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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Lewis (ranked 5179 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Serra (ranked 24672 p4p, 147 weight class). Serra has chosen Zombie as his entrance music. Ze Serra is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ze Serra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lewis quickly recovers to half guard.
Serra is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis keeping hold of Serra's head, controlling as best he can.
Serra content to control rather than advance.
Lewis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Serra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serra trying to control the pace.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra wants to take a breather but Lewis is having none of it.
Serra slips a nice elbow through Lewis's hands, connecting with Lewis's forehead.
Lewis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis trying to hold on to Serra's head to control him but Serra postures up.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serra.
Serra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewis defending well though.
Lewis is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serra seems to be looking for submissions.
Serra is nestled in close to Lewis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lewis is looking to control Serra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Serra slows the pace down in half guard.
Serra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Serra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Serra trying to control from half guard but Lewis is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serra prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Serra working the head and body with strikes.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serra.
Serra is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lewis is trying is best to control the position here.
Serra throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Serra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Serra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Serra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lewis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Serra.
Serra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Serra is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Serra.
Lewis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lewis feints a jab promting Serra to slip. Lewis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Serra slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Serra fails with the takedown.
Serra looks winded!
Lewis has managed to clinch.
Lewis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Serra up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Serra controls his hands.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Serra dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Serra keeps it at a distance.
Serra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lewis.
Lewis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Serra, pushing him back against the cage.
Serra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Serra moves out of range.
Serra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Serra off to one side.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lewis - that will leave a mark!
Serra misses with an uppercut.
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Serra circles away.
Serra is breathing heavily.
Lewis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Serra's waist but Serra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lewis off to one side.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Serra on the ground.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Serra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis trying to control the position.
Lewis wants to sweep here but Serra controlling him for the moment.
Serra postures up.
Serra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Serra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Serra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've been informed that Serra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Serra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Serra persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lewis.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Lewis pulls guard effortlessly.
Serra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Serra puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Serra content to control rather than advance.
Serra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lewis's head.
Serra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ze Serra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Serra thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.
Serra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lewis's head.
Serra wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Serra working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lewis's thigh. Lewis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pulls Serra in close to prevent any damage.
Serra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Serra is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Serra preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serra trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Serra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Serra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Lewis 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. This is the final round!
Lewis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lewis.
Lewis tries to keep at a distance but Serra has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lewis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Serra wants to take the fight to the mat but Lewis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Serra managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Serra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Serra circles away.
Lewis moves into range and clinches up with Serra.
Lewis jumps guard but Serra stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Serra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lewis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Serra.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Serra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis has a takedown stuffed.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Serra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Serra.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Serra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Serra defends it nicely.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Serra! But no joy.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis forces Serra back against the cage and clinches.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serra lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Serra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lewis defends well and Serra ends up having to push Lewis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Serra shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense.
Paul Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Serra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Serra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Serra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Serra shoots in but no luck this time.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Serra keeps it at a distance.
Lewis backing away here, and Serra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Serra avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Serra lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Serra circles away.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Serra circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis has Serra up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Serra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Serra, which made it look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lewis 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Lewis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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