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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaudencio Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
20 - 16 - 1 |
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148 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaudencio Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman misses with a body shot.
Roman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roman closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Roman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Roman misses with a punch to the body.
Roman stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roman avoids it.
Roman scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Gaudencio Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Smith.
Roman misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Roman misses with a punch to the body.
Roman can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Roman pulls guard.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roman pulls Smith in to control the position.
Roman keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Roman is trying to keep Smith in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up in Roman's guard and throws a big left but Roman blocks it.
Roman has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roman is proving hard to escape from.
Roman working a defensive guard but Smith manages to pass into side control anyway.
Roman tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controlling the position.
Roman tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Roman wants to control but Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith is putting a hurting on Roman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roman is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Roman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Roman is looking for a sweep.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Smith trying to control the position but Roman is working away.
Roman trying to remain calm as Smith controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Roman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Roman struggling a bit here.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to control the position but Roman is working away.
Roman sneaks back into half guard.
Roman is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roman avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roman throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Roman shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith keeping full guard, as Roman tries to pass.
Peter Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith pulls Roman in close to his closed guard and prevents Roman from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
Roman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roman is one step ahead there.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roman misses with a two punch combination.
Smith has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Roman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roman has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith prevents a body shot from Roman.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Roman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roman's head.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is in close to Roman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roman throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Smith trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roman is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith cracks Roman with a solid left hand.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Roman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roman.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roman. Roman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roman did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Roman trying to control but Smith postures up.
Roman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Roman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roman keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith thows a huge punch but Roman dodges it nicely.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith is thwarting Roman's attempts to control the position.
Roman is concentrating on defense, preventing Smith from advancing position.
Roman is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Roman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roman throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roman is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith swings for the body but Roman moves out of range.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roman back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roman blocks a head kick by Smith.
Gaudencio Roman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Roman.
Smith lands with a hook. Roman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Roman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Peter Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roman.
Smith tests Roman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Roman.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roman misses with the combination.
Smith clinches.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roman lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roman.
Roman prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roman.
Peter Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Smith regains guard.
Roman throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roman's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Roman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gaudencio Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Roman to his feet.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Peter Smith!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Peter Smith!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Peter Smith!
Peter Smith wins by unanimous decision!
Peter Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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