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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Verama (ranked 48 p4p, 9 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 123 p4p, 21 weight class). Verama comes to the cage accompanied by Swing It Away. Cole is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Won't Back Down. Hector Verama has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama throws a leg kick but Cole checks it.
Cole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cole lands a nice hook to Verama's body. Verama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Verama wants to land a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
Cole scores with a jab. Verama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Cole.
Verama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cole's head.
Verama rushes Cole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Verama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Verama.
Cole misses with an elbow over the top.
Verama throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Cole.
Cole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verama scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama lands a left hand.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole pushes Verama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole moves out of range as Verama throws a body kick.
Cole's coach down at LOD: Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cole's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've been hearing good reports from Verama's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole lands some shots froms side control.
Cole lands some shots froms side control.
Verama taking punishment in the form of punches.
Verama regains half guard.
Cole controlling the action here.
Cole wants to take a breather but Verama is having none of 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!
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Verama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Verama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Verama looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cole trying to control but Verama is working from the bottom.
Verama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cole cracks Verama with a solid left hand.
Cole is working Verama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Verama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Verama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cole controls the pace.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Verama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verama is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Verama is really struggling to control Cole but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Verama keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Verama is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verama.
Cole will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Verama lands the left hand.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verama.
Verama sets himself, and Cole steps forward looking for the clinch! Verama avoids it this time.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verama manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Cole will probably get the nod.
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.
Verama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Verama scores with a spinning back kick!
Verama cracks the inside of Cole's front leg.
Cole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Verama throws a head kick that misses.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cole with a lazy takedown attempt
and Verama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Verama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Verama throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cole crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Verama - the referee stops the clock and Cole gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Verama. Cole manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Verama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verama throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Verama sets himself, and Cole steps forward looking for the clinch! Verama avoids it this time.
Verama throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Verama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hector Verama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Verama is just out of range.
Verama slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole blocks a jab.
Verama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Verama throws a nice head kick!
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Verama throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole moves into range and clinches up with Verama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verama.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Verama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verama gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole tries a body shot but Verama blocks it.
Verama blocks an uppercut.
Verama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Verama.
Verama misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verama.
Verama avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Verama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hector Verama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Verama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Verama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cole prevents a body shot from Verama.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Verama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole taking a breather.
Cole has Verama pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Verama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Verama.
Cole tries to score a body lock takedown but Verama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cole is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verama.
Verama misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Verama.
Verama lands a nice shot to the body.
Verama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Verama as the two fighters clinch.
Verama struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Verama struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Cole has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Verama after a bit of a struggle.
Verama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Verama.
Verama can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama lands a body punch.
Verama lands a shot to the body.
Verama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Verama on the inside.
Verama can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
Verama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Verama gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Verama misses with a body punch.
Verama drops Cole onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cole is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cole is rocked!
Cole cracks Verama with a nice body shot.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Verama finish him?
Verama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
Verama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole blocks an elbow strike.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Verama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verama lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cole looks for a takedown but Verama sprawls well.
Verama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Verama cracks Cole with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Verama has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cole to stand back up!
Cole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Verama drops Cole with a big left hand! Cole is injured, injured bad! Verama jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Verama!
A very excited looking Hector Verama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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