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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Hot In Herre. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lewis.
Lewis throws the left hand but Julio avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Julio - just one landing.
Julio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Julio slips under a jab from Lewis.
Lewis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Julio throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Julio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Julio's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Julio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lewis misses with a hook. Julio ducked under it nicely.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Julio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lewis's head backwards.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Julio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch.
Julio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Julio misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Julio misses its intended target.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Julio swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Julio connects with a single shot there.
Julio lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Julio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Julio tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis lands with an overhand left.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Julio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lewis.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Julio saw that one coming.
Lewis tries to move into range but Julio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio misses with a lunging right hand
and Julio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Julio lands a glancing blow to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Julio moves away.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Julio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Julio's hands.
Julio is rocked!
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Julio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lewis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Julio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Julio scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio takes one to the chin there.
Julio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Julio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Julio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Julio throws a series of strikes that have Lewis backpedaling.
Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Julio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lewis scrambles back to his feet.
Julio lands a jab to the head.
Lewis scores with the left hand. Julio knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Julio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis misses the jab.
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 Ray Lewis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Julio misses with a looping left.
Julio throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
The fighters circling - Julio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Julio avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Ray Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Julio misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
Julio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Julio to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Julio counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julio tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Julio takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Julio.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Julio throws out the jab.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Julio is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis slips under a jab from Julio.
Julio seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Lewis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Julio, as that shot connected.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Julio thows a body shot but no joy.
Julio throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Julio misses
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Julio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Julio.
Julio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Julio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Julio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Julio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lewis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and Julio counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Julio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Julio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Julio.
Julio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lewis on the side of the head.
Julio scores with a punch to the head.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Julio's head but Julio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Julio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lewis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Julio misses with a double jab.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Julio moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Julio misses
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lewis in his tracks.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Julio throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Julio jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Julio.
Julio misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Julio. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Julio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Julio thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis takes a swing at Julio's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Julio misses.
Julio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Julio moves away and avoids it.
Julio misses with a wild combination.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Julio lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Julio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and Julio counters with a series of strikes. Lewis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Julio lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
Julio misses with a double jab.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Julio.
Julio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
Julio misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis misses with a hook. Julio ducked under it nicely.
Julio throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lewis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Julio.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Julio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Julio's head but Julio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Julio.
A left and a right from Julio both land. Nice combination.
Julio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio.
Julio moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Julio misses.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis jabs Julio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Julio.
Julio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
Julio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewis's hands.
Lewis stuns Julio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Julio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Julio saw that one coming.
Julio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Julio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
A big left from Lewis misses.
A jab from Julio does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julio misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Julio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lewis throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Julio throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ray Lewis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Julio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewis's hands.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Julio got wobbled bad by a big combination! Lewis presses forward with punches and knees until Julio stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Julio closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Lewis!
Ray Lewis retains his welterweight title!
Ray Lewis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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