Liveblog: UCC Part 5

Another old schooler in AMA FC 159 pounder Josh Key takes to the cage to face ATT 153 pounder Hitalo Machado. Key fought at BAMA Fight Night back in 1860, so this dude has seen it all. This one is hella spirited, with Machado getting Key down and coming perilously close with some rear naked chokes and Key gutting them out, escaping, and feeding the Brazilian some monstrous leather. Unfortunately, controversy rears its ugly head when Machado slaps on a tight leglock and, even though Key doesn't tap, referee Keith Peterson stops the bout. It's a bad call by an otherwise good ref, and the official time of Key's screwing is 4:36 of Round 1. Next: Team Renzo beast Dave Branch and Louisville MMA's John Troyer in a middleweight pairing. Round 1 has Branch firing off high-kicks and right hands with authority, and when Troyer comes in winging bolos Branch easily takes him down. The punishment continues in Round 2, with Branch bloodying Troyer's nose with a straight right and Troyer throwing a kick, falling and hurting his forearm. The ensuing storm of punches has the ref stepping in at 4:26 of the round, giving Branch the win via TKO. Last bout and it's Lamont Lister vs. Ryan Contaldi in a light-heavyweight fight. With Mike Massenzio as a coach, you just know Contaldi is all about grinding Lister into oblivion - and he does throughout the first, getting the scrappy Philadelphian down and punishing him. Contaldi gets him down quick in the second, but this time he snags the arm-triangle for the tap out at 1:30 in. Good fight, good show, and good night.