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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davante Dunbar (ranked 441 p4p, 804 weight class) and Tommy Vercetti (ranked 63 p4p, 121 weight class). Dunbar comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - More Than I Could Chew. Vercetti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vice City kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Davante Dunbar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vercetti throws out a loose jab but Dunbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti throws a nice looking combination but Dunbar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vercetti lands a head shot.
We've been informed that Vercetti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dunbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with a straight right.
Dunbar catches Vercetti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Tommy Vercetti has been cut.
Dunbar throws a hook but Vercetti blocks it.
A big right from Dunbar misses.
Vercetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Dunbar moved out of range nicely.
Vercetti connects with a looping right hand.
Vercetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunbar.
Dunbar slips under a jab.
Dunbar is looking to counter the offense by Vercetti and move into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vercetti scores with a jab to the body.
Vercetti throws a combination that misses
letting Dunbar counter with a right hand.
Dunbar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dunbar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vercetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunbar just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Dunbar's shoulder, as Dunbar tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti scores with a jab. Dunbar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vercetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunbar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vercetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Dunbar is out of range.
It looked like Dunbar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Vercetti misses.
Dunbar blocks a jab.
Dunbar throwing a counter right hand but Vercetti manages to avoid it.
Dunbar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with a right hand
enabling Dunbar to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunbar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good standup being displayed there by Vercetti as he connects with a hook.
Vercetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vercetti misses with a looping left.
Dunbar lands a slapping body shot.
Vercetti scores with a nice strike.
Dunbar drives through and clinches with Vercetti against the cage.
Vercetti misses with some punches.
Vercetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunbar effectively controlling the action here.
Dunbar tries a body shot but Vercetti blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vercetti.
Dunbar has a couple of punches blocked by Vercetti.
A short right from Dunbar on the inside.
Vercetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dunbar misses with a body punch.
Vercetti blocks an uppercut.
Dunbar pushes Vercetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vercetti's elbow.
Dunbar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vercetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vercetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunbar backwards.
Dunbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Vercetti controls his hands.
Dunbar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vercetti uses from the top position.
Vercetti is pushing down on Dunbar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dunbar is fighting to maintain full guard but Vercetti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dunbar wants to get back to full guard.
Dunbar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vercetti pulls his head out easily.
Dunbar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar trying to control but Vercetti postures up.
Dunbar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dunbar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vercetti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Vercetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Vercetti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vercetti dips to his left and cracks Dunbar with an uppercut!
Tommy Vercetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vercetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunbar.
Vercetti connects with a body shot.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Vercetti throws a hook but Dunbar avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dunbar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vercetti works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Vercetti.
Dunbar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vercetti catches Dunbar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunbar ducks right into an uppercut from Vercetti.
Vercetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vercetti throws out a counter right but Dunbar avoids it with no problem.
Dunbar takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vercetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunbar.
Nice defenses there by Dunbar.
Vercetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunbar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunbar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vercetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunbar.
Dunbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Dunbar misses.
Vercetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vercetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunbar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vercetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunbar counters with a stiff right hand.
Vercetti is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Vercetti.
Vercetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunbar finish him?
Vercetti missing with a left hand there. Dunbar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vercetti seems to have recovered his senses.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Dunbar moved out of range nicely.
Vercetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dunbar counter with a right hand.
Vercetti cracks Dunbar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vercetti 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vercetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunbar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dunbar.
Vercetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vercetti scores with a jab to the head.
Dunbar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Dunbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vercetti moves away.
Vercetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, jab by Vercetti - just one landing.
Dunbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Dunbar is looking to counter punch.
Vercetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dunbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vercetti staying out of range there.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Dunbar.
Dunbar takes one to the side of the head.
Dunbar throws a looping overhand right but Vercetti ducks down to avoid it.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vercetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vercetti swings widly with a right hand
and Dunbar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vercetti throws a lazy right hand but Dunbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dunbar.
Dunbar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vercetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dunbar.
Vercetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunbar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vercetti lunges at Dunbar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunbar's hand.
Dunbar moves away from the strike by Vercetti.
Vercetti walks into a left hand.
Dunbar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Dunbar is out of range.
Vercetti looks to land a right hand but Dunbar moved out of range.
Dunbar throws a hook but Vercetti avoids it easily.
Dunbar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vercetti.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Dunbar moved out of range nicely.
Dunbar is looking to counter the offense by Vercetti and move into the clinch.
Vercetti scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercetti defending well as Dunbar loads up on a big left hand.
Dunbar fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Vercetti.
Dunbar misses with a looping left.
Vercetti misses with a looping left.
Vercetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vercetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunbar tries to counter by clinching up but Vercetti breaks away and moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Dunbar. Beautiful body shot.
Dunbar misses with a straight left.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Dunbar's shoulder, as Dunbar tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Vercetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunbar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vercetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vercetti cracks Dunbar with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Dunbar throws a big counter combination but Vercetti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dunbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Vercetti is just out of range.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Dunbar.
Vercetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vercetti lands a really nice looking cross but Dunbar seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Vercetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Vercetti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vercetti looks to land a right hand but Dunbar moved out of range.
Vercetti cracks Dunbar with a good jab.
Dunbar throws a series of punches but Vercetti moves out of range.
Vercetti throws a hook but Dunbar blocks it.
Vercetti throws a big shot that misses.
Dunbar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vercetti.
Vercetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunbar off the cage and back into range.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Dunbar moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Tommy Vercetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunbar tries to move into range but Vercetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Vercetti misses its intended target.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunbar.
Dunbar throwing a counter right hand but Vercetti manages to avoid it.
Dunbar throws a shot from downtown. Vercetti moves away and avoids it.
Vercetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunbar circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunbar tries to counter by clinching up but Vercetti breaks away and moves out of range.
Vercetti cracks Dunbar with a good jab.
Vercetti blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunbar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vercetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunbar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dunbar clinches with his opponent.
Vercetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunbar backwards.
Davante Dunbar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vercetti.
Dunbar jumps guard but Vercetti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Vercetti.
Dunbar fails to pull guard.
Dunbar tries to work over Vercetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vercetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunbar backwards.
Dunbar lands a hook that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Vercetti is pushing Dunbar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vercetti.
Vercetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vercetti stalling.
Dunbar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vercetti smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davante Dunbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunbar throws a hook to the side of Vercetti's head but Vercetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunbar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vercetti cracks Dunbar with a good jab.
Dunbar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vercetti misses with a straight right.
Dunbar tries to clinch but Vercetti moves out of range.
Vercetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dunbar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davante Dunbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunbar moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
It looked like Dunbar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vercetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunbar off the cage and back into range.
Dunbar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vercetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with a hook.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Dunbar ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut
and Dunbar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vercetti throws an off balance right hand
and Dunbar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vercetti with a jab.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Dunbar's shoulder, as Dunbar tries to avoid the shot.
Vercetti dips to his left and cracks Dunbar with an uppercut!
Dunbar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunbar takes one to the chin there.
Dunbar slips under a jab.
Dunbar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunbar blocks a jab.
Dunbar misses with a wild body shot.
Vercetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vercetti misses with a right hand
and Dunbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunbar throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Vercetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dunbar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vercetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dunbar under the eye.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Dunbar ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunbar.
Vercetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Dunbar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Vercetti misses its intended target.
Vercetti scores with the left hand. Dunbar knows he should have avoided that one.
Vercetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Dunbar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vercetti.
Dunbar takes one to the side of the head.
Vercetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dunbar defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
Dunbar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vercetti.
A jab from Vercetti does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Vercetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vercetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Vercetti!
Tommy Vercetti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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