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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Van Roost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Universe!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Roost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Universe.
Universe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Roost counters with a series of strikes. Universe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Roost's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Roost duly obliges.
Van Roost scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Universe moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Roost dodges an elbow strike from Universe.
Universe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Roost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Roost working aggressively here.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Van Roost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Universe wants to clinch up but Van Roost keeps it at a distance.
Universe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Universe looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Roost is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Roost.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Universe lands a nice elbow.
Van Roost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Universe doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Roost scores with a one two! Universe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Mr Universe has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Van Roost.
Universe unleashes a big counter combination but Van Roost bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Universe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Van Roost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Universe wants to clinch up but Van Roost keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Van Roost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Roost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Roost scores with a crisp jab that stopped Universe in his tracks.
Universe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Roost.
Universe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Universe wants to clinch up but Van Roost keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Roost is working the combinations to good effect here.
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.
Van Roost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Universe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Universe tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Roost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Universe.
Universe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Universe misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost looks to score with a jab to the body but Universe is just out of range.
Van Roost scores with a punch to the head.
Universe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Roost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Universe tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Roost lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Van Roost does no damage.
Universe throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Roost. Universe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Roost lands the left hand.
Van Roost misses with a few strikes there.
Universe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Roost.
Universe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Roost misses with a two punch combination.
Van Roost throws a right hand that Universe ducks under and follows up with a left that Universe also avoids with ease.
Universe lands a jab.
Universe tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Universe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roost swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Roost throws a nice looking combination but Universe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Roost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Roost avoids the body shot from Universe.
Universe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Roost throws a series of punches but Universe avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Van Roost dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Universe closes the distance and pushes Van Roost back into the cage.
Universe lands a damaging elbow.
Van Roost breaks from the clinch.
Van Roost lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Universe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Roost throws a right hand that Universe ducks under and follows up with a left that Universe also avoids with ease.
Van Roost throws a right hand that Universe ducks under and follows up with a left that Universe also avoids with ease.
Universe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Roost.
Universe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Universe takes one to the chin there.
Van Roost misses with a left hand
and Universe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Roost swats away the attempt to clinch by Universe.
It looked like Van Roost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Universe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Universe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Roost rather than just go for the knockout.
Universe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Roost swinging wildly here.
Universe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sloppy strikes from Van Roost. Those never looked like landing.
Van Roost blocks a head kick by Universe.
A combination from Van Roost does no damage.
Universe dodges the punch combination from Van Roost.
Universe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Universe tries to clinch but Van Roost moves out of range.
Michael Van Roost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Universe throws a body shot but no joy.
Universe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Universe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Roost.
Michael Van Roost is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Roost tries to bum rush Universe with a series of wild strikes but Universe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Universe closes the distance and clinches.
Van Roost wants to get back to striking at distance but Universe won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Van Roost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Roost takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Roost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Universe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Michael Van Roost's cut is getting worse.
Van Roost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Universe lands a nice elbow.
Michael Van Roost's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Roost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Universe can do to turn this around?
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Van Roost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Universe has him pressed against the cage.
Van Roost has had enough of the clinch but Universe keeps him there for the moment.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Roost being controlled against the cage.
Van Roost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Universe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Universe slips a straight right by Van Roost.
Van Roost sets himself, and Universe steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Roost avoids it this time.
Van Roost misses with a straight left.
Universe misses with a shot to the body
and Van Roost counters with a stiff right hand.
Universe pushes Van Roost up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Roost is looking to break free of the clinch but Universe has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Roost is defending well for now.
Universe blocks an elbow strike.
Van Roost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Roost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Universe.
Universe misses with a body kick.
Universe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roost looks to throw the jab but Universe is out of range.
Van Roost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Universe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Roost.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Roost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Universe throws a nice looking combination but Van Roost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Roost misses with a two punch combination.
Universe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Van Roost does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Van Roost will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Universe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Roost changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Van Roost misses.
Sloppy strikes from Van Roost. Those never looked like landing.
Universe misses with a series of wild punches.
Universe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Roost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Roost throws a body punch but Universe moves out of range.
Universe slips a jab and a cross from Van Roost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Universe has managed to clinch.
Universe prevents Van Roost from breaking the clinch.
Universe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Universe lands an elbow that stopped Van Roost in his tracks for a moment.
Van Roost tries to break the clinch but Universe is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe blocks an elbow strike.
Universe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mr Universe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Universe keeps control of Van Roost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Roost is trying to force a seperation but Universe has the dominant position.
Van Roost is trying to break free.
Van Roost pushes off an throws an elbow but Universe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Roost blocks an elbow strike.
Van Roost blocks the elbow strike.
Universe lands an elbow just above Van Roost 's eye.
Van Roost tries to circle away but Universe has him pinned against the cage.
Van Roost breaks from the clinch.
Universe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Roost fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Roost throws an overhand right that lands on Universe's shoulder, as Universe tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Universe misses.
It looked like Van Roost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Universe has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Universe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Van Roost. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Universe. Those never looked like landing.
Van Roost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Universe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Universe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Universe has Van Roost up against the cage in a clinch.
Universe lands a damaging elbow.
Van Roost throws an elbow that misses.
Van Roost is trying to break the clinch but Universe has him pressed against the cage.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Roost is defending well for now.
Van Roost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost throws a right hand that Universe ducks under and follows up with a left that Universe also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Van Roost misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe tries to clinch up but Van Roost circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Roost avoids the head kick by Universe.
Universe just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Roost blocks a head kick by Universe.
Van Roost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Roost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Universe.
Universe is looking for the big counter here.
Universe digs a good hook to Van Roost's body.
Universe throws a sloppy head kick and Van Roost moves out of range easily.
Van Roost falls off balance throwing a combination
and Universe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Universe instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Universe.
Jeez, Michael Van Roost's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Universe!
A relieved looking Mr Universe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Michael Van Roost stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good job Romero, but I think you got a bit lucky.'.
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hype
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