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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Verelea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bundy's choice of entrance music: God Hates a Coward. Juan Verelea has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Verelea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Bundy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verelea.
Verelea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verelea connects with a body shot.
Bundy jabs Verelea right on the nose. Verelea blinks but takes it well.
A head kick from Bundy lands but Verelea takes it in his stride.
Verelea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
Verelea's corner calls for a 1-2. Verelea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bundy throws a lazy right hand but Verelea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verelea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bundy shoots in and bounces Verelea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Bundy advances position into side control!
Verelea parries the strikes from Bundy easily there. Bundy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Verelea to escape.
Verelea gets back to half guard.
Bundy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verelea missing with punches from the bottom.
Bundy prevents Verelea from improving his position.
Verelea is trying to stand back up but Bundy is controlling him
Verelea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bundy.
Bundy winds up and cracks Verelea with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bundy in particular looking to stall.
Bundy wants to free his trapped foot but Verelea is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bundy works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bundy is chipping away with strikes.
Bundy tries to move to mount but Verelea blocks the move with his legs.
Verelea sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Verelea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bundy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Verelea wants to improve his position but Bundy is controlling well.
Bundy is trying to control the action in half guard but Verelea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Verelea gets full guard.
Verelea is trying to control the position but Bundy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Verelea is keeping the position for now.
Bundy throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Verelea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Bundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verelea throws out the jab.
Bundy misses with a hook. Verelea ducked under it nicely.
Verelea scores with a jab to the body.
Verelea misses with a two punch combination.
Bundy swings for the body but Verelea moves out of range.
Verelea throws a jab but it's blocked by Bundy.
Verelea wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verelea misses with a body shot.
Verelea is looking to wear down Bundy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Verelea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verelea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bundy.
Bundy lands a nice hook to Verelea's body. Verelea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Bundy.
Bundy cracks Verelea with an open hand slap.
Verelea throws the left hand but Bundy avoids the punch easily.
Verelea digs a good hook to Bundy's body.
Bundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bundy defending well as Verelea loads up on a big left hand.
Bundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Verelea is able to avoid easily.
Verelea thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Verelea misses
and Bundy counters with a head kick.
Bundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bundy misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Verelea. No joy for Bundy on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Bundy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Verelea throws a right and a left that Bundy avoids nicely.
Verelea misses with a hook. Bundy ducked under it nicely.
Verelea lands with a right hand.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verelea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Bundy.
Bundy throws out a loose jab but Verelea uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Verelea misses.
Verelea lands with a cross.
A big left from Verelea misses.
Verelea loads up on a big right hand but Bundy slips the punch.
Verelea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bundy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bundy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Verelea checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verelea thows a body shot but no joy.
Bundy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bundy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bundy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bundy is trying to control the action in half guard but Verelea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bundy decides to stand and escape the position.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verelea.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Verelea avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy slips under a jab from Verelea.
Bundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bundy throws a body punch but Verelea moves out of range.
Verelea lands a head shot.
Bundy misses with a double jab.
Bundy tries to move into range but Verelea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juan Verelea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verelea thuds a left hand into Bundy's body.
Verelea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Bundy motions for Verelea to come forward. Bundy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Verelea misses its intended target.
Verelea misses with a body shot.
Verelea throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bundy on the side of the head.
Verelea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a right and a left that Verelea avoids nicely.
Verelea scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Verelea misses the target.
Verelea misses with a looping right.
Verelea throws a lazy right hand but Bundy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bundy moves out of range as Verelea strikes.
Verelea's corner calls for a 1-2. Verelea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Verelea.
Bundy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Verelea lands a really nice looking cross but Bundy seems unphased.
Verelea throws a jab when Bundy was well out of range.
Alan Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Verelea misses.
Verelea thows a body shot but no joy.
Verelea scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verelea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verelea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Verelea.
Bundy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Verelea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verelea misses with a double jab.
Juan Verelea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Verelea.
Verelea throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
Verelea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verelea keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Verelea throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundy scores with the left hand. Verelea knows he should have avoided that one.
Verelea throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
Verelea throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Verelea dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Verelea misses the target.
Verelea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bundy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bundy working the head with strikes.
Bundy swings around for an armbar but Verelea sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bundy's guard.
Bundy wants to sweep but no luck.
Verelea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verelea stopping the sweep attempt from Bundy.
Bundy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Verelea from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Verelea is one step ahead there.
Bundy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Verelea scores with a jab to the body.
Verelea scores with a body shot.
Bundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verelea tests Bundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verelea looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundy is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verelea works over Bundy's head and body with a nice combination.
Verelea misses with a body shot
and Bundy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Verelea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bundy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verelea misses with an uppercut.
Verelea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Verelea lands.
An inside leg kick from Bundy misses.
Verelea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verelea throws a hook to the side of Bundy's head but Bundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bundy connects with a solid leg kick.
Verelea thuds a left hand into Bundy's body.
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!
Verelea just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy tries to move into range but Verelea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juan Verelea is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Verelea misses the shot to the body.
Verelea lands with a right hand.
Verelea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verelea misses with an uppercut.
Verelea misses with a body shot.
Bundy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bundy scores with a hook.
Verelea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bundy. Bundy obviously looking to wear him down.
Bundy staying out of range there.
Bundy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Verelea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Verelea!
Bundy misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verelea connects with a nice looking jab.
Verelea connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bundy momentarily.
Verelea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verelea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Verelea.
Verelea misses with a hook. Bundy ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bundy.
Bundy throws a combination. Verelea tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bundy clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bundy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verelea is looking to break free of the clinch but Bundy has double underhooks.
Bundy is leaning against Verelea and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy is stalling here.
Bundy landing knees to the body.
Bundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Verelea.
I think Verelea has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Verelea!
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