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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 581 p4p, 75 weight class) and Ram Rocker (ranked 147 p4p, 18 weight class). Rocker has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ram Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Corson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corson scores with a shot to the body.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Corson.
Corson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corson jabs Rocker right on the nose. Rocker blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Ram Rocker has been cut.
Rocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corson.
Ram Rocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corson misses with a kick to the body
and Rocker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Corson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rocker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rocker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Rocker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rocker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Corson is trying to control Rocker's posture but Rocker avoids it.
Corson defending against the ground and pound.
Rocker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rocker working the ground and pound but Corson is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Rocker crashes against the mat.
Corson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Corson can't do much from the bottom here.
Rocker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rocker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Corson isn't going anywhere.
Corson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rocker off and has taken his back!
Corson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Corson continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker just trying to survive but Corson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rocker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rocker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Corson's guard. Nice work there by Rocker.
Rocker wants to pass the guard but Corson is keeping the position.
Corson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rocker.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corson is on top in guard.
Rocker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Corson defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson wants to control from the top but Rocker keeps moving.
Rocker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rocker keeping full guard, as Corson tries to pass.
Corson content to stall in guard here.
Rocker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Corson is stalling in the full guard.
Rocker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rocker trying to keep a closed guard but Corson is proving a slippery customer.
Corson preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocker is looking for a triangle here but Corson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rocker is looking to regain half guard here but Corson keeps moving and retains side control.
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 Shayne Corson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ram Rocker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rocker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocker.
Corson swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rocker blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corson.
Rocker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rocker misses with a straight left.
Corson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rocker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Corson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice cross by Corson.
Rocker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Corson.
Rocker throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Rocker finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocker dives in for a single leg takedown but Corson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rocker shoots for a takedown but Corson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Corson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker misses with a wild combination.
Corson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rocker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Rocker.
Corson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corson scores with a nice head shot.
Shayne Corson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corson lands the left hand.
Corson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.
Rocker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rocker counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocker misses with a combination
and Corson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocker blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocker! But no joy.
Corson slips a straight right by Rocker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocker.
Corson misses with a hook. Rocker ducked under it nicely.
Rocker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Rocker misses.
Rocker slips a jab from Corson.
Corson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Corson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Rocker misses with a lunging right hand
and Corson counters with a leg kick.
Corson throws out a loose jab but Rocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rocker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Corson.
Rocker tries to work over Corson's front leg with a kick but Corson checks it.
Corson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Corson throws a hook to the side of Rocker's head but Rocker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corson with a nice cross.
Corson tried to score with a low kick but Rocker checks it.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corson scores with a hook to the body. Rocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws a right hand that misses
and Corson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Corson misses.
Rocker lands with a nice combination. Corson backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Rocker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocker misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Rocker misses.
Rocker dips to his left and cracks Corson with an uppercut!
Corson throws a chopping leg kick but Rocker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rocker slips under a jab from Corson.
Corson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corson avoids the body shot from Rocker.
Rocker swings for the body but Corson moves out of range.
Corson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shayne Corson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corson moves away.
Corson misses with a leg kick.
Rocker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four 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!
Corson lands with a hook. Rocker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rocker finds it's way round the side to connect with Corson's head.
Corson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corson lands with a nice body punch.
Corson cracks a nice hook into Rocker's ribs.
Rocker checks a leg kick.
Corson lands a nice shot to the body.
Corson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corson swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Corson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocker throws a big shot that misses.
Corson throwing a counter right hand but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Rocker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corson jabs at Rocker's body.
Rocker throws a hook but Corson blocks it.
Corson tried to counter with a leg kick but Rocker avoided it.
Rocker throws a looping overhand right but Corson ducks down to avoid it.
Rocker throws a leg kick which misses Corson's front leg but catches the back leg as Corson tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shayne Corson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ram Rocker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Rocker misses its intended target.
Rocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corson manages to avoid it.
Rocker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocker can do to turn this around?
Rocker throws a shot from downtown. Corson moves away and avoids it.
Corson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocker.
Corson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocker counters with a straight right hand.
Rocker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rocker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corson scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Corson misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rocker misses.
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Corson swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker throws a body punch but Corson moves out of range.
Rocker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rocker.
Corson connects with a body shot.
Rocker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rocker lands a glancing blow to the side of Corson's head.
Rocker throws a combination that misses
enabling Corson to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Corson misses.
Rocker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corson.
Corson loads up on a big right hand but Rocker slips the punch.
Rocker throws a hook but Corson avoids it easily.
Corson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Rocker.
Corson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ram Rocker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker scores with a one two! Corson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shayne Corson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ram Rocker.
A big right from Rocker misses.
Corson throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corson scores with a nice head shot.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Corson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocker lands a leg kick that knocks Corson off balance momentarily.
Jab from Corson.
Rocker misses with a right hand
and Corson counters with a straight right hand.
Corson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rocker in his tracks.
Corson throws a head kick but Rocker moves out of range.
Corson throws a leg kick which misses Rocker's front leg but catches the back leg as Rocker tries to avoid it.
Corson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rockers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocker.
Rocker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Corson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rocker's calf.
A jab from Corson misses.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Corson.
Rocker lands a lovely overhand right.
Corson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocker on the side of the head.
Rocker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Corson.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Corson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corson is looking to slow Rocker down with leg kicks.
Corson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocker circles away.
Rocker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Corson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
Corson connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corson is out of range.
Rocker tries for a takedown but Corson circles away easily
and Corson counters with a stiff right hand.
Corson throws a body punch but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rocker misses with a hook.
Corson lands a nice shot to the body.
Corson moves out of range of the strikes.
Shayne Corson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corson scores with a nice right hand.
Rocker throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corson looks to land a right hand but Rocker moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Corson.
Corson lands a head kick!
Rocker walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shayne Corson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shayne Corson!
A victorious Shayne Corson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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