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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 101 p4p, 469 weight class) and DeShawn West (ranked 18 p4p, 68 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying West's choice of entrance music: Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
West misses the jab.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Veainu misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
Veainu punishes West's body with a nice straight punch.
West slips under a jab.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veainu manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Veainu misses the target.
West missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West scores with a jab to the jaw.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from West finds it's target.
Veainu moves out of range as West strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
West swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by West.
West misses with a hook.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by West.
Veainu scores with the left hand. West knows he should have avoided that one.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
West lands a jab to Veainu's midsection.
Veainu misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a punch to the head.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Veainu is looking to clinch.
West lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu connects with a looping right hand.
Veainu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the body from Veainu misses
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West slips a jab and a cross from Veainu.
West throws out a loose jab but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
Veainu lands a jab to West's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from West.
West connects with a looping right hand.
Veainu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veainu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
Veainu connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veainu lands a jab to West's midsection.
West lunges at Veainu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veainu's hand.
West blocks a jab.
Veainu scores with a punch to the head.
Veainu throws a hook but West blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Veainu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Veainu moves away from the strike by West.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veainu. Veainu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Veainu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Nice shot lands for West.
Veainu throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Veainu swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Siale Veainu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu lands a jab to West's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veainu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veainu misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Veainu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Siale Veainu is winning the standup battle so far.
Veainu throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
West throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Veainu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
West misses with a right hand
and Veainu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veainu clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
West misses with an uppercut.
West lands a head kick. Veainu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu digs a good body shot into West's ribs.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Veainu misses
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veainu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Veainu lands a jab to the nose.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
West walks into a left hand.
West is rocked!
It looks like DeShawn West has been cut.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Veainu moves out of range as West strikes.
West avoids the body shot from Veainu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Veainu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veainu misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Veainu - just one landing.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
West cracks Veainu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
West misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Veainu slips under a jab from West.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
West throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
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!
Veainu throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West flicks out a counter leg kick but Veainu steps away.
West takes one on the button.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Veainu lands a slapping body shot.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West throws out a counter right but Veainu avoids it with no problem.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veainu's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeShawn West's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
West misses with a right hand
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a right hand to the body.
Veainu takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from West misses.
West walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Veainu jabs West to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veainu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Jab from West.
West with a jab.
DeShawn West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses the body punch
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
Veainu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
West throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Veainu. That snapped West's head back.
West misses with a body shot.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
West misses with a looping right.
Veainu lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Veainu tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from West.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but West might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Veainu has got the better of the exchanges.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
West misses with a left hand
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Veainu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West looks to land a left hand but Veainu moved out of range nicely.
West swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from West.
Good standup being displayed there by Veainu as he connects with a hook.
Veainu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Veainu.
Veainu lands a right hook to the body.
Veainu scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Veainu cracks West with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
West missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
West has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Veainu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu cracks West with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Veainu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning West to stand back up!
West blocks a jab.
West misses with a shot to the body
and Veainu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veainu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Veainu breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Veainu misses
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siale Veainu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Veainu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siale Veainu!
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hype
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