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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Vera (ranked 996 p4p, 1661 weight class) and Max House (ranked 130 p4p, 227 weight class). House comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- Keep Fightin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Max House has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a left hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vera misses with a right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
House throws out a counter right but Vera avoids it with no problem.
House takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vera prevents a body shot from House.
I was talking to Vera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
House lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vera backwards.
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 breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
House throws out a counter right but Vera avoids it with no problem.
Vera instigates a clinch.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera misses with an uppercut.
House slips under a jab from Vera.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vera.
It looks like Max House has been cut.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
House doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a two punch combo.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marco Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vera misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House cracks a nice hook into Vera's ribs.
Vera moves into the clinch.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vera's head backwards.
Vera pushes House up against the cage in a clinch.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
Vera wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
House walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vera misses with a right hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vera thinking.
Vera walks into a straight right hand from House.
Vera misses with a left hand
letting House counter with a right hand.
Vera clinches up against the cage.
Vera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
House softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vera struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Vera misses
and House holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vera looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
Vera throws a body shot but no joy.
Vera catches House with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vera misses with a hook.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
House is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vera throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
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 throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House scores with a shot to the body.
House loads up on a big right hand but Vera slips the punch.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera lands a jab to the nose.
Vera misses with a double jab.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera drives through and clinches with House against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House throws a head punch that misses.
Vera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
House misses with a body punch.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House slips a straight right by Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
House lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vera or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vera.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Vera throws a predictable looking body shot
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Vera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vera misses with a hook
and House counters with a straight right hand.
House with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
House takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Vera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vera.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has House backing up. House nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes.
That has opened up Max House's cut even more.
That's two 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!
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera falls off balance throwing a combination
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House scores with a decent looking hook.
Vera clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vera.
House working aggressively here.
Vera scores with a nice hook to the head.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
House misses with a punch to the body.
Vera lands an uppercut.
Vera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vera lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vera with a body shot.
Vera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vera cracks House with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House walks into a left hand.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marco Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
Vera works over House's head and body with a nice combination.
House is rocked!
Vera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and House counters by moving into the clinch.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Vera finish him?
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!
House is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
House seems to have recovered his senses.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to clinch
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
A punch lands to the side of Vera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vera connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Vera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House moves away from the strike by Vera.
Vera throws a shot to the body.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by House.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vera was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Vera is looking to counter punch.
Vera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
House makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with a body shot
enabling Vera to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Vera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
Vera closes the distance and pushes House back into the cage.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vera darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
Vera lands an uppercut.
Vera tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera lands with a light punch inside.
Vera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vera prevents a body shot from House.
House tries to work over Vera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marco Vera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
Vera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vera throws a combination that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
Vera rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House lands a body shot.
Vera swings widly with a right hand
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Vera gets a clinch.
House tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vera's elbow.
A hook to the body from House.
House tries to throw a body punch but Vera avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vera fails to land.
Vera stalls.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera closes the distance and pushes House back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vera.
Vera blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House tries to work over Vera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House tries to throw a body punch but Vera avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Vera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vera misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vera darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Vera.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
House misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Vera!
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