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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Gael Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. Dante Gael Roman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Gael Roman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Stevens.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Roman stopping the sweep attempt from Stevens.
Roman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roman is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevens has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens keeping full guard, as Roman tries to pass.
Stevens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roman is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stevens scores with a sloppy right hand. Roman should have avoided that one.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens clinches up against the cage.
Roman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens blocks an elbow strike.
Stevens is stalling here.
Roman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Roman won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stevens.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Stevens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stevens lands in his opponent's guard.
Roman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roman's guard.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens wants to get up but he can't break Roman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stevens decides to stand back up. Stevens steps back and let's Roman get back to his feet.
Stevens closes the distance and pushes Roman back into the cage.
Roman misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Stevens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stevens pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stevens dominated that round.
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.
Stevens works Roman's body with a nice hook.
Roman misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
Roman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roman scores with a hook.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stevens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roman motions for Stevens to come forward. Roman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens forces Roman back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens drags the fight down to the ground.
Stevens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stevens decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman misses with a looping right.
Stevens throws a head kick but Roman moves out of range.
Stevens throws a hook but Roman blocks it.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Roman moves out of range easily.
Roman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roman looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Stevens has closed the distance and engaged Roman in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
Stevens pulls Roman into guard.
Roman stops Stevens from standing up.
Roman throws a strike but Stevens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevens postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dante Gael Roman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stevens darts in and clinches Roman up against the cage.
Roman stalling against the cage.
Roman looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Roman has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Roman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roman. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens closes the distance and pushes Roman back into the cage.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roman lands with a left to the head.
Roman misses with the head strike.
Roman being controlled against the cage.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman takes an elbow to the temple.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens gets caught flat footed, as Roman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman pushing down on Stevens's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roman is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stevens reverses the position - he's now on top in Roman's guard.
Stevens stands up from Roman's guard - Stevens perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stevens dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Roman moves out of range easily.
Roman dives in and scores a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Roman postures up.
Roman wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
Roman looking to sit in guard and control but Stevens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stevens tries to stand but Roman is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Victor Stevens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens tries to land a front kick but Roman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens lands a high kick!
Roman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevens.
We've been told by Stevens's head coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 64 cap] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Roman.
Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roman.
Roman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Victor Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Roman misses with a straight left.
Stevens rushes Roman and presses him up against the cage.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Roman won't allow it.
Victor Stevens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman misses with the head strike.
Stevens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roman misses with some punches.
Stevens has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roman uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stevens gets back to full guard.
Roman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens keeping full guard, as Roman tries to pass.
Roman throws an elbow that misses. Stevens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roman's guard. Nice move by Stevens!
Roman has his foot on Stevens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevens works his way back into a safe position though.
Roman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stevens passes into half guard.
Roman gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to stand but Roman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stevens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dante Gael Roman just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Roman to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevens clinches with his opponent.
Roman misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Stevens lands an elbow inside that Roman shrugs off.
It looks like Dante Gael Roman has been cut.
Roman avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses
and Roman counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Stevens has Roman up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
Roman misses with some punches.
Stevens misses with a knee to the head.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roman connects with a nice looking jab.
Roman blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Roman.
Roman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roman lands a jab.
Victor Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens darts in and clinches Roman up against the cage.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Roman won't allow it.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman takes the fight into the clinch.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens blocks a jab.
Roman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roman moves away.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roman wants to clinch.
Stevens has Roman up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Roman is controlling him.
Stevens has clasped his hands together around Roman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roman keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Roman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roman is staying active underneath Stevens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roman can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Stevens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stevens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roman lands a body shot.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Roman is controlling the position.
Roman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stevens is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Roman to the mat. Roman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Roman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stevens uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stevens had his way with Dante Gael Roman in that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Gael Roman's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Roman staying out of range there.
Roman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Stevens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stevens wants to stand but Roman has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Stevens stands and throws Roman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Roman tries to bench press Stevens off him but Stevens keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to stand but Roman has his arm trapped.
Stevens stands up and beckons Roman to his feet.
Stevens throws a right hand that misses
and Roman counters with a two punch combo.
Roman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stevens has time to react.
Nice cross by Roman.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a nice shot that snaps Roman's head back.
Stevens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roman doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Roman.
Roman swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Roman counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman throwing strikes from guard but Stevens blocks nicely.
Roman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Roman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roman.
Roman looking to sit in guard and control but Stevens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Stevens.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roman misses with a low kick.
Roman gets tackled into the cage by Stevens. Stevens maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stevens is defending well.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roman throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Roman avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Dante Gael Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Roman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stevens pulls guard successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens is trying to keep Roman in close.
Roman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Victor Stevens!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Victor Stevens!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Victor Stevens!
Victor Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Stevens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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