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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Roosmalen.
Roosmalen thows a body kick. Stratton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stratton connects with a body shot.
Stratton moves forwards but Roosmalen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roosmalen is looking to chop away at Stratton's legs.
Stratton lands a slapping body shot.
Stratton misses with a series of wild punches.
Roosmalen connects with a right hand. Stratton shakes it off.
Roosmalen throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stratton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roosmalen pinned against the cage. Roosmalen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roosmalen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stratton under the eye.
Roosmalen misses with a head kick.
Roosmalen swings for the body but Stratton moves out of range.
Roosmalen looks for the body kick but Stratton saw that one coming.
Roosmalen misses with an uppercut.
Stratton connects with a right hand. Roosmalen shakes it off.
Stefan Roosmalen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roosmalen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stratton's calf.
A head kick misses from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stratton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roosmalen thinking.
A head kick from Roosmalen lands but Stratton takes it in his stride.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Roosmalen enables Stratton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roosmalen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roosmalen working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roosmalen is trying to control the position but Stratton postures up.
Stratton is fighting to break Roosmalen's control of his arms but Roosmalen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stratton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roosmalen looking for a sweep. Not yet Roosmalen, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton is in close to Roosmalen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stratton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Roosmalen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stratton stopping the sweep attempt from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stratton regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton is refusing to be controlled, as Roosmalen sits in half guard.
Roosmalen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roosmalen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roosmalen trying to mount his opponent but Stratton defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stratton tries to roll over but Roosmalen keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roosmalen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stratton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stratton 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.
Roosmalen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stratton backs up against the cage.
Roosmalen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stratton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stratton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roosmalen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stratton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stratton scores with a jab to the body.
Roosmalen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stratton checks it well.
Roosmalen misses with a double jab
enabling Stratton to counter with a crisp jab.
Stratton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roosmalen pinned against the cage. Roosmalen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stratton throws a hook to the side of Roosmalen's head but Roosmalen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roosmalen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stratton moves away.
Stefan Roosmalen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roosmalen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stratton has a takedown stuffed.
Roosmalen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roosmalen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stratton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roosmalen was well out of range. Poor timing from Stratton.
Roosmalen throws a jab when Stratton was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stratton.
Stratton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roosmalen throws an off balance right hand
and Stratton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roosmalen throws out a leg kick but Stratton moves out of range and Roosmalen only half commits.
Roosmalen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stratton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roosmalen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stratton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stratton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stratton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Stratton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stratton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stratton. Roosmalen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stratton misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roosmalen misses with a straight right.
Stratton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roosmalen. Roosmalen obviously looking to wear him down.
Stratton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roosmalen connects with a nice looking jab.
Roosmalen throws a leg kick but Stratton checks it.
A big left from Stratton misses.
A shot to the liver by Stratton. Beautiful body shot.
Stratton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roosmalen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Stratton moves out of range easily.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stratton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stratton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roosmalen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roosmalen wants to stand up but Stratton is controlling him.
Stratton trying to control the position from guard on top but Roosmalen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Stratton misses with a body shot.
Roosmalen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stratton misses with a right hand
and Roosmalen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stratton's knee momentarily.
Roosmalen takes a swing at Stratton's ribcage but misses.
Stratton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roosmalen looks to land a right hand but Stratton moved out of range.
Roosmalen is looking to slow Stratton down with leg kicks.
Stratton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roosmalen manages to avoid it.
Roosmalen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roosmalen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roosmalen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stratton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stratton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Stratton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Roosmalen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stratton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stratton cracks Roosmalen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stratton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roosmalen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stratton somewhat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roosmalen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stratton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stratton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roosmalen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen lands a right hook to the body.
Roosmalen jabs at Stratton's body.
Stratton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roosmalen connects with a nice looking jab.
Stefan Roosmalen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Roosmalen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roosmalen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roosmalen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roosmalen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stratton counters with a straight right hand.
Stratton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roosmalen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stratton misses the body punch
and Roosmalen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stratton's knee momentarily.
Roosmalen looks to land a combination but Stratton avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stratton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roosmalen.
Stratton walks into a jab.
Roosmalen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stratton moves out of range as Roosmalen strikes.
Stratton throws a hook to the side of Roosmalen's head but Roosmalen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Roosmalen.
Stratton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stratton gets a takedown into half guard.
Eric Stratton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roosmalen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stratton is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stratton throwing shots but Roosmalen is blocking nicely.
Roosmalen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roosmalen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stratton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roosmalen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stratton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roosmalen wants to control but Stratton passes into side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Roosmalen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roosmalen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Well now that I have beaten up Stratton again, let me send out a message to the rest of the division. Yo Benton, Martin, Kent, Villain, Hitachi, Black, I am better than all of you guys and I will whoop up on all of you. I am 11-2 now, and I just want to keep getting better and keep taking names.'.
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