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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between punishment cruel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cruel comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Owens is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed- Inside the Fire. punishment cruel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, punishment cruel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Owens!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens tries to bum rush cruel with a series of wild strikes but cruel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cruel wants to slow Owens down by chopping away at his legs.
cruel thumps Owens with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for cruel.
Owens swinging wildly here.
Owens misses with the combination.
Owens checks the leg kick.
cruel dodges the punch combination from Owens.
cruel throws a series of punches but Owens moves out of range.
Owens blocks a leg kick.
No luck for Owens with that takedown attempt.
Owens tries to clinch up.
cruel falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Owens counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruel misses with a series of wild punches.
Owens throws out a loose jab but cruel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Owens is looking to clinch.
cruel fails in his attempt to clinch.
cruel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Owens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Owens clinches but cruel breaks the clinch
and cruel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
cruel keeps control of Owens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owens plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cruel circles away quickly and effectively.
cruel looks to land a right hand but Owens moved out of range.
Owens misses with a series of wild punches.
Owens cracks cruel with a right hand to the side of the head.
cruel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cruel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Owens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Owens tries to clinch up but cruel circles away and keeps his distance.
cruel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
cruel misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Owens scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws a series of punches but cruel moves out of range.
cruel swats away the attempt to clinch by Owens.
Owens lands a jab-cross combination.
Owens tries to clinch up but cruel circles away and keeps his distance.
cruel throws a sloppy head kick
and Owens counters with a straight right hand.
cruel misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from cruel is defended easily by Owens.
cruel throws a looping overhand right but Owens ducks down to avoid it.
Owens tries a low kick but cruel avoids it.
A left and a right from Owens both land. Nice combination.
Owens throws a combination that misses
and cruel moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by cruel.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Owens breaks the clinch.
Owens lands with a kick to the temple. cruel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
cruel misses with a double jab
and Owens counters with a two punch combo.
Owens misses with a series of wild punches.
cruel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Owens.
cruel takes the fight into the clinch.
Owens letting cruel take a breather here.
cruel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owens wants to clinch.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Owens 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.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Owens.
Owens misses with a wild combination.
cruel throws a body kick the misses
and Owens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Owens looks for the body kick but cruel saw that one coming.
Owens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Owens throws a right and a left that cruel avoids nicely.
cruel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Owens misses with a head kick.
cruel wants to clinch.
cruel catches Owens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roman Owens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
cruel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Owens misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Owens counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Owens throws a combination. cruel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Owens plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cruel moves into the clinch.
cruel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Owens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Owens.
cruel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and cruel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Owens throws a lazy head kick
and cruel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cruel has Owens pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. cruel pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Owens tumbling to the mat - cruel dives into Owens's guard.
Owens is looking to stand up but cruel isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cruel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owens misses with a wild combination.
cruel misses with a jab, cross combination.
cruel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cruel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Owens counters with a solid body kick.
Owens punishes cruel's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruel throws a push kick but Owens slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Owens.
Owens throws a left and a right that both miss
and cruel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Owens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cruel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Owens falls off balance throwing a combination
letting cruel counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by cruel.
cruel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
cruel wants to clinch.
Owens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Owens is working the combinations to good effect here.
cruel throws a leg kick
and Owens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in cruel's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens distracts cruel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Owens stops cruel from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cruel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Owens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
cruel wants to stand and escape but Owens is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
cruel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Owens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as cruel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Owens landing some decent shots from guard.
Owens won't allow cruel to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Owens.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owens throws the kick towards the body but cruel avoids it.
Owens scores with a nice head shot.
Owens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from cruel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Owens 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!
cruel throws a looping overhand right but Owens ducks down to avoid it.
Owens takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
cruel throws a body punch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens checks the leg kick nicely there.
punishment cruel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cruel lands with a thumping leg kick.
cruel tries to clinch there but Owens circles away.
Owens lands with a hook. cruel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
cruel misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
cruel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
cruel is looking to chop away at Owens's legs.
cruel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Owens counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch but cruel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Owens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cruel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
cruel misses with a double jab
and Owens counters with a head kick. That will keep cruel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Owens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cruel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Owens slips a straight right by cruel.
cruel falls off balance throwing a combination
and cruel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Owens misses with a body kick.
cruel misses with a double jab.
cruel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
cruel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
cruel doesn't manage to clinch there - Owens circles away.
Owens misses with a combination
and cruel counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens tries a head kick but it misses.
Owens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Owens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Owens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Owens avoids a kick to the body.
cruel thows a left - swing and a miss!
cruel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Owens throws a one two combo.
Owens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Owens counters with a left and a right that stings cruel.
Owens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens misses with a few strikes there.
Owens moves away from the strike by cruel.
cruel avoids a punch combination nicely.
cruel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Owens does no damage.
Owens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Owens fails to land with a series of punches.
cruel looks to land a right hand but Owens moved out of range.
cruel throws a lazy right hand but Owens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Owens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
cruel moves in looking to clinch but Owens pushes him off.
Roman Owens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cruel misses with a low kick as Owens jumps back.
Owens throws a head kick but cruel moves out of range.
Owens misses with a body kick.
cruel is looking to clinch.
cruel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Owens.
Owens with a nice cross.
Owens throws a head kick that misses.
cruel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Owens swats away the attempt to clinch by cruel.
cruel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
punishment cruel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owens throws a sloppy head kick and cruel moves out of range easily.
cruel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Owens.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Owens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Owens 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Owens!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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