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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Seeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by I Am Canadian. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skyler Seeley!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis scores with a nice body kick.
Seeley looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Seeley shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lewis scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seeley counters with a takedown into side control.
Lewis throws Seeley to one side and escapes!
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seeley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seeley.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Seeley from controlling successfully.
Lewis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seeley circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Seeley looks gassed!
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis swinging wilding here.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
and Seeley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seeley tries to clinch up.
No luck for Seeley with that takedown attempt.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Seeley. Seeley gets slowly back to his feet.
Ed Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skyler Seeley.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Seeley blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Seeley lands a head kick. Lewis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ed Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis leaves Seeley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Seeley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seeley 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seeley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Seeley persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick by Lewis misses
and Seeley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ed Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Seeley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seeley.
Lewis pushes Seeley off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick from Seeley lands but Lewis takes it in his stride.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Lewis cracks Seeley with a good jab.
Seeley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Horrible takedown by Seeley or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad.
Seeley shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeley tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Seeley moves out of range of the strikes.
Seeley tries to clinch up.
Seeley scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seeley is defended easily by Lewis.
Lewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seeley backs up against the cage.
Lewis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seeley.
Seeley shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Seeley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seeley tries to clinch up.
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.
Lewis thows a body kick. Seeley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from Lewis. No joy for Seeley on that attempt.
Lewis throws a front kick that sends Seeley stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Seeley. Seeley gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Seeley shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis looks to land a combination. Seeley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis throws a lazy head kick
and Seeley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Lewis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Seeley lands with a shot to the body.
Seeley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seeley shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Seeley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seeley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters circling a little - Lewis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Seeley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis lands a nice looking body kick.
Seeley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lewis.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Seeley tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Seeley misses with a few strikes there.
Seeley tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seeley manages to avoid it.
Ed Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seeley wants to clinch.
Ed Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Seeley shoots in.
Jab from Lewis.
Seeley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lewis throws a lazy head kick
and Seeley counters by moving into the clinch.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis throws a lazy head kick
and Seeley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seeley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lewis.
Seeley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ed Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skyler Seeley.
Seeley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeley blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Seeley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lewis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seeley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seeley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lewis's guard.
Seeley trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis has his feet on Seeley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeley blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Seeley fails with a takedown attempt.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seeley shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a leg kick
and Seeley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seeley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lewis swivels and escapes.
Lewis connects with a high kick.
Lewis leaves Seeley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A low kick from Lewis is predictable there
and Seeley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Seeley moves out of range as Lewis throws a body kick.
Seeley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Seeley showed some decent athleticism there.
Lewis is looking to escape.
Lewis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lewis tries to get out of the position.
Lewis is staying active underneath Seeley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Seeley stops Lewis from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ed Lewis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis throws a lazy head kick
and Seeley counters by moving into the clinch.
Lewis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Seeley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Seeley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lewis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seeley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seeley blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Seeley fails with the takedown.
Seeley tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Seeley moves out of range.
Seeley fails with a takedown attempt.
Ed Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skyler Seeley.
Lewis lands with a kick to the temple. Seeley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seeley.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seeley circles away quickly and effectively.
Seeley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Seeley persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
and Seeley counters with a single leg into guard. Lewis didn't expect that.
Lewis has his feet on Seeley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lewis.
Seeley shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seeley counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Seeley feints and as Lewis raises his hands in defense, Seeley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seeley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seeley lands a really nice looking cross but Lewis seems unphased.
Lewis throws a one two combo.
Seeley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seeley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis throws a solid leg kick but Seeley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeley looks for a takedown but Lewis sprawls well.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seeley moves into the clinch.
Seeley tries to pull guard but Lewis holds him up against the cage and eventually Seeley drops back down to his feet.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick
and Seeley counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Seeley to acknowledge the strikes.
Seeley dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seeley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewis.
Seeley tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Seeley shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a three punch combo!
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Seeley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.
Seeley tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Seeley dives in and grabs Lewis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes down on Seeley's head and hops out.
Lewis tries to land a leg kick but Seeley saw it coming and moves away.
Seeley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seeley moves into the clinch.
Skyler Seeley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ed Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from Seeley.
Seeley misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skyler Seeley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Lewis!
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