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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Vitali (ranked 3463 p4p, 3860 weight class) and Arturo Lowery (ranked 369 p4p, 403 weight class). Vitali's entrance music is ULKENDER - Machenskii. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arturo Lowery was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Vitali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Lowery!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali closes the distance but Lowery moves to the side
and Lowery counters with a nice uppercut.
Roman Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vitali tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitali tries to clinch up
and Lowery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Roman Vitali has been cut.
Vitali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lowery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lowery tries to keep at a distance but Vitali has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali takes a shot to the head.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Vitali avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Vitali throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowery.
Vitali working aggressively here.
Lowery lands with a right to the head.
Lowery is leaning against Vitali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lowery fails to land.
Lowery lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitali.
Vitali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitali.
Lowery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitali's elbow.
Lowery softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowery.
Vitali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowery presses Vitali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Lowery.
Vitali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vitali definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lowery lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lowery misses with a body punch.
Lowery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Lowery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vitali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowery.
Vitali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitali controls his hands.
Lowery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vitali has a couple of punches blocked by Lowery.
Lowery misses with a body punch.
Lowery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitali's elbow.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Lowery.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Vitali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery can't find room to land a body shot as Vitali controls the action.
Vitali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vitali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery misses with a punch to the body.
Lowery lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lowery working aggressively here.
Lowery lands a left hand.
Lowery scores with a shot to the side of Vitali's head.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitali controls his hands.
Vitali blocks a body shot from Lowery.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Vitali swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vitali tries to throw a body punch but Lowery avoids it by throwing Vitali back against the cage.
Lowery can't find room to land a body shot as Vitali controls the action.
Lowery presses Vitali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowery digs a right hand underneath Vitali's ribcage. Vitali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery cracks Vitali with a nice body shot.
Lowery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vitali fails to land.
Vitali prevents a body shot from Lowery.
Lowery misses with a body punch.
Lowery can't find room to land a body shot as Vitali controls the action.
Vitali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery working aggressively here.
Vitali tries a body shot but Lowery blocks it.
Lowery misses with a punch to the body.
Lowery scores with a hook to the body.
Lowery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery pushes Vitali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vitali is trying to maintain a safe position but Lowery gets an underhook and turns Vitali into the cage.
A short right from Lowery.
Lowery blocking some punches.
Lowery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitali's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Lowery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Vitali's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lowery throws a hook to the side of Vitali's head but Vitali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowery throws a series of punches but Vitali moves out of range.
Lowery misses with a straight right.
Vitali closes the distance and clinches.
Lowery pushes Vitali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vitali blocks an uppercut.
Lowery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vitali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitali misses with some punches.
Lowery blocks an uppercut.
Lowery blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali prevents a body shot from Lowery.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lowery.
Vitali has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitali controls his hands.
Lowery scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lowery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vitali misses with some punches.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vitali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitali.
Lowery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowery scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitali.
Lowery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vitali looking to stall.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vitali blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Lowery.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lowery.
Vitali struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowery controls his hands.
Lowery lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vitali.
Lowery tries a body shot but Vitali blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vitali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vitali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vitali throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowery.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitali.
Lowery throws a head punch that misses.
Lowery misses with a body punch.
Lowery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vitali blocking some punches.
Vitali working aggressively here.
Lowery scores with a hook to the body.
Vitali swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowery throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lowery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitali.
Lowery lands a shot to the body.
Vitali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vitali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowery's elbow.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery cracks Vitali with a nice body shot.
Vitali is looking to control Lowery's arms but Lowery gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vitali has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Lowery - that landed with a thud.
Arturo Lowery seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowery.
Lowery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery lands with a right to the head.
Lowery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowery.
A short right from Lowery on the inside.
Lowery blocks an uppercut.
Vitali blocks a body shot from Lowery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowery lands a right hand.
Lowery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vitali tries to throw a body punch but Lowery avoids it by throwing Vitali back against the cage.
Lowery swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowery lands a hook that snaps the head of Vitali backwards.
Lowery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vitali backwards.
Lowery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vitali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowery lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lowery is working Vitali over against the cage.
Lowery works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lowery lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Lowery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roman Vitali's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lowery cracks a nice hook into Vitali's ribs.
Lowery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vitali's head backwards.
Lowery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowery closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowery.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lowery gets through Vitali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lowery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vitali blocks an uppercut.
Lowery throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitali.
Vitali misses with a punch on the inside.
Vitali prevents a body shot from Lowery.
Vitali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitali controls his hands.
Lowery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery presses Vitali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowery misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitali.
Lowery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowery.
Lowery misses with some punches.
Lowery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vitali misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Lowery scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Vitali fails to land.
Lowery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vitali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery working aggressively here.
Vitali prevents a body shot from Lowery.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowery.
Lowery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vitali swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowery lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vitali or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Lowery.
A short body shot lands from Lowery as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitali misses with a punch on the inside.
Vitali throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowery.
Lowery throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitali.
Lowery lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowery misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lowery fails to land.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Lowery.
Lowery pushes Vitali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lowery lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vitali tries a body shot but Lowery blocks it.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vitali blocks a body shot from Lowery.
Lowery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery blocks a body shot from Vitali.
Vitali misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowery throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lowery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vitali backwards.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike.
Lowery lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Lowery.
Lowery throws a head punch that misses.
Lowery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowery scores with a hook to the body.
Lowery is working Vitali over against the cage.
Lowery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vitali backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Lowery on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lowery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lowery lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lowery scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vitali backwards.
Vitali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitali's elbow.
Vitali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery throws a head punch that misses.
Vitali stalling in the clinch but Lowery improves position.
Lowery stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lowery lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vitali backwards.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lowery.
Roman Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowery blocks a body shot from Vitali.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Lowery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowery 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Lowery!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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