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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Verama (ranked 222 p4p, 31 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 500 p4p, 74 weight class). Verama's entrance music is Swing It Away. A fine choice. Von Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Day of Anger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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188 cm
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205 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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190 cm
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211 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Verama throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Verama throws a wild body kick that Von Lee sees coming a mile off. Hector Verama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Verama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Lee is able to avoid easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Verama. Von Lee does a little dance to reset his feet. Verama closes the distance and clinches up with Von Lee, looking for a takedown. Verama pushes Von Lee against the cage but Von Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Von Lee ducks under a wild hook from Verama. Von Lee counters with a body kick. Verama scores with a push kick. Verama slips under a jab from Von Lee. It looked like Verama was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Von Lee. Verama misses with a leg kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Verama.
Verama misses with a looping right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good leg kick by Von Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Von Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Verama but Verama pushes him off and we're back to square one. Some bone on bone action there as Verama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Verama avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Verama lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Verama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Lee. Von Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Von Lee throws a big shot that misses. Von Lee misses the jab. Verama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Von Lee takes a step back to recover. Von Lee defending well as Verama loads up on a big left hand. Verama throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Von Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand! A kick lands to the mid section there for Verama. Verama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Lee. Verama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von Lee has time to react. Verama stuffs the takedown. Verama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight. Von Lee swings for the body but Verama moves out of range.
Verama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Verama misses with a straight right. Verama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Lee. Von Lee cracks the inside of Verama's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Verama misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Hector Verama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Von Lee throws a leg kick and Verama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Verama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von Lee has time to react. Von Lee takes a swing at Verama's ribcage but misses. Verama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Von Lee scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Verama finds it's target. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verama, right into the meat.
Von Lee misses the shot to the body. Verama misses with a leg kick. Verama lands the left hand. Von Lee with a nice cross. Verama looks to land a right hand but Von Lee moved out of range. Von Lee scores with a leg kick.
Verama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Von Lee. Von Lee throws a jab when Verama was well out of range. Von Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Verama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Verama scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Von Lee. Beautiful body shot. Von Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verama on the side of the head. Verama jabs Von Lee right on the nose. Von Lee blinks but takes it well. Verama fakes the leg kick and cracks Von Lee in the body. Von Lee takes one on the button. Verama takes a swing at Von Lee's ribcage but misses. Verama throws a hook but Von Lee avoids it easily. Verama misses with a hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet. Verama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Von Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verama. Verama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Von Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Von Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Verama misses with a kick to the body.
Von Lee lands with a nice body punch. The fighters circle momentarily. Von Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Von Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket. Verama scores with a kick to the midsection. Von Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Verama tries to land a leg kick but Von Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Verama lands with a good body shot. Verama lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Verama lands with a right hand. Verama misses with a kick to the body.
Von Lee blocks a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Von Lee scores with a leg kick.
Von Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. As Verama backs off Von Lee throws a huge counter combo but Verama manages to avoid it all. A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet. Verama looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range. Verama misses with a looping left. Von Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Verama with a body shot. Von Lee slips a straight right by Verama. Von Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Von Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Verama throws a leg kick but Von Lee sees it coming and moves out of range. Hector Verama is winning the standup battle so far. Von Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verama. Von Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Verama with a body shot. Von Lee throws a shot from downtown. Verama moves away and avoids it. Von Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Verama. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Verama on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Lee, right into the meat.
Von Lee blocks a jab. Verama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Von Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Verama throws a leg kick and Von Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Verama's knee momentarily. Von Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verama. A low kick from Verama is predictable there and Von Lee counters with a nice uppercut. Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verama was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee. Verama throws a leg kick that is checked and Von Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Verama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Verama half committed to a counter leg kick. Von Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Verama is able to avoid easily. Verama throws a solid leg kick but Von Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verama. Nice body punch from Verama. Verama misses with a hook. Von Lee ducked under it nicely. Verama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Lee throws out the jab. Verama throws the left hand but Von Lee avoids the punch easily. Verama misses with a shot to the body and Von Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Verama needs to keep his hands up - Von Lee had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Verama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Von Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Von Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verama tests Von Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot. Verama lands with a cross. Von Lee moves away from the strike by Verama. Von Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Verama's shoulder, as Verama tries to avoid the shot. Verama lands a really nice looking cross but Von Lee seems unphased.
Von Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verama. Verama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Lee slips a straight right by Verama. Von Lee looks to land a left hand but Verama moved out of range nicely. Verama misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Verama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Verama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Verama lands a nice hook to Von Lee's body. Von Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Von Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses. Von Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand! Von Lee throws a body punch but Verama moves out of range. Verama wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Verama pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Von Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Verama is just out of range. Verama misses with a looping left. Verama misses with a shot to the body and Von Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Von Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Von Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Verama scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Lee misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A shot to the body from Verama misses and Von Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Verama throws a body kick that misses. Verama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Lee. Von Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Verama in his tracks. Von Lee shoots in and drives through. Verama sprawls well. Verama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Von Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Verama counters with a nice uppercut. Verama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Von Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Verama has got the better of the exchanges. The fight stays on the outside here - Verama looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Verama lands a slapping body shot.
Von Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Von Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Verama misses with a looping left. Von Lee misses with a low kick. A big left from Von Lee misses. Verama throws a quick counter kick to the body but Von Lee avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Verama with a nice cross. Verama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Von Lee there as he acknowledges the shot. Von Lee blocks the body kick.
Verama throws a nice outside leg kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for Verama. Verama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Verama. That kick from Verama tenderised Von Lee's leg. Von Lee is trying to keep his angry face on. Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verama was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee. A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Verama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Good standup being displayed there by Verama as he connects with a hook. Verama misses with a looping right. Von Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Von Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Verama. 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! Nice shot lands for Von Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Verama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verama moves away. Verama throws an overhand right that lands on Von Lee's shoulder, as Von Lee tries to avoid the shot. Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verama was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee. Nice cross by Von Lee. Von Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket. A low kick from Von Lee misses and Verama counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Verama thows a left - swing and a miss! Von Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Verama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A big left from Von Lee misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet. Von Lee scores with a hook to the body. Verama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verama checks a leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verama, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Von Lee throws a leg kick but Verama sees it coming and checks it nicely. Von Lee misses the shot to the body. Von Lee misses the shot to the body. Clifton Von Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! This has been an exciting period of action! A big right from Von Lee misses. Verama misses with a head kick.
Von Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Verama just misses with a punch to the body.
Verama throws a body shot but no joy. Von Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Verama counters with a body kick that stops Von Lee in his tracks momentarily. Von Lee misses the shot to the body. Verama connects with a solid leg kick. Verama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Lee manages to avoid it. Verama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Lee can do to turn this around? Verama thows a left - swing and a miss! Verama backing away here, and Von Lee unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Von Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Von Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Von Lee drives through with a takedown into Verama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Verama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Von Lee defends well. Von Lee sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Verama doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Von Lee paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Verama - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hector Verama! A relieved looking Hector Verama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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