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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Veres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romulus Veres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Van Roost!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veres.
Van Roost thumps Veres with a low kick.
Van Roost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Roost misses the target.
A left and a right from Van Roost both land. Nice combination.
Veres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Roost misses with a straight left.
Veres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Roost misses with a hook
and Veres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
Van Roost moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Roost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veres.
Van Roost misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veres throws a hook but Van Roost avoids it easily.
Veres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veres misses with a hook.
Veres slips a straight right by Van Roost.
A little feinted left hand from Veres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veres moves out of range of the strikes.
Veres appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Roost drops his hands momentarily and Veres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Veres throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Roost.
Van Roost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Veres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Roost scores with a jab to the head.
Van Roost avoids a kick to the body.
Van Roost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Roost misses with a body punch
and Veres counters with a solid body kick.
Veres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Veres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Roost moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Roost keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Van Roost throws a combination that misses
and Veres counters with a leg kick.
Veres throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veres.
Van Roost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Roost has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veres throws a head kick that misses.
Van Roost is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Veres had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Roost misses the jab.
Van Roost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veres.
A nice side step and Van Roost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Roost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Veres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veres throws a body shot but no joy.
Veres misses with a kick to the body.
Veres thows a body kick. Van Roost tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Roost misses with a straight right.
Van Roost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Roost lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Roost throws a shot from downtown. Veres moves away and avoids it.
Veres throws a looping overhand right but Van Roost ducks down to avoid it.
Veres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost blocks a jab.
Van Roost wants to slow Veres down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Roost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veres was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Veres looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Roost is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Van Roost.
Veres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Roost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veres at a distance.
Van Roost connects with a single shot there.
Veres blocks a jab.
Van Roost just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVeres.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Van Roost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Roost scores with a nice strike.
Van Roost falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veres counters with a solid body kick.
Van Roost lands a jab to Veres's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Veres.
Michael Van Roost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A jab lands there for Veres.
Van Roost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veres motions for Van Roost to come forward. Veres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Roost was well out of range. Poor timing from Veres.
Van Roost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Roost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Roost lands with a cross.
Veres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Roost.
Veres feints and then cracks Van Roost's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Roost down.
Veres throws a leg kick but Van Roost checks it.
Van Roost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veres looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Veres moves out of range of the strikes.
Veres looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Veres is looking to wear down Van Roost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Roost connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Roost tries to bum rush Veres with a series of wild strikes but Veres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Roost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Veres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Van Roost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Van Roost's cut.
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 Roost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Roost misses the shot to the body.
Van Roost throws a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Veres might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Veres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Roost.
Van Roost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veres moves away.
Van Roost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veres throws out the jab.
A combination from Van Roost does no damage.
Michael Van Roost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Roost.
Van Roost misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veres.
Van Roost scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veres in his tracks.
Veres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Roost misses with a straight right.
Veres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veres scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost tries to work over Veres's front leg with a kick but Veres checks it.
Van Roost throws a poor cross that misses
and Veres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Roost lands the left hand.
Van Roost avoids the head kick by Veres.
A swing and a miss from Veres.
Veres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Roost manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Van Roost.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Roost.
Veres lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Roost takes a step back to recover.
Van Roost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Roost with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Veres looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Roost cracks Veres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Veres throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Roost is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Roost.
Veres thuds his right hand into Van Roost's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Roost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veres.
Van Roost listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veres lands a right hook to the body.
Van Roost shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Veres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Roost.
Veres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Veres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Roost was well out of range. Poor timing from Veres.
Veres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Roost.
Veres connects with a leg kick. Van Roost looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Roost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Veres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Veres moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Roost moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a leg kick which misses Van Roost's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Roost tries to avoid it.
Veres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Roost takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Michael Van Roost's cut even more.
Veres looks to land a body kick but Van Roost moved away.
Van Roost connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Veres lands a leg kick that knocks Van Roost off balance momentarily.
Veres throws out a powerful jab.
Veres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Veres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Roost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Roost looks to score with a jab to the body but Veres is just out of range.
Veres misses with a body kick.
Van Roost tests Veres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Veres.
Veres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Roost.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Roost lands with a hook. Veres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Veres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Roost has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Veres.
Veres moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Roost takes a swing at Veres's ribcage but misses.
Veres went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Veres lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Roost misses with a hook.
Veres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Roost misses with a straight right.
Van Roost misses with a two punch combination.
Van Roost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Roost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Veres throws a wild body kick that Van Roost sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Van Roost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Roost throws a chopping leg kick but Veres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Veres was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Van Roost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Van Roost's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Veres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Van Roost.
Van Roost jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Van Roost misses its intended target.
Van Roost throws a body punch but Veres moves out of range.
Veres ducks under a wild hook from Van Roost.
Veres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Roost misses with a body shot.
Van Roost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Roost goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Veres throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Roost on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Roost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Veres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Roost is able to avoid easily.
Veres scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Roost in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Van Roost.
Van Roost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Van Roost misses.
Van Roost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Michael Van Roost's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Veres throws a body kick that misses.
Van Roost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Roost scores with a hook to the body. Veres takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Roost throws a combination that misses
and Veres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Roost is rocked!
Veres lands an overhand right.
Van Roost is still on wobbly legs! Can Veres finish him?
Michael Van Roost's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Van Roost blocks the body kick.
Van Roost avoids the head kick by Veres.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veres fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Roost seems to have recovered his senses.
Veres ducks under a wild hook from Van Roost.
A quick step to the side and Veres tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romulus Veres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost connects with a looping right hand.
Veres scores with a shot to the body.
Van Roost lands a really nice looking cross but Veres seems unphased.
Veres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Roost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veres counters with a crisp right hand that drops Van Roost! Veres lets Van Roost back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
An inside leg kick from Veres misses.
Van Roost avoids the head kick by Veres.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Van Roost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veres swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Veres slips under a jab from Van Roost.
Van Roost bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veres's head.
Van Roost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Veres's head backwards.
Van Roost throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Roost misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost lands a nice hook to Veres's body. Veres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick from Veres misses.
Jab from Veres.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Van Roost's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Romulus Veres!
After winning the bout, Romulus Veres thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Michael Van Roost was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I have all the skills to be a champ but misfortune laughs at me again. Props to Cu though, he brought the misfortune to me and becomes the champ.'.
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