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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gul Dukat (ranked 916 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Nelson Roumain (ranked 137 p4p, 146 weight class). Dukat comes to the cage accompanied by Guillotine (Swordz) . The crowd seem to be enjoying Roumain 's choice of entrance music: Paper Trail$ - Joey Bada$$. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 cm 27 178 12 - 6 - 1 |
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175 cm 26 183 9 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gul Dukat! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Roumain ! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roumain avoids the body shot from Dukat.
Roumain throws a nice outside leg kick. Roumain has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Decent striking displayed by Roumain there. Roumain misses with a body shot.
Dukat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roumain sprawls and moves away. Roumain slips a straight right by Dukat. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roumain - that will leave a mark!
Nice takedown defense from Roumain . No joy for Dukat on that attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roumain swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukat. Roumain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Roumain . Dukat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roumain counters with a left and a right that stings Dukat. Dukat has a takedown stuffed. Roumain lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukat off the cage and back into range. Roumain wants to slow Dukat down by chopping away at his legs. Dukat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dukat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Roumain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Roumain throws a poor cross that misses
and Dukat counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roumain ! 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! Roumain tries to improve position but can't. Roumain wants to control but Dukat postures up. Roumain taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dukat in side control, just content to control the action for now. Dukat lands a few punches from side control. Dukat is putting a hurting on Roumain here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dukat working the ground and pound but Roumain is defending the strikes. Roumain is trying to control Dukat's posture but Dukat avoids it. Dukat wants to control but Roumain is keeping him busy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Roumain wants to control but Dukat postures up. Dukat tries to score with some ground and pound. Roumain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Roumain pushes Dukat away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dukat gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Dukat scores with punches from side control. Roumain is trying to get back to his feet. Dukat throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Roumain works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Roumain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dukat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Dukat not doing much here.
Dukat thows a huge punch but Roumain dodges it nicely.
Roumain wants to get back to full guard. Dukat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Dukat has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Roumain is trying to control but can't.
Dukat working Roumain over with strikes. Dukat wants to take a breather but Roumain is having none of it. Roumain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Dukat trying to pass the guard but Roumain defending well. Dukat is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gul Dukat will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Dukat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Dukat swings widly with a right hand
and Roumain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dukat thinking. A cross from Dukat lands. Nelson Roumain seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roumain misses with a body shot.
Dukat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roumain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dukat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roumain was well out of range. Poor timing from Dukat. Roumain throws out a counter right but Dukat avoids it with no problem. Roumain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roumain . Roumain walks into a jab. Dukat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roumain throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukat. Roumain avoids the body shot from Dukat.
Nice defenses there by Dukat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roumain throws a hook but Dukat avoids it easily. It looked like Dukat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Roumain misses with a wild body shot. Good shot there by Dukat. A nice inside leg kick there by Roumain . That's going to slow Dukat down. A slow jab from Roumain misses its intended target. Dukat misses with an uppercut. Roumain saw that one coming. Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukat is just out of range. Nelson Roumain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Roumain throws a jab when Dukat was well out of range. Roumain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukat moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dukat misses with a body shot.
Dukat scores with the left hand. Roumain knows he should have avoided that one. Dukat connects with a single shot there. Roumain moves forwards but Dukat connects with a nice, crisp jab. Dukat throws a big shot that misses. Dukat tries to clinch but Roumain is having none of it. Dukat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dukat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Dukat throws a jab when Roumain was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roumain misses with a wild body shot. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Roumain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dukat at a distance.
Dukat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roumain manages to avoid it. Roumain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Roumain misses with a hook
and Dukat counters with a nice uppercut.
Roumain is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dukat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roumain . Dukat looks to land a right hand but Roumain moved out of range. The fighters circling - Dukat throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dukat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roumain . Roumain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gul Dukat dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Roumain throws a leg kick which misses Dukat's front leg but catches the back leg as Dukat tries to avoid it. Roumain tries to score with a low kick but Dukat moves his leg out of the way. Dukat slips a straight right by Roumain . Nice defenses there by Roumain . Roumain looks to land a left hand but Dukat moved out of range nicely. Roumain misses with a kick to the body and Dukat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Roumain is looking to get back to is feet but Dukat passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dukat misses with the ground and pound. Dukat 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. Dukat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roumain is not content to let Dukat control the position. Roumain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dukat is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roumain tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dukat easily slips into full mount! Dukat punishing his opponent with strikes. Roumain is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dukat lands a heavy elbow. Dukat looking to ground and pound but Roumain is blocking nicely. Dukat raining down shots from the mount! Roumain is looking to improve his position but Dukat isn't that keen on the idea. Nelson Roumain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dukat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roumain ?
Roumain is still in real trouble! Can Dukat finish him? Roumain takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dukat's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gul Dukat! Gul Dukat tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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