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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Burns (ranked 25034 p4p, 3856 weight class) and Didi Perusinac (ranked 586 p4p, 396 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monty Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Didi Perusinac!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perusinac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perusinac tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Perusinac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns throws a strike but Perusinac avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Burns stops Perusinac from standing up.
Perusinac is trying to hold Burns in close to prevent damage but Burns has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns trying to control the action but Perusinac is working from the bottom.
Perusinac tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burns connects with a nice short shot to Perusinac's temple.
Burns is looking for a kimura here.
Perusinac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perusinac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
Burns takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Perusinac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Perusinac is trying to get back to full guard.
Burns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Perusinac is working away.
Burns working over Perusinac with some ground and pound. Perusinac looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
 It looks like Didi Perusinac has been cut.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perusinac manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control from the top but Perusinac keeps moving.
Burns has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perusinac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
Perusinac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burns connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns wants to control from the top but Perusinac keeps moving.
Burns content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burns postures up.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Perusinac is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Perusinac has wrist control.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perusinac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns passes Perusinac's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Perusinac has a hand on Burns's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Burns takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Perusinac regains half guard.
Burns takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perusinac trying to control here.
Perusinac preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Still in half guard, Burns seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands strikes from half guard.
Burns trying to control the action but Perusinac is working from the bottom.
Burns throwing shots but Perusinac is blocking nicely.
Perusinac wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
Burns lands with a punch from half guard.
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perusinac is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burns throwing shots but Perusinac is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns thows a huge punch but Perusinac dodges it nicely.
Burns trying to control the action but Perusinac is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Didi Perusinac's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burns looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Perusinac!
Perusinac is looking to get back to his feet here but Burns is keeping cool and he's managed to take Perusinac's back.
Burns is looking to control Perusinac but Perusinac is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Burns misses with an elbow to the head.
Burns controlling well, preventing Perusinac from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perusinac is keeping busy.
Burns has got one arm under Perusinac's chin. This could be trouble... Perusinac trying to control the other hand but Burns gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Perusinac has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Monty Burns!
An out of breath Monty Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seo Boy (ranked 4422 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Avatna Haviid (ranked 442 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seo Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Avatna Haviid!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haviid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as Boy blocks the low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Haviid there.
Boy misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Haviid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haviid checks a low kick from Boy.
Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haviid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haviid scores with a body shot.
Haviid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haviid throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Haviid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haviid misses with the combination.
Boy tries to move into range but Haviid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Haviid does it's job there.
 It looks like Seo Boy has been cut.
Haviid checks a low kick from Boy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haviid! But no joy.
Boy throws a low kick, looking for Haviid's leg but Haviid calmly moves out of range.
Haviid scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haviid.
Haviid's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haviid's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haviid lands with a straight right. Boy didn't see that one coming.
Boy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haviid now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Haviid blocks the leg kick.
Boy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haviid is able to avoid easily.
Boy tries to land a leg kick but Haviid saw it coming and moves away.
Haviid checks a leg kick.
Haviid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haviid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haviid throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Seo Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Haviid blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Haviid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haviid jabs Boy right on the nose. Boy blinks but takes it well.
Haviid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy tried to score with a low kick but Haviid checks it.
Haviid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Haviid cracks Boy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haviid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boy throws a leg kick
and Haviid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boy's knee momentarily.
Boy throws a leg kick but Haviid checks it.
Haviid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haviid takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Boy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haviid.
Haviid gets a clinch.
Haviid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haviid throws an elbow but it misses.
Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haviid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haviid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haviid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haviid connects with a body shot.
Haviid checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Haviid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haviid cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haviid is out of range and Boy settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haviid loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haviid throws a shot to the body.
Boy misses with a leg kick
and Haviid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haviid is able to avoid easily.
Haviid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haviid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haviid punishes Boy's body with a nice straight punch.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Haviid's corner calls for a 1-2. Haviid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haviid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Haviid blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Boy misses.
Haviid feints a counter leg kick.
Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
Boy throws a low kick but Haviid avoids it.
Boy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haviid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haviid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haviid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haviid moves into the clinch successfully.
