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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma comes into the arena with Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie blaring out of the sound system. Lewis has chosen LL Cool J - Momma said knock you out as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
31 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Boma's shoulder, as Boma tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boma at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lewis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lewis scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis tests Boma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Boma throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Boma lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boma takes one on the button.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Boma counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Boma to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ray Lewis has been cut.
Oscar Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis misses with a hook to the body
and Boma counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lewis! Boma lets Lewis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lewis is rocked!
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID267K) in the buildup to the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Lewis there.
Lewis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boma wants to land a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Lewis jabs at Boma's body.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Boma moved out of range.
Boma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boma counters by moving into the clinch.
Boma stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boma.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Lewis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma lands a shot to the body.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Boma blocking some punches.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Boma.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Boma prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma.
Boma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boma gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Lewis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Lewis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewis throws a head kick that half lands.
Lewis misses with a hook. Boma ducked under it nicely.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lewis, right into the meat.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis lands a leg kick that knocks Boma off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oscar Boma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boma momentarily.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma is looking to counter with head kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boma. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lewis connects with a looping right hand.
Lewis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lewis. Lewis obviously looking to wear him down.
Boma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boma on the side of the head.
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Boma tries to counter by clinching up but Lewis breaks away and moves out of range.
Lewis connects with the punch.
Lewis takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ray Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boma lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boma throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lewis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Boma. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a single shot there.
Boma misses with a series of wild punches.
Ray Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lewis misses with a hook. Boma ducked under it nicely.
Boma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis thuds his right hand into Boma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lewis finds it's way round the side to connect with Boma's head.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis misses with a hook. Boma ducked under it nicely.
Boma is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lewis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis throws a shot to the body.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis shoots in and drives through. Boma sprawls well.
Lewis is looking to slow Boma down with leg kicks.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Lewis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lewis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lewis connects with a high kick.
Boma scores with a jab to the head.
Boma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lewis throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lewis lands the left hand.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Boma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Lewis being controlled against the cage.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis stalling.
Oscar Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Oscar Boma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head.
Still in the clinch, Boma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Boma blocks a body shot from Lewis.
A left hand lands to the body for Boma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Boma misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Boma scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands a body punch.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boma has Lewis pushed against the cage.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Boma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Boma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma stalling in the clinch but Lewis improves position.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boma blocking some punches.
Lewis has Boma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boma lands with a left to the head.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Boma.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Boma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lewis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ray Lewis!
An out of breath Ray Lewis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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