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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Leyton (ranked 401 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Tommy Vercetti (ranked 50 p4p, 147 weight class). Vercetti has chosen Vice City as his entrance music. Tommy Vercetti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
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World class MT
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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 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Leyton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti misses with a left hand
and Leyton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leyton is looking to take a break and control but Vercetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leyton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vercetti defending well though.
Vercetti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leyton.
Leyton thows a huge punch but Vercetti dodges it nicely.
Leyton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vercetti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vercetti.
Leyton trying to control but Vercetti is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vercetti keeping moving, preventing Leyton from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vercetti holds on and takes a little breather.
Leyton distracts Vercetti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Vercetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leyton throws a big right hand that misses.
Leyton postures up in Vercetti's guard and throws a big left but Vercetti blocks it.
Leyton working some strikes from top position.
Leyton throws a strike but Vercetti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leyton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton wants to stand and escape but Vercetti is having none of it.
Vercetti postures up.
Leyton pulls Vercetti in close to prevent any damage.
Vercetti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Leyton controls Vercetti momentarily but Vercetti frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with a right hand
and Leyton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leyton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vercetti has Leyton pulled in close to control his posture.
Leyton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vercetti keeping moving, preventing Leyton from controlling successfully.
Leyton stands up over Vercetti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leyton throwing strikes from guard but Vercetti blocks nicely.
Leyton cracks Vercetti with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leyton wants to control from the top but Vercetti keeps moving.
Leyton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leyton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vercetti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leyton cracks Vercetti with a solid left hand.
Leyton postures up in Vercetti's guard and throws a big left but Vercetti blocks it.
Vercetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leyton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leyton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leyton being controlled here momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Leyton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Vercetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leyton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Leyton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vercetti did well to prevent Leyton getting side control.
Leyton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leyton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vercetti can do to turn this around?
Leyton thows a huge punch but Vercetti dodges it nicely.
Leyton working over Vercetti with some ground and pound. Vercetti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leyton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leyton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vercetti's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton looks to land a strike but Vercetti avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Leyton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leyton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leyton postures up in Vercetti's guard and throws a big left but Vercetti blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vercetti holds on and takes a little breather.
Leyton landing with the ground and pound.
Leyton throws a strike but Vercetti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Timo Leyton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leyton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vercetti has passed into side control.
Leyton struggling a bit here.
Leyton is trying to improve his position.
Vercetti controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Vercetti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Leyton is looking to reverse the position.
Leyton struggling a bit here.
Leyton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leyton wants to control but Vercetti postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton is looking to regain half guard here but Vercetti keeps moving and retains side control.
Leyton is trying to escape the position but Vercetti is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vercetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Leyton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leyton throws a strike but Vercetti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leyton looking for a sweep. Not yet Leyton, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leyton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leyton controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leyton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vercetti is one step ahead there.
Vercetti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leyton wants to control but Vercetti passes easily into half guard.
Vercetti trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leyton holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Timo Leyton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leyton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vercetti is refusing to be controlled, as Leyton sits in half guard.
Leyton misses with a head shot. Vercetti uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leyton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vercetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vercetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton postures up in Vercetti's guard and throws a big left but Vercetti blocks it.
Leyton stays in close to Vercetti's body and controls the position.
Leyton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyton postures up in Vercetti's guard and throws a big left but Vercetti blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vercetti holds on and takes a little breather.
Leyton postures up and lands a big shot to Vercetti's brow.
Leyton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leyton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vercetti keeping moving, preventing Leyton from controlling successfully.
Leyton stands up over Vercetti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leyton is looking to advance position but Vercetti has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Leyton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Vercetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leyton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Vercetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leyton throwing strikes from guard but Vercetti blocks nicely.
Leyton throws an elbow that misses. Vercetti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leyton's guard. Nice move by Vercetti!
Leyton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vercetti defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti preventing the sweep.
Leyton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leyton controls Vercetti momentarily but Vercetti frees himself.
Leyton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vercetti is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vercetti looking to pass the guard.
Leyton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vercetti's guard.
Vercetti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leyton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tommy Vercetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leyton throwing strikes from guard but Vercetti blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leyton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Timo Leyton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leyton with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Leyton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leyton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Leyton!
A less than humble Timo Leyton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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