Haviid has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy tries to score with a low kick but Haviid moves his leg out of the way.
Boy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haviid checks it well.
Boy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haviid blocks a leg kick.
Boy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Haviid tenderised Boy's leg. Boy is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Haviid.
Nice straight punches there by Haviid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haviid.
Seo Boy's cut is getting worse.
Haviid lands a big right hook! Boy looks hurt but is still standing! Haviid lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Boy falls down and Haviid dives in with a huge hammer fist! Boy's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Haviid runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Avatna Haviid!
Avatna Haviid thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butterfingers Butts (ranked 2829 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 306 p4p, 261 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Randriamaholison's choice of entrance music: Careless Whisper (Remastered). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butterfingers Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boniface Randriamaholison!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Randriamaholison rushes Butts and presses him up against the cage.
Butts blocks an elbow strike.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randriamaholison misses with a knee strike.
Randriamaholison misses with a knee to the head.
Randriamaholison misses with a knee to the head.
Butts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Butts wants to get back to striking at distance but Randriamaholison won't allow it.
Randriamaholison keeps control of Butts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butts dodges an elbow strike from Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
I was talking to Butts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Butts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butts working hard to break the clinch.
Butts managing to block the knees to the body from Randriamaholison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randriamaholison misses with a knee strike.
Randriamaholison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randriamaholison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butts blocks it with crossed arms.
Randriamaholison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butts blocks it with crossed arms.
Butts can't break the clinch.
Butts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randriamaholison is looking to clinch but Butts is avoiding it.
Randriamaholison has managed to clinch.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butts is looking to break free of the clinch but Randriamaholison has double underhooks.
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but Butts blocks with his arms.
Butts manages to break the clinch.
Randriamaholison clinches up with Butts and pushes him back against the cage.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Randriamaholison's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Randriamaholison's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison landing knees to the body.
Butts tries to break free but Randriamaholison pushes him back against the cage.
Randriamaholison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Butts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Randriamaholison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but Butts blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Randriamaholison has him pressed against the cage.
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but Butts blocks with his arms.
Come on Randriamaholison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Randriamaholison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butts blocks it with crossed arms.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butts blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butts is trying to break free.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butterfingers Butts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butts connects with a single shot there.
Randriamaholison has Butts up against the cage in a clinch.
Randriamaholison misses with a knee strike.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Randriamaholison momentarily.
Randriamaholison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Butts swats away the attempt to clinch by Randriamaholison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randriamaholison's head.
Randriamaholison tries to close the distance and clinch but Butts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randriamaholison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Butts scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Randriamaholison under the eye.
Randriamaholison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butts.
Randriamaholison moves in looking to clinch but Butts pushes him off.
Butts is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Randriamaholison closes the distance and pushes Butts back into the cage.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison misses with an elbow over the top.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Randriamaholison has him pressed against the cage.
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Randriamaholison misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boniface Randriamaholison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Randriamaholison takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice cross by Butts.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Butts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butts lands with a nice body punch.
Randriamaholison fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Butts lands a jab.
Randriamaholison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butts.
Randriamaholison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Randriamaholison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Randriamaholison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Randriamaholison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Randriamaholison ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Butts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Butts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Butts throws a good cross that connects.
Randriamaholison doesn't manage to clinch there - Butts circles away.
Butts scores with a nice strike.
Randriamaholison rushes Butts and presses him up against the cage.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but Butts blocks it.
Randriamaholison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butts manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts throws a hook but Randriamaholison blocks it.
Randriamaholison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Randriamaholison moves in looking to clinch but Butts pushes him off.
Butts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Butts throws a looping overhand right but Randriamaholison ducks down to avoid it.
Randriamaholison ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Randriamaholison moves out of range as Butts strikes.
Randriamaholison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Butterfingers Butts is winning the standup battle so far.
Butts misses with a straight right.
Butts swats away the attempt to clinch by Randriamaholison.
Butts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch up.
Randriamaholison walks into a straight right hand from Butts.
Randriamaholison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butts swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Butts with a nice cross.
Randriamaholison moves in looking to clinch but Butts pushes him off.
Butts lunges at Randriamaholison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Randriamaholison's hand.
