilds with the counter takedown but Coryatt avoids it easily.
Coryatt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coryatt lands in his opponent's guard.
Coryatt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coryatt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Coryatt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sheilds's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheilds keeping moving, preventing Coryatt from controlling successfully.
Sheilds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt throws a strike but Sheilds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coryatt looking for a sweep. Not yet Coryatt, not yet.
Coryatt working a defensive guard but Sheilds passes into half guard.
Sheilds prevents Coryatt from standing back up.
Kevin Coryatt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coryatt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sheilds tries to stand and escape but Coryatt is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Coryatt tries to roll over but Sheilds keeps him under control.
Sheilds tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sheilds gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Coryatt misses with a two punch combination.
Sheilds is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Coryatt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sheilds backwards.
Sheilds wants to take the fight to the mat but Coryatt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Coryatt breaks the clinch.
Kevin Coryatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coryatt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sheilds did well to prevent Coryatt getting side control.
Coryatt stops Sheilds from getting back to his feet.
Kevin Coryatt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coryatt is looking to stall here but Sheilds recovers full guard.
Coryatt tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheilds is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Coryatt looking to pass the guard.
Coryatt trying to control but Sheilds is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coryatt closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Coryatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coryatt 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Coryatt!
Kevin Coryatt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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