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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. Marco Vera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent knees
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Vera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Me!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Me's head.
Me keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vera wants to control but Me is keeping him busy.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Me keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Me is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Me is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera blocks a leg kick.
Vera looks for the body kick but Me saw that one coming.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Vera throws a leg kick but Me moved away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Me!
Me misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vera.
Me tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Vera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Me is trying to defend but Vera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Me defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me wants to improve his position but Vera is controlling well.
Vera working over Me with some ground and pound. Me looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Me avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera controlling the pace.
Vera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Me tries to get to full guard but Vera has control of the leg.
Me keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vera trying to control from half guard but Me is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vera throws a strike but Me avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera dominated that round.
That's time! Vera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Me lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Me tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Me moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vera scores with a takedown into Me's guard.
Vera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vera throwing strikes but missing.
Me preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me pushes Vera off and gets back to his feet.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me scoring well with a low kick there.
Me tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Me cracks the inside of Vera's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me connects with a solid leg kick.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera shoots in but no luck this time.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Me tries to clinch up.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
He Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Me turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Me tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
He Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me tries to clinch up.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Vera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Me. No joy for Vera on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Me tries to score with a low kick but Vera moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Me.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Me wants to clinch.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vera.
Me wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Vera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Me tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Vera blocks the leg kick.
Vera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Me is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Me scoring well with a low kick there.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Me showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Me wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Me tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Me scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Me as he avoids it easily.
Vera checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Me tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Vera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Me.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Me wants to clinch.
Me tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
He Me is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Me slams his shin into Vera's torso.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Me throws a nice outside leg kick.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Me tries to work over Vera's front leg with a kick but Vera checks it.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vera blocks a leg kick.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Me tries to clinch up.
Me thumps Vera with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Me.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Me tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Me can pounce on him.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Me tries to clinch up.
Me feints and then cracks Vera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vera down.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Me 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 Vera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Me tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Me is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Me tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Me 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 Vera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Me wants to clinch.
Me tries to land a leg kick but Vera saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vera shoots in but no luck this time.
Me scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Me sprawls well initially but Vera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vera stops Me from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Me avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vera.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Me can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vera wants to control but Me is keeping him busy.
Vera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vera 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.
Me trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Me really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Me leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Me misses with a low kick.
Me connects with a solid leg kick.
Vera moves out of range of the leg kick from Me.
Me tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me is looking to clinch.
Vera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Me can pounce on him.
Me wants to clinch.
Vera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Me tries to clinch up.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Me scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Me lands a front kick.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Me tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Me is looking to clinch.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Me misses.
Me tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Me cracks the inside of Vera's front leg.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Me keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Me.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Me but Me pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Me - that will leave a mark!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Me, right into the meat.
Me tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Me scoring well with a low kick there.
Me connects with a solid leg kick.
Vera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Me wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me throws a nice outside leg kick.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Me thumps Vera with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Me which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to clinch up.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me wants to clinch.
Vera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Me.
Both fighters circling a little - Me finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Me wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Me is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Me can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Me dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Me wants to slow Vera down by chopping away at his legs.
Me tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Me tries a low kick but Vera avoids it.
Me is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Me is looking to slow Vera down with leg kicks.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me misses with a body kick.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Me throws a solid leg kick but Vera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Me.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Me tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Me. No joy for Vera on that attempt.
Me moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Me tries to land a leg kick but Vera saw it coming and moves away.
Vera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Me moves away.
He Me seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Me. That one must have hurt.
Me is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Me.
Me's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Me duly obliges.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Me.
Vera shoots in for a double leg but Me sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Me tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Me.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Me is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Me throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
He Me is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Me stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Me wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Me wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Vera moves out of range as Me throws a body kick.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Me throws a body kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vera checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Me wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Me.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Me thumps Vera with a low kick.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Me wants to clinch.
Vera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Me pinned against the cage. Me gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
He Me comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Me has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 45:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 45:49
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Me!
He Me is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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RATING
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