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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Maroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Maroni!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maroni lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Phil Maroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maroni.
Maroni clinches up against the cage.
Lewis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maroni is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lewis is trying to push Maroni away but Maroni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maroni scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Maroni won't allow it.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Maroni.
Maroni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Maroni prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Maroni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Maroni - that landed with a thud.
Maroni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maroni controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewis is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maroni tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maroni has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Maroni is controlling him.
Maroni has Lewis pressed against the cage, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maroni prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Lewis avoiding damage as Maroni throws knees to the body.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Maroni avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Maroni lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Maroni looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Maroni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Maroni keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Maroni into the cage.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Maroni won't allow it.
Maroni blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Maroni trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maroni into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Lewis wants to break free but Maroni has control.
Maroni pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maroni drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Maroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maroni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Maroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lewis lands with a straight right. Maroni didn't see that one coming.
Maroni tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a right hand that Maroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Maroni also avoids with ease.
Leon Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis looks to land a combination. Maroni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maroni.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maroni, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maroni throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Maroni looks to move away, Lewis throws a big counter combo but Maroni just gets out of the way.
No luck for Maroni with that takedown attempt.
Lewis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Maroni.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maroni. Maroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Maroni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Lewis misses its target.
Maroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maroni throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Maroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maroni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maroni.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Maroni unleashes a big counter combination but Lewis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leon Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maroni misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Maroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maroni is looking for the big counter here.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Maroni tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Phil Maroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maroni.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Maroni tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maroni, right into the meat.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maroni. Maroni obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Maroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis throws a big counter combination but Maroni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maroni scores with a leg kick.
Maroni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Lewis throws a big counter combination but Maroni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maroni.
Maroni tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maroni rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
Maroni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Maroni is controlling the position.
Maroni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maroni keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maroni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Leon Lewis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maroni.
Maroni wants to stall.
Maroni trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maroni into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Maroni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis tries to circle away but Maroni has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Maroni tries to tie him up.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Maroni is controlling the position.
Maroni misses with a body punch.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Maroni has the dominant position.
Maroni tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maroni has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Maroni tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four 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.
Maroni connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Maroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maroni is defended easily by Lewis.
Lewis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maroni closes the distance but Lewis moves to the side
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Maroni unleashes a big counter combination but Lewis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Lewis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Maroni moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Lewis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maroni.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Maroni avoids them all with ease.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Maroni lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Maroni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Maroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maroni lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Maroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maroni wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maroni wants to clinch.
As Maroni looks to move away, Lewis throws a big counter combo but Maroni just gets out of the way.
Maroni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leon Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Maroni avoids it well.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Maroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Maroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maroni moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maroni moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Maroni.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maroni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maroni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Maroni persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Maroni.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maroni! But no joy.
Maroni stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maroni cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Maroni scores with a three punch combo!
Maroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maroni tries to clinch up.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Lewis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Maroni avoids it well.
Maroni moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Maroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Maroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phil Maroni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maroni tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phil Maroni.
Well Maroni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Maroni!
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