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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lamar Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Dover lands.
Dover connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lewis slips under a jab from Dover.
Dover throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dover lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dover throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dover connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dover throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis tries to clinch but Dover is having none of it.
Lewis forces Dover back against the cage and clinches.
Dover lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lewis or not.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dover.
Dover is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dover pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Dover.
Lewis is trying to maintain a safe position but Dover gets an underhook and turns Lewis into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lewis.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dover.
A head punch on the inside from Dover fails to land.
Dover misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Dover.
Dover misses with a body punch.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Dover.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Dover keeps him there for the moment.
Dover pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Dover throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Dover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dover dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Dover thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.
Dover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dover.
Dover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dover misses the shot to the body.
Dover looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Dover catches Lewis right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Dover counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dover keeps the fight on the outside.
Dover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dover misses with a hook
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dover thinking.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Dover.
Dover swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dover misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Dover.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Dover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Dover.
Dover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dover circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Dover misses
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dover.
A shot to the liver by Dover. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Dover's head but Dover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dover connects with a single shot there.
Dover swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Dover misses with an uppercut.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dover throws out the jab.
Dover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dover misses the shot to the body.
Dover lands a nice shot to the body.
Dover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Dover works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dover misses with a straight right.
Dover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis tries to clinch but Dover is having none of it.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Dover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lewis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dover catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dover ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lewis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dover finds it's way round the side to connect with Lewis's head.
Lewis throws a jab when Dover was well out of range.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dover connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Dover coming out on top.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Dover.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Dover as he connects with a hook.
Dover jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.
Dover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Dover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lewis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Dover.
Dover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dover looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Dover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that 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.
Lewis looks to clinch
and Dover counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dover.
Dover scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Dover had a free shot at his head there.
Lewis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dover to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Dover sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dover lands a nice shot to the body.
Dover lands a two punch combo.
Lewis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lewis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dover cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.
Dover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dover throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Dover keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Dover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dover misses with a looping right.
Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Dover.
Dover lands a jab-cross combination.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Dover is avoiding it.
Dover jabs at Lewis's body.
Dover lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dover!
Lewis throws a right and a left that Dover avoids nicely.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Dover throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Dover lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Lewis ducks right into an uppercut from Dover.
Dover has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dover comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Dover coming out on top.
Lewis rushes Dover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dover throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dover tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Dover is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dover looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Dover's ribcage. Dover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dover can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Dover pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dover stalling the fight.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Dover.
Dover trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
Dover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dover tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Dover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dover misses with a punch on the inside.
Dover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lewis pushes Dover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dover prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Dover.
A right handed body shot lands from Dover.
A short left from Lewis.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dover.
Dover pushes Lewis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Dover.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dover works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dover can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Dover looking to stall.
Dover seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Dover.
Dover lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Dover.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Lamar Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dover misses with an uppercut.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Dover.
A jab lands there for Dover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dover's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Dover lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dover is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dover scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dover throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dover misses with a hook to the body
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Dover lands.
Dover scores with a one two! Lewis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dover on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dover throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Dover throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Dover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dover back to the cage. Lewis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dover eats them both and turns towards Lewis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis takes one to the chin there.
Dover cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dover digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Dover misses with a body shot.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Dover avoids it well.
Dover throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Dover.
Dover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Dover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dover takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Dover jabs at Lewis's body.
Dover works the jab nicely.
Dover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
A left lands for Dover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Dover throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Dover lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis walks into a jab.
Dover misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Dover slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ben Dover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dover throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Dover misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dover thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Dover misses.
Dover lands an overhand right.
Dover throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Dover finds it's target.
Dover dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Dover looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Dover throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dover lands a jab.
Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Dover ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Dover misses the jab.
Dover scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dover.
A jab from Dover misses.
Dover looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dover counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dover.
Dover lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis letting Dover take a breather here.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dover looking to slow down the pace here.
Dover tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis presses Dover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dover digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Dover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dover works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Dover tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Dover cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Ben Dover seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dover presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ben Dover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dover tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Dover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dover 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dover!
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