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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Leen (ranked 3306 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Veres (ranked 3019 p4p, 344 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jim Leen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jim Leen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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189 lbs
6 - 7 - 1 |
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188 lbs
25 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Leen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romulus Veres!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veres throws a lazy right hand but Leen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Veres manages to circle out of the way.
Romulus Veres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leen looking to score a takedown here. Veres is defending well but Leen drives through and ends up in Veres's guard.
Veres keeping full guard, as Leen tries to pass.
Veres pulls Leen in close to prevent any damage.
Leen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Leen wants to stand but Veres has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen won't allow Veres to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres trying to control the position.
Leen looking to pass the guard.
Veres pulls Leen in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Veres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leen.
Leen ducks under a wild hook from Veres.
Leen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Veres.
Leen missing with a left hand there. Veres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Veres.
Leen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leen lands a right hook to the body.
Veres lands with a hook. Leen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Veres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Veres punishes Leen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen shoots for a double leg takedown but Veres sprawls well. He's pushed Leen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romulus Veres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Veres catches Leen right on the button with a cross.
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!
Veres lands with a hook. Leen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leen fails with a takedown attempt.
Leen moves out of range of the body kick.
Leen throws a big shot that misses.
Veres is looking to land body kicks.
Veres throws a body kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Veres as he connects with a hook.
Veres misses with a body kick.
Veres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Veres. That's going to slow Leen down.
Veres misses with a body kick.
Veres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Veres lands an overhand right.
Leen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres looks to land a left hand but Leen moved out of range nicely.
Veres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Leen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leen swings for the body but Veres moves out of range.
Veres scores with a jab to the head.
Leen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Veres did well to prevent Leen getting side control.
Leen controlling the action here.
Veres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Veres is pressing down on Leen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres is trying to control the position but Leen postures up.
Leen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leen trying to control but Veres is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Leen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Veres 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veres.
Leen ducks under a wild hook from Veres.
A cross from Veres lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Veres connects with a leg kick. Leen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Veres swings for the body but Leen moves out of range.
Leen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Veres cracks Leen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Veres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leen moves out of range of the strikes.
Leen throws a big shot that misses.
Veres throws a chopping leg kick but Leen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Veres attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leen blocks a head kick by Veres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veres can pounce on him.
Veres throws a body punch but Leen moves out of range.
Veres on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Veres throws a hook but Leen avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Leen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Veres as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres throws out a loose jab but Leen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leen misses with a few strikes there.
Veres is looking to clinch.
Leen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Veres thows a body kick. Leen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veres throws a push kick but Leen slaps the foot to one side.
Romulus Veres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veres slips a jab from Leen.
Leen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Veres throws a hook but Leen blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Veres.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Veres.
Veres misses with a straight right.
Veres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Veres tests Leen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leen throws a right hand that misses
and Veres counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Veres slams his shin into Leen's torso.
Veres scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Veres throws a wild body kick that Leen sees coming a mile off.
Veres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Veres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Veres throws a body shot but no joy.
Leen is looking to counter the offense by Veres and move into the clinch.
Veres throws a shot from downtown. Leen moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Veres as he connects with a hook.
Leen throws an off balance right hand
and Veres counters with a nice body shot.
Leen shoots for a double leg takedown but Veres sprawls well. He's pushed Leen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Veres clobbers Leen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veres connects with a looping right hand.
Leen fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Veres finds it's target.
Leen moves out of range as Veres throws a body kick.
Leen misses with a hook. Veres ducked under it nicely.
Veres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Veres clobbers Leen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a good cross that connects.
Veres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Veres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Veres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Veres.
Leen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Veres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Veres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leen. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Veres.
Leen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Leen looks to land a right hand but Veres moved out of range.
Donk. Veres catches Leen right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Veres.
Leen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Veres lands with a good body shot.
Veres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leen.
Leen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veres.
Veres works Leen's body with a nice hook.
Veres cracks the inside of Leen's front leg.
Veres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leen checks a leg kick.
Leen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Veres as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Leen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Veres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leen's sensitive parts.
Veres lands a really nice looking cross but Leen seems unphased.
Leen fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leen misses with a looping left.
Veres throws a body shot but no joy.
Leen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Veres.
Leen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veres.
Veres is looking to clinch but Leen is avoiding it.
Veres lands a lovely overhand right.
Veres scores with a sloppy right hand. Leen should have avoided that one.
Veres looks to land a body kick but Leen moved away.
Veres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Veres. Veres obviously looking to wear him down.
Leen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Veres fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veres works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veres jabs Leen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veres blocks a jab.
Veres connects with a leg kick. Leen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Leen misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres lands a jab to the head.
Veres looks for the body kick but Leen saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Veres.
Veres throws a hook but Leen blocks it.
As Veres tries to get set, Leen tries to push him back and clinch up but Veres manages to avoid the attempt.
Veres lunges at Leen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leen's hand.
Leen throws a series of punches but Veres moves out of range.
Veres lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leen throws a leg kick which misses Veres's front leg but catches the back leg as Veres tries to avoid it.
Veres thuds his right hand into Leen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Veres.
Leen fails with a takedown attempt.
Veres ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Veres bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jim Leen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Veres.
Veres thuds his right hand into Leen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Veres lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leen takes a step back to recover.
Veres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Veres lands with a nice body punch.
Leen swings widly with a right hand
and Veres counters with a nice leg kick.
Veres lands a jab.
Leen looks for a takedown but Veres sprawls well.
Veres connects with a solid leg kick.
Veres lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leen shoots in but Veres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Leen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leen has a takedown stuffed.
Veres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Veres.
Veres lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Leen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veres thuds his right hand into Leen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Veres lands a slapping body shot.
Veres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Veres lands a jab to Leen's midsection.
Veres connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leen momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veres.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leen avoids the head kick by Veres.
Leen throws a combination that misses
and Veres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres with a hook.
Veres scoring well with a low kick there.
Veres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Veres lands a jab to the nose.
Leen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Veres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leen scrambles back to his feet.
Veres digs a good hook to Leen's body.
Veres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leen misses with an uppercut. Veres saw that one coming.
Leen needs to keep his hands up - Veres had a free shot at his head there.
Leen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veres wants to sweep but no luck.
Leen throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Veres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Veres 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Veres!
Romulus Veres really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FORCEE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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