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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Dove has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Craig Roman's chin.
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193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Javier Dove!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dove lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roman circles away quickly and effectively.
Roman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roman.
Roman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left and a right from Dove both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Craig Roman has been cut.
Good exchange - Dove coming out on top.
Roman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee asks Roman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Roman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Roman working the head with strikes.
Roman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dove will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Dove's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Roman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roman working the head with strikes.
Roman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dove wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dove taking a bit of punishment here - Roman scoring with strikes.
Dove is looking to regain half guard here but Roman keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dove is still trying to improve position.
Roman 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove wants to control but Roman postures up.
Roman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dove some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Roman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dove is not content to let Roman control the position.
Dove on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Roman is staying tight to Dove's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dove tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove taking a bit of punishment here - Roman scoring with strikes.
Roman scoring with punches and elbows.
Roman scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dove on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dove takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dove takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Roman working away.
Dove takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dove can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove is working to avoid the ground and pound but Roman connects with a decent elbow.
Roman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Roman working the ground and pound.
Roman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roman cracks Dove with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dove is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Roman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dove is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dove swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Roman avoids the attempt from Dove to control.
Dove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dove wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Roman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Roman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roman looking to score a takedown here. Dove is defending well but Roman drives through and ends up in Dove's guard.
Dove working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roman has passed into half guard!
Dove is looking to improve his position.
Roman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dove misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roman moves away.
Dove has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Roman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dove lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roman at a distance.
Dove gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dove can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dove looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dove is working an open guard so Roman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dove lands with a nice body punch.
Dove lands a slapping body shot.
Dove drives through and clinches with Roman against the cage.
Dove is pressed up against the cage. Roman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dove down to the mat. Dove avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dove.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman tries to counter by clinching up but Dove breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roman throwing strikes but missing.
Dove is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roman defends well.
Roman with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dove working a defensive guard but Roman passes into half guard.
Roman postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dove to stand up.
Dove throws a body shot but no joy.
Roman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dove manages to circle out of the way.
Dove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dove is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roman with a body shot.
Dove throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dove connects with a body shot that sends Roman's belly button to the back.
Roman misses with a shot to the body
and Dove counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Roman. No joy for Dove on that attempt.
Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roman throws out the jab.
Dove doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dove lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Dove lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dove.
A punch combination from Dove misses.
Dove throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dove looks to score with a jab to the body but Roman is just out of range.
Roman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dove tests Roman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dove misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Dove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Roman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roman dives in and scores a takedown into Dove's guard.
Roman works over Dove with some ground and pound from guard.
Dove controls Roman momentarily but Roman frees himself.
Roman landing with the ground and pound.
Roman stands and steps away. Dove gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dove connects with a body shot that sends Roman's belly button to the back.
Roman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dove appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dove has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roman misses with a body shot
and Dove counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dove cracks Roman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roman is rocked!
Roman bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Dove comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Roman falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Roman was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Dove!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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