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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between kev smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). smith comes to the cage accompanied by summertime. Vera has chosen Romper Stomper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, kev smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed smith momentarily.
smith is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vera slips a jab from smith.
Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vera scores with a shot to the body.
smith shoots in and drives through. Vera sprawls well.
Vera lands a nice hook to smith's body. smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vera lunges at smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by smith's hand.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vera scores with a decent looking hook.
Vera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vera but Vera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kev smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vera misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera has managed to clinch.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Vera lands a nice hook to smith's body. smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
smith blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vera scores with a three punch combo!
smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Vera tries to sprawl out of it but smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
smith drops his hands momentarily and Vera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from smith.
Vera throws a series of punches but smith moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera throws a right and a left that smith avoids nicely.
Vera stuffs the takedown.
smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vera to the mat! Vera manages to get full guard.
Vera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vera wants to stand but smith is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vera lands a right hook to the body.
kev smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vera pinned against the cage. Vera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vera defends it well.
Vera pushes smith off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a good cross that connects.
Vera is looking to clinch.
Vera throws a series of punches but smith avoids them all with ease.
Vera sizes up smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vera connects with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Vera. No joy for smith on that attempt.
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vera. That one must have hurt.
smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vera is fending him off so far but smith persists. Nope, Vera circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kev smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera misses with a two punch combination.
Vera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith ducks right into an uppercut from Vera.
smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vera lands with a nice combination. smith backs away looking to recover.
Vera throws a series of punches but smith avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Vera looks to land a combination but smith avoids it well.
smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
smith postures up in Vera's guard and throws a big left but Vera blocks it.
Vera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vera duly obliges.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
smith blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Vera.
Vera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vera cracks smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera lands with a slapping head kick.
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera wants to stand and escape but smith is having none of it.
smith stopping the sweep attempt from Vera.
smith passes into half guard.
smith escapes and gets back to his feet.
smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two 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.
smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vera works smith's body with a nice hook.
Vera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Vera.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vera throws a nice head kick!
Vera throws a right hand that smith ducks under and follows up with a left that smith also avoids with ease.
Vera is looking to slow smith down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
smith tries to keep at a distance but Vera has taken the fight into the clinch.
smith has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vera is trying to keep an underhook but smith manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
smith trying to pass the guard but Vera defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dominic Vera just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vera lands a jab-cross combination.
Vera connects with a nice looking jab.
smith keeps the fight on the outside.
smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
smith fails to land the takedown.
Vera misses with the combination.
smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
smith closes the distance and clinches up with Vera, looking for a takedown. smith pushes Vera against the cage but Vera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kev smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Vera scores with a three punch combo!
Vera lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera thuds a left hand into smith's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera misses with a wild combination.
smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vera.
Vera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vera circles away.
Vera throws a head kick that smith semi-blocks.
Vera lands with an overhand left.
smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera lands a high kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Vera.
smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vera throws a combination. smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vera stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt smith.
Vera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vera lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vera cracks smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vera punishes smith's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vera throws a nice head kick!
Vera throws a series of punches but smith moves out of range.
A head kick from Vera lands but smith takes it in his stride.
Vera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in smith's guard.
Vera stands up from smith's guard - Vera perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vera sprawls well initially but smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
Vera keeping control of the position.
smith wants to take a breather but Vera is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vera.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera wants to get back to his feet but smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
smith postures up in Vera's guard and throws a big left but Vera blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
smith prevents Vera from getting back to his feet.
smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Vera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera keeping full guard, as smith tries to pass.
smith is fighting to break Vera's control of his arms but Vera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 44:50
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 44:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Vera!
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