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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bommel comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Battery . Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Roy Royler enters the cage!
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172 lbs
8 - 0 - 1 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark van Bommel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Royler!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by van Bommel.
Royler misses with a jab to the body
and Royler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
van Bommel misses with an uppercut
and Royler counters with a stiff right hand.
Royler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the body from van Bommel misses
and Royler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Royler misses with a hook
and van Bommel counters with a nice body shot.
van Bommel looks to throw the jab but Royler is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by van Bommel as he connects with a hook.
van Bommel throws a right hand that misses
and Royler counters with a series of strikes. van Bommel will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van Bommel misses with a left hand
and Royler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Royler misses with a shot to the body
letting van Bommel counter with a right hand.
Royler tries to move into range but van Bommel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
van Bommel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Royler's head backwards.
van Bommel misses with a combination
and Royler counters with a nice uppercut.
van Bommel throws an off balance right hand
and van Bommel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Royler misses with a body punch
and van Bommel counters with a left and a right that stings Royler.
van Bommel misses with a left hand
and Royler counters with a nice body shot.
van Bommel throws a hook to the side of Royler's head but Royler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
van Bommel throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Royler to counter with a crisp jab.
Royler throws a poor cross that misses
and van Bommel counters with a straight right hand.
van Bommel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Royler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
van Bommel throws a lazy uppercut
and Royler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royler slips under a jab.
van Bommel misses with a hook
and Royler counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royler throws a right hand that misses
and van Bommel counters with a stiff right hand.
Royler moves away from the strike by van Bommel.
Royler throws a left and a right that both miss
and van Bommel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
van Bommel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Royler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from van Bommel. Royler does a little dance to reset his feet.
van Bommel misses with a right hand
and Royler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps van Bommel thinking.
Royler looks to score with a jab to the body but van Bommel is just out of range.
van Bommel staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royler swings away with a body shot that misses
and van Bommel counters with a nice body shot.
van Bommel avoids the body shot from Royler.
Royler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Royler throws a poor cross that misses
and van Bommel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
van Bommel scores with a jab. Royler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Royler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
van Bommel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royler.
Royler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
van Bommel misses with a lunging right hand
and Royler counters with a nice body shot.
Royler swings widly with a right hand
and van Bommel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Royler. Royler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roy Royler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bommel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
van Bommel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Royler ducks under a wild hook from van Bommel.
Royler cracks van Bommel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Royler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van Bommel throws a lazy uppercut
and Royler counters with a left to the body.
van Bommel throws an off balance right hand
enabling Royler to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royler misses with a lunging right hand
and van Bommel counters with a three punch combo that has Royler backing up. Royler nods at van Bommel to acknowledge the strikes.
Royler wants to clinch up but van Bommel keeps it at a distance.
Royler misses with a hook to the body
and van Bommel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
van Bommel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Royler counters with a left to the body.
van Bommel misses with an uppercut
and Royler counters with a stiff right hand.
Royler misses the body punch
and van Bommel counters with a left to the body.
van Bommel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
van Bommel cracks Royler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Royler is rocked!
van Bommel throws a lazy uppercut
and Royler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Royler misses with a left hand
and van Bommel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Royler is still on wobbly legs! Can van Bommel finish him?
Royler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but van Bommel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Royler seems to have recovered his senses.
van Bommel connects with a looping right hand.
van Bommel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
van Bommel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel jabs at Royler's body.
van Bommel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
van Bommel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Royler misses with an uppercut
and van Bommel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Royler is breathing heavily.
van Bommel misses with a left hand
enabling Royler to counter with a crisp jab.
Royler throws a body punch but van Bommel moves out of range.
van Bommel misses with an uppercut
and Royler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by van Bommel.
Royler misses with a hook to the body
and van Bommel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Royler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but van Bommel moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel throws a right hand that misses
enabling Royler to counter with a crisp jab.
Royler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Royler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and van Bommel counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Bommel throws a lazy uppercut
and van Bommel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Royler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Royler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Royler dodges the punch combination from van Bommel.
Mark van Bommel is winning the standup battle so far.
van Bommel misses with a hook.
van Bommel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Royler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
van Bommel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from van Bommel finds it's way through Royler's defenses.
van Bommel walks into a stiff left hand from Royler.
van Bommel misses with a left hand
and Royler counters with a straight right hand.
Royler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
van Bommel scores with a hook.
van Bommel misses with an uppercut
enabling Royler to counter with a crisp jab.
van Bommel misses with the combination.
van Bommel throws an off balance right hand
and Royler counters by moving into the clinch.
Royler tries to throw a body punch but van Bommel avoids it by throwing Royler back against the cage.
Royler is working van Bommel over against the cage.
Royler working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Royler cracks van Bommel with a nice body shot.
Royler digs a right hand underneath van Bommel's ribcage. van Bommel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Royler prevents van Bommel from breaking the clinch.
van Bommel prevents a body shot from Royler.
Royler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
van Bommel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Royler has him pressed against the cage.
van Bommel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Royler misses with a shot to the body
and van Bommel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck van Bommel on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Bommel misses with a left hand
and Royler counters with a one-two to the body.
van Bommel throws a body punch but Royler moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
van Bommel misses with a right hand
and Royler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
van Bommel misses with a right hand
enabling Royler to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Royler misses
and van Bommel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Royler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
van Bommel misses with a straight right.
van Bommel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Royler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
van Bommel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Royler sprawls well. Royler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. van Bommel gets slowly back to his feet.
van Bommel throws a looping overhand right but Royler ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royler lunges at van Bommel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by van Bommel's hand.
van Bommel misses with an uppercut
letting Royler counter with a right hand.
van Bommel misses with a lunging right hand
and Royler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
van Bommel misses with a right hand
and Royler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Royler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
van Bommel cracks Royler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
van Bommel lands a jab.
Royler throws a lazy uppercut
and van Bommel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
van Bommel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Royler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as van Bommel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Royler doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Royler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royler doesn't manage to clinch there - van Bommel circles away.
Roy Royler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
van Bommel lands a slapping body shot.
Royler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
van Bommel lunges at Royler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Royler's hand.
Royler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and van Bommel counters with a huge left! Royler is in big trouble! He's backing up but van Bommel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Royler from any more damage. A dominating finish by van Bommel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark van Bommel!
Mark van Bommel retains his welterweight title!
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