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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
42 - 17 - 0 |
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197 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raven has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raven misses with an uppercut. Verzosa saw that one coming.
Raven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Verzosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raven.
Raven moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Verzosa throws a shot from downtown. Raven moves away and avoids it.
Raven motions for Verzosa to come forward. Raven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa avoids a kick to the body.
Verzosa tries to bum rush Raven with a series of wild strikes but Raven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Verzosa misses the shot to the body.
Verzosa tests Raven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven jabs Verzosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Verzosa takes a swing at Raven's ribcage but misses.
Raven walks into a jab.
Raven misses with a looping left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raven!
It looks like Remedios Verzosa has been cut.
Raven stalks Verzosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Verzosa's face. Verzosa staggers backwards, shaken.
Raven misses with a body punch
and Verzosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Good work by Verzosa as he checks the leg kick.
Verzosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raven. Raven obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Raven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a looping overhand right but Raven ducks down to avoid it.
Verzosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Verzosa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Verzosa trying to control the action but Raven is working from the bottom.
Verzosa working the head with strikes.
Verzosa trying to control the action but Raven is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven is looking to regain half guard here but Verzosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Verzosa is looking to take a break and control but Raven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raven is trying to get back to half guard.
Verzosa working the head and body with strikes.
Raven struggling a bit here.
Raven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Verzosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven regains half guard.
Verzosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raven is not content to let Verzosa control the position.
Raven tries to get to full guard but Verzosa has control of the leg.
Verzosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raven defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remedios Verzosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raven was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Raven misses the jab.
Verzosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raven.
Verzosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Verzosa misses the target.
Raven flicks out a counter leg kick but Verzosa steps away.
Verzosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raven misses with an uppercut.
Raven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Verzosa has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verzosa throws a right and a left that Raven avoids nicely.
Raven ducks under a wild hook from Verzosa.
Raven throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven needs to keep his hands up - Verzosa had a free shot at his head there.
Verzosa shoots in but Raven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Verzosa looks to land a combination but Raven avoids it well.
Verzosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raven cracks Verzosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Raven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa sets himself, and Raven steps forward looking for the clinch! Verzosa avoids it this time.
Verzosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verzosa scrambles back to his feet.
Verzosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ravens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut there from Raven.
Raven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raven cracks Verzosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raven moves out of range as Verzosa strikes.
Raven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raven bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Verzosa! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Verzosa is rocked!
Verzosa keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Oh Verzosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verzosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Raven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Verzosa is keeping the position for now.
Raven distracts Verzosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Verzosa controls Raven momentarily but Raven frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking for a triangle but Raven pushes his legs off easily.
Raven pushing down on Verzosa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Raven seems content to control.
Raven seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verzosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raven wants to free his trapped foot but Verzosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Raven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Verzosa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raven is keen to just control but Verzosa is a slippery customer.
Verzosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Verzosa trying to control the position.
Raven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven throws a big elbow that misses.
Raven lands a couple of elbows.
Verzosa working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven wants to pass the guard but Verzosa is keeping the position.
Raven landing with the ground and pound.
Raven chips away with some ground and pound.
Raven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Remedios Verzosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Verzosa throws a big shot that misses.
Raven works the jab nicely.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
Verzosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Raven.
Raven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Verzosa is out of range.
Verzosa is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Raven does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Verzosa misses
and Raven counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verzosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Verzosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven cracks Verzosa with an open hand slap.
Raven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Verzosa momentarily.
Raven scores with a jab.
Raven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raven pushes Verzosa away with a front kick.
Verzosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raven blocks a jab.
Raven connects with a looping right hand.
Verzosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raven circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven lands a big shot that drops Verzosa! Can he finish him?
Raven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Raven postures up.
Verzosa wants to control the position but Raven says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Raven sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Raven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thomas Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verzosa is not content to let Raven control the position.
Verzosa is trying to control but can't.
Verzosa is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Raven lands with a punch from half guard.
Verzosa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa wants to get back to full guard.
Raven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Verzosa's head.
Verzosa looking for submissions off his back.
Raven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raven throwing shots but Verzosa is blocking nicely.
Verzosa taking some punishment here, with Raven in his half guard.
Raven wants to control but Verzosa is keeping him busy.
Raven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Verzosa trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Verzosa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Raven avoids the attempt from Verzosa to control.
Raven with a couple of short strikes.
Thomas Raven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raven loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Verzosa scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Raven land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Raven stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Raven!
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energy
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RATING
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