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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trayvon Lewis (ranked 184 p4p, 91 weight class) and Zane Yardow (ranked 30 p4p, 14 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yardow but Yardow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yardow doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Yardow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yardow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yardow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yardow was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a crisp jab.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yardow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yardow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Yardow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yardow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yardow looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trayvon Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis feinted with a counter takedown.
Yardow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yardow stalks Lewis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lewis's face. Lewis staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Yardow misses.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yardow.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lewis.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yardow was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Yardow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lewis cracks Yardow with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yardow's guard.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lewis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lewis trying to control but Yardow is working from the bottom.
Yardow wants to stand and escape but Lewis is having none of it.
Yardow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Yardow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yardow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Yardow keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis trying to control but Yardow is working from the bottom.
Yardow has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lewis is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Yardow misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yardow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yardow is trying to keep an underhook but Lewis manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yardow tries to kick Lewis off but Lewis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Yardow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yardow is looking to escape.
Yardow has one foot on Lewis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Yardow counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yardow is keeping the position for now.
Lewis won't allow Yardow to get back to his feet.
Lewis is standing up over Yardow. Yardow looks to escape but Lewis dives into side control.
Yardow wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is dominant here and he's now got Yardow's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yardow staying busy and making it hard for Lewis to control.
Yardow is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yardow defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lewis's arms.
Yardow covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yardow is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lewis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yardow has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Yardow is trying to stand back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis wants to control but Yardow is keeping busy.
Lewis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Yardow is defending well though. Lewis let's go of the attempt for now.
Yardow is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lewis tries to get the hooks in deep but Yardow pushed the leg off.
Lewis working for the choke.
Lewis struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yardow is taking damage to the body and head.
Yardow is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lewis off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Yardow wants to get back to his feet.
Yardow is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Lewis off. It looks like it's working - Lewis slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Yardow displaying calm under pressure there.
Lewis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Yardow misses the target.
A jab from Yardow misses.
Lewis darts in looking for a takedown but Yardow gets double underhooks and turns Lewis into the cage.
Yardow misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yardow fails to land.
Lewis is working for takedown but Yardow is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lewis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lewis lands in his opponent's guard.
Lewis is standing up over Yardow. Yardow looks to escape but Lewis dives into side control.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yardow wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Yardow managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lewis.
Yardow is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lewis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yardow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lewis looking to control but instead Yardow has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lewis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yardow is trying to stand up here but Lewis is controlling him well.
Lewis trying to control from Yardow's half guard. Yardow has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lewis prevents Yardow from getting back to his feet.
Lewis 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Yardow keeps moving.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yardow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Yardow keeps moving.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis trying to control the action but Yardow is working from the bottom.
Yardow pushes Lewis off looking to stand but Lewis dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lewis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yardow takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Yardow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yardow can do to turn this around?
Yardow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lewis catches Yardow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis connects with a jab.
Yardow slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis shoots in and bounces Yardow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lewis prevents Yardow from getting back to his feet.
Yardow has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lewis is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis slowing the pace effectively.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yardow throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewis is defended easily by Yardow.
Despite the aggression on Yardow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Yardow.
Yardow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yardow misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Yardow lands a body shot.
Yardow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Lewis attempts a counter takedown but Yardow avoids it well and moves away.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Yardow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yardow throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yardow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yardow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yardow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lewis thinking.
Yardow misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Yardow's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Yardow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yardow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lewis connects with a looping right hand.
Yardow slips a straight right by Lewis.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yardow but Yardow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trayvon Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yardow misses with a hook.
Lewis feinted with a counter takedown.
Yardow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Yardow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis takes a swing at Yardow's ribcage but misses.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yardow on the side of the head.
Yardow looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a jab when Yardow was well out of range.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yardow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Yardow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Yardow misses the target.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lewis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
An elbow from Lewis crashes against the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yardow is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Yardow wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Yardow misses.
Lewis works the jab nicely.
Donk. Lewis catches Yardow right on the button with a cross.
Trayvon Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Yardow moved out of range.
Yardow misses with a looping right.
Yardow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Lewis attempts a counter takedown but Yardow avoids it well and moves away.
Lewis defending well as Yardow loads up on a big left hand.
Yardow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Yardow slips the punch.
Yardow tries to move into range but Lewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Yardow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yardow is looking for the big counter here.
Yardow throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yardow is pushing Lewis's head away, looking to escape. Lewis manages to hold on to the position though.
Trayvon Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a few punches from side control.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lewis tries to advance to mount but Yardow denies him.
Lewis trying to control the action but Yardow is working from the bottom.
Lewis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lewis looks up at the clock and then as Yardow takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lewis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Yardow controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yardow is trying to buck Lewis off.
Lewis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yardow will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sloppy strikes there by Lewis.
Lewis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lewis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yardow is not content to let Lewis control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lewis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yardow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yardow is pushing Lewis's head away, looking to escape. Lewis manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lewis misses with a body shot
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis slips a jab from Yardow.
Lewis tries to counter with a takedown but Yardow is quick to defend against it.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Yardow's body.
A big left from Yardow misses.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yardow momentarily.
Trayvon Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yardow.
Lewis tries to counter with a takedown but Yardow is quick to defend against it.
Zane Yardow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yardow slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewis is defended easily by Yardow.
Yardow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lewis scores with the left hand. Yardow knows he should have avoided that one.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yardow.
Lewis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yardow defends well and Lewis ends up having to push Yardow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yardow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yardow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Yardow on the inside.
Yardow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yardow manages to break the clinch.
Lewis connects with the punch.
Yardow throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis punishes Yardow's body with a nice straight punch.
Yardow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yardow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yardow looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Yardow walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Yardow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zane Yardow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yardow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lewis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yardow's hands.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trayvon Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lewis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yardow misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yardow sprawls and moves away.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Yardow's ribs.
Yardow walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Yardow. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Yardow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yardow was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Yardow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yardow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Yardow, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yardow slips a straight right by Lewis.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trayvon Lewis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trayvon Lewis!
Trayvon Lewis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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