Randriamaholison has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Butts.
Randriamaholison slips a jab from Butts.
Butts throws a hook to the side of Randriamaholison's head but Randriamaholison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randriamaholison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch but Butts moves out of range.
Butts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randriamaholison throws out a loose jab but Butts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randriamaholison throws a shot from downtown. Butts moves away and avoids it.
Butts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randriamaholison drives through and clinches with Butts against the cage.
Randriamaholison trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Butts tries to break the clinch but Randriamaholison is controlling the position.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but Butts blocks it.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but Butts blocks it.
Butts breaks from the clinch.
Butts misses with a looping right.
Randriamaholison gets a clinch.
Randriamaholison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randriamaholison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butts is defending well for now.
Randriamaholison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but Butts blocks it.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but Butts blocks it.
Butts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison blocks a jab.
Randriamaholison ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Butts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Butts looks to land a left hand but Randriamaholison moved out of range nicely.
Butts connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch up.
Butts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Randriamaholison wants to clinch.
Butts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randriamaholison.
Butts swats away the attempt to clinch by Randriamaholison.
Butts misses with a straight left.
Butts clobbers Randriamaholison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Randriamaholison tries to close the distance and clinch but Butts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Randriamaholison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Butts misses the jab.
Butts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Randriamaholison closes the distance and clinches.
Randriamaholison stalls.
Randriamaholison leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butterfingers Butts dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Butts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Randriamaholison is looking to clinch.
Butts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butts misses the jab.
Butts lands with an overhand left.
Randriamaholison is looking to clinch.
Butts lands a nice shot to the body.
Butts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Randriamaholison ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Randriamaholison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butts swats away the attempt to clinch by Randriamaholison.
Butts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Randriamaholison is looking to clinch but Butts is avoiding it.
Butts swats away the attempt to clinch by Randriamaholison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randriamaholison manages to avoid it.
Randriamaholison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randriamaholison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butts throws a lazy right hand but Randriamaholison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Randriamaholison ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Randriamaholison wants to clinch up but Butts keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts loads up on a big right hand but Randriamaholison slips the punch.
Randriamaholison has managed to clinch.
Butts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butts misses with a hook. Randriamaholison ducked under it nicely.
Butts catches Randriamaholison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Randriamaholison moves forwards but Butts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Randriamaholison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Butts throws a hook to the side of Randriamaholison's head but Randriamaholison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randriamaholison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Randriamaholison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butts can't break the clinch.
Butts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randriamaholison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts scores with a nice right hand.
Randriamaholison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Randriamaholison closes the distance and clinches.
Butts is looking to break free of the clinch but Randriamaholison has double underhooks.
Randriamaholison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but Butts blocks it.
Butts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butts looks to land a right hand but Randriamaholison moved out of range.
Butts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Randriamaholison under the eye.
Randriamaholison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Randriamaholison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butts.
Randriamaholison rushes Butts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but Butts blocks it.
Randriamaholison looking to throw knees to the head but Butts is blocking nicely.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison looking to throw knees to the head but Butts is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butts connects with a crisp jab.
Randriamaholison is looking to clinch but Butts is avoiding it.
Randriamaholison ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
A slow jab from Butts misses its intended target.
Butts keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Butts misses.
Randriamaholison takes one on the button.
Randriamaholison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Butts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Butts throws a hook but Randriamaholison avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Randriamaholison misses.
A jab from Butts misses.
A jab lands there for Butts.
Butts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randriamaholison is looking to clinch.
Butts gets tackled into the cage by Randriamaholison. Randriamaholison maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butts working hard to break the clinch.
Randriamaholison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison looking to throw knees to the head but Butts is blocking nicely.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randriamaholison misses with a knee to the head.
Randriamaholison looking to throw knees to the head but Butts is blocking nicely.
Butts wants to break free but Randriamaholison has control.
Randriamaholison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butts manages to break the clinch.
Randriamaholison moves in looking to clinch but Butts pushes him off.
Randriamaholison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Randriamaholison doesn't manage to clinch there - Butts circles away.
