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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Veres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veres has chosen Opeth / Hope Leaves as his entrance music. Romulus Veres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugo Guzman's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Romulus Veres!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veres tries to land a front kick but Guzman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Veres lands with an uppercut that bounces Guzman off the cage and back into range.
Veres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Guzman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Veres thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Guzman if he has to take too many more of those.
A shot to the body from Veres misses
and Guzman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guzman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Veres throws a shot to the body.
Veres misses with a hook.
Guzman throws a one two combo.
Veres moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guzman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a hook.
Veres tries to work over Guzman's front leg with a kick but Guzman checks it.
Guzman misses with a lunging right hand
and Veres counters with a good, hard body kick but Guzman shrugs it off.
Guzman throws a head kick that misses.
Veres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guzman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman throws a jab but it's blocked by Veres.
Guzman swings widly with a right hand
and Veres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guzman thinking.
Guzman lands a jab to the nose.
Veres works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Guzman misses with a right hand
and Veres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guzman misses with a right hand
and Veres counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike.
Veres has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Veres manages to break the clinch.
Veres cracks Guzman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veres was well out of range. Poor timing from Guzman.
Veres sizes up Guzman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres blocks a low kick nicely.
Guzman throws a hook but Veres blocks it.
And Veres responds with a good body kick, but Guzman manages to step out the way in time.
Veres moves out of range as Guzman strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Veres misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Veres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Veres throws a chopping leg kick but Guzman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guzman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Veres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veres.
Veres bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Guzman. That snapped Veres's head back.
Veres throws the kick towards the body but Guzman avoids it.
A low kick from Guzman misses
and Veres finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Veres connects with a high kick.
Veres throws the kick towards the body but Guzman avoids it.
Veres throws a right hand that misses
and Guzman counters with a leg kick.
Veres checks a leg kick nicely.
Veres punishes Guzman's body with a nice straight punch.
Veres has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Veres closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guzman.
Guzman manages to break the clinch.
Veres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guzman.
Veres feints and then cracks Guzman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guzman down.
Veres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guzman.
Veres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Veres lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Veres moves to clinch but Guzman breaks away
and Guzman counters with a right hand to the body.
Guzman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guzman throws a front kick that sends Veres stumbling back into the cage.
Guzman throws a wild body kick that Veres sees coming a mile off.
Veres scores with a jab to the head.
Veres scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Veres misses.
Veres looks to land a left hand but Guzman moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Guzman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Veres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Veres motions for Guzman to come forward. Veres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guzman is able to avoid easily.
Guzman throws a lazy right hand but Veres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guzman thows a leg kick but Veres checks it
and Veres makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guzman really felt that one!
Veres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Guzman.
Veres throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guzman checks a leg kick.
Veres explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Guzman.
Veres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Veres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Veres throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Guzman tries to keep at a distance but Veres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guzman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guzman can't find room to land a body shot as Veres controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Veres.
Guzman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Veres misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Veres
and Guzman counters with a series of strikes. Veres will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman throws a hook but Veres blocks it.
Guzman connects with the punch.
Guzman throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Guzman.
Veres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guzman moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Veres blocks the leg kick.
Veres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veres ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Guzman connects with a single shot there.
Romulus Veres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Veres.
Veres looks for the body kick but Guzman saw that one coming.
Veres looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
Veres is looking to score with low kicks.
Veres scores with a push kick.
Nice cross by Veres.
A big right from Veres misses.
Veres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Veres checks a low kick from Guzman.
Guzman checks a leg kick.
Guzman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guzman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guzman scores with a nice strike.
Veres moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Veres misses with a leg kick
and Guzman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body kick there by Veres.
Veres is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Veres thuds his shin into the meat of Guzman's side.
Guzman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Veres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Veres keeps Guzman at a distance using the push kick.
Veres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veres jabs at Guzman's body.
Guzman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veres throws out the jab.
Veres scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Veres, as that shot connected.
Veres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veres.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Guzman throws a shot from downtown. Veres moves away and avoids it.
Veres tries to clinch but Guzman moves out of range.
Guzman moves out of range as Veres throws a body kick.
Guzman throws a lazy right hand but Veres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veres misses with an attempted mid kick.
Veres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Veres tenderised Guzman's leg. Guzman is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Veres connects with a solid leg kick.
Veres connects with a jab.
Veres scores with a shot to the body.
Guzman throws a jab but it's blocked by Veres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres moves away from the strike by Guzman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veres.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Veres.
Guzman cracks Veres with a good jab.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Veres.
A big right from Guzman misses.
A jab from Guzman misses.
Veres throws a head kick but Guzman moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Veres.
Veres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guzman, right into the meat.
Veres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guzman's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Veres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Veres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Veres.
Guzman lands with an overhand left.
Guzman lands a glancing blow to the side of Veres's head.
Veres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guzman misses with a body shot
and Veres counters with a stiff right hand.
Guzman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guzman moves out of range of the leg kick from Veres.
Veres lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Veres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guzman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Veres coming out on top.
Veres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres throws a series of punches but Guzman avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Guzman misses its target.
Guzman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Veres counters with a left and a right that stings Guzman.
Veres misses the shot to the body.
Guzman misses with a body shot
and Veres counters with a big head kick but Guzman shrugs it off.
Guzman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman throws a leg kick but Veres moved away.
Oh Guzman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veres cracks Guzman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Guzman falls to his knees and Veres doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romulus Veres!
Romulus Veres decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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