Nice defenses there by Randriamaholison.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butterfingers Butts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Butts 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butterfingers Butts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Cartwright (ranked 3155 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Chevy Iverson (ranked 329 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cooper Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chevy Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright moves forwards but Iverson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cartwright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iverson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cartwright crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Iverson - the referee stops the clock and Cartwright gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Iverson. Cartwright manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Iverson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cartwright.
Iverson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but Iverson shows good takedown defense.
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Iverson is just out of range.
Cartwright lands with a right hand.
Cartwright feints and as Iverson raises his hands in defense, Cartwright changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Iverson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cartwright passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cartwright lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iverson is looking to control Cartwright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Iverson avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright lands strikes from half guard.
Iverson trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Iverson moves into full guard.
Iverson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cartwright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright forces his way into half guard.
Iverson wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cartwright lands a nice short elbow.
 Iverson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is trying to get back to full guard.
Iverson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Iverson blocks nicely.
Cartwright arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Iverson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cooper Cartwright!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olo Adofo (ranked 1086 p4p, 24491 weight class) and Jeremy Butler (ranked 55 p4p, 276 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Olo Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Butler!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
Butler works over Adofo's head and body with a nice combination.
Adofo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adofo walks away with a smile on his face. Butler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adofo moves into the clinch.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo is pressed up against the cage. Butler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adofo down to the mat. Adofo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Butler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adofo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Olo Adofo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Butler.
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Butler pushes him off.
Butler with a jab.
Butler shoots in and drives through. Adofo sprawls well.
Butler scores with a hook to the body. Adofo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Butler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adofo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws a leg kick which misses Butler's front leg but catches the back leg as Butler tries to avoid it.
Adofo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Adofo is looking to clinch.
Butler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butler goes for a double leg but Adofo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adofo continues to drive forward.
Butler jabs Adofo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adofo.
Adofo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Butler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adofo swivels and escapes.
Butler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butler scores with the left hand. Adofo knows he should have avoided that one.
Adofo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adofo forces Butler back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Adofo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butler jumps guard but Adofo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adofo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butler avoids it.
Butler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Butler tries to pull guard but Adofo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Butler goes for a takedown attempt but Adofo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Butler's coach down at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Butler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adofo drives through and clinches with Butler against the cage.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butler avoiding damage as Adofo throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Adofo.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Adofo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeremy Butler has been cut.
A body shot lands from Adofo.
A knee to the head by Adofo.
Butler is rocked!
Adofo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butler.
Butler is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adofo is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Butler tries to break Adofo's hands from around his neck, Adofo unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Butler will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Olo Adofo!
Olo Adofo retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trayvon Lewis (ranked 1172 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Marco Vera (ranked 162 p4p, 304 weight class). Trayvon Lewis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Vera!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Vera moved out of range.
Vera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vera dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Vera lands a glancing blow to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis swings for the body but Vera moves out of range.
Vera throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Vera just misses with a punch to the body.
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera with a nice cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vera, as that shot connected.
Vera scores with a body shot.
Lewis slips under a jab from Vera.
Vera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera scores with a nice head shot.
Marco Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera 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 mush.
Vera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vera's corner calls for a 1-2. Vera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
Vera tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vera throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Vera looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Vera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis throws a push kick but Vera slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vera misses with an uppercut.
Marco Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Vera is looking for the big counter here.
Vera checks a low kick from Lewis.
Vera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Vera throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vera!
Lewis staying calm.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lewis grinds an elbow into Vera's temple.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lewis wants to control but Vera is keeping him busy.
Lewis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lewis wants to control but Vera is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lewis throws an elbow but Vera slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lewis is working Vera over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vera is trying to buck Lewis off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Vera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Vera throws a shot to the body.
Vera slips under a jab.
Vera lands with a nice body punch.
Vera throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis throws the left hand but Vera avoids the punch easily.
Vera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Vera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vera.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Vera.
A big left from Vera misses.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looks for a takedown but Vera sprawls well.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Vera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Vera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vera scores with a hook.
Vera misses the jab.
Vera lands a lovely overhand right.
Vera misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vera.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vera.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis is looking to counter punch.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vera just manages to avoid it.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
Vera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis is looking to wear down Vera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Vera.
Vera throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Vera.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis tries to work over Vera's front leg with a kick but Vera checks it.
Lewis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vera.
Vera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries a low kick but Vera avoids it.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vera avoids a kick to the body.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vera bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Vera throws a combination. Lewis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Vera.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis tries a low kick but Vera avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
A jab from Vera finds it's way through Lewis's defenses.
Lewis stuns Vera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lewis misses with a body punch
and Vera counters with a series of strikes. Lewis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Vera's leg but Vera calmly moves out of range.
Marco Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis tries to work over Vera's front leg with a kick but Vera checks it.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Lewis throws a solid leg kick but Vera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lewis.
Vera clobbers Lewis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vera lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
A left and a right from Vera both land. Nice combination.
Vera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lewis tried to score with a low kick but Vera checks it.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Vera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vera misses the jab.
Vera moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
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!
Vera misses with a looping left.
Lewis defending well as Vera loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Vera misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Vera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vera throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vera.
Vera avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Vera blocks the low kick.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Vera.
Vera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Vera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Vera misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Vera moved away.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera blocks a leg kick.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lewis's head.
Vera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vera checks it well.
Vera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
Vera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes one on the button.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
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.
Vera thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.
Vera lands a nice hook to Lewis's body. Lewis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vera misses with a looping left.
Vera takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Vera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Vera checks it.
Vera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vera cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Vera just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLewis.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Vera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vera swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera misses the jab.
We've been informed that Vera has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Vera's guard.
Lewis won't allow Vera to get back to his feet.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vera blocks a leg kick.
Vera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Vera counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Lewis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Vera as Lewis shoots in.
Vera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis throwing a counter right hand but Vera manages to avoid it.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Vera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Vera.
Vera checks a leg kick.
Vera connects with a single shot there.
Vera misses with a straight left.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vera.
An attempted straight right counter from Lewis misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Vera.
Vera connects with a right hand. Lewis shakes it off.
Vera throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vera misses the target.
Vera misses with an uppercut.
Vera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lewis scores with a decent looking hook.
Vera throws a big shot that misses.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewis.
The fighters circling - Vera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Vera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lewis with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Vera. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Vera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Vera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Vera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vera throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
Lewis tried to counter with a leg kick but Vera avoided it.
Vera misses with a body shot.
Vera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewis's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera scores with a jab.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
Lewis feinted with a counter takedown.
Lewis gets a takedown into half guard.
Lewis is keen to just control but Vera is a slippery customer.
Lewis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vera pushes Lewis off and gets back to his feet.
Vera throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vera loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Vera misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Vera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trayvon Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Vera misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Vera misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Vera, which made it look bad.
Vera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Vera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lewis is looking to score with low kicks.
Vera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera checks the leg kick.
Vera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lewis slips a jab from Vera.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Vera connects with a single shot there.
Vera looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Vera moves out of range of the body kick.
Vera scores with a punch to the head.
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis 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.
Vera clobbers Lewis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis misses with a leg kick
and Vera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lewis thinking.
Vera ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Lewis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lewis 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.
Lewis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vera avoids it really well and circles away.
Vera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook but Vera blocks it.
It seemed like Vera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vera looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Vera counters with a right hand to the body.
Vera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vera throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
Vera stalks Lewis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lewis's face. Lewis staggers backwards, shaken.
Vera scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vera cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vera to the ground. Lewis is now in Vera's guard.
Lewis stops Vera from standing up.
Marco Vera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vera pushes Lewis off and gets back to his feet.
Vera tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis gets the takedown into side control.
Lewis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vera pushes Lewis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lewis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vera bucks up and tries to throw Lewis off but instead Lewis has got his back!
Vera is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lewis tries to keep control of the position but Vera is staying busy.
Vera is trying to stand back up.
Trayvon Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trayvon Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera is covering up but some of the strikes from Lewis are getting through and doing damage.
Vera is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lewis looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Vera trying to get back to his feet but Lewis is in full control for now.
Lewis connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Vera to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Vera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Vera!
Marco Vera is the new welterweight champion!
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