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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaudencio Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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117 lbs
19 - 34 - 0 |
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130 lbs
8 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, German Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaudencio Roman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez moves out of range of the strikes.
Valdez misses with a takedown
and Roman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Valdez!
Roman working the head with strikes.
Valdez is looking for a sweep.
Roman lands an elbow.
Valdez can't do much from the bottom here.
Roman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Valdez struggling a bit here.
Roman lands a few punches from side control.
Roman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valdez wants to control but Roman postures up.
Roman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valdez some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Valdez is looking for a sweep.
Valdez struggling a bit here.
Valdez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valdez some visible discomfort.
Roman controlling from side mount.
Valdez can't do much from the bottom here.
Valdez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Roman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Roman happy to just control the position for now.
Roman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Valdez seems a little lost for a moment, as Roman dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valdez is trying to control Roman's posture but Roman avoids it.
Roman scores with punches from side control.
Roman working away.
Roman working the ground and pound from side control.
Valdez regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman controlling the action here.
Valdez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roman is working away from the top position though.
Roman controlling the action here.
Valdez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roman is pushing down on Valdez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Valdez is fighting to maintain full guard but Roman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Valdez trying to get back to full guard but Roman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Valdez tries to lock up and control but Roman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Valdez wants to hold on but Roman pushes him away.
Roman raining down shots from the mount!
Roman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Valdez can't escape the position.
Roman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roman working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman content just to control the position here.
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!
Let's hope that Roman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Roman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Roman controlling from mount.
Roman with the ground and pound from mount.
Roman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Valdez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roman controlling from mount.
Roman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roman looking to finish Valdez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valdez!
Valdez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roman looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaudencio Roman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roman lands a really nice looking cross but Valdez seems unphased.
Roman misses with a two punch combination.
Roman has Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Roman.
Roman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman lands with a left to the head.
Roman throws an elbow that misses.
Roman is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman lands a nice uppercut.
Roman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Roman as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roman.
Roman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roman is working Valdez over against the cage.
Roman lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roman lands an elbow that stopped Valdez in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Roman.
Valdez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Roman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Valdez regains guard immediately.
Roman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valdez is keeping the position for now.
Gaudencio Roman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roman works over Valdez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman landing some decent shots from guard.
Roman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valdez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Valdez looking to control.
Roman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roman postures up.
Roman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roman lands a couple of elbows.
Valdez working for a triangle but Roman defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roman controlling from the top position.
Valdez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valdez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valdez has momentary wrist control but Roman slips an elbow through the middle.
Roman is working Valdez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Roman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Roman sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaudencio Roman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valdez tries for a takedown but Roman circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valdez shoots in but no luck this time.
Roman lands an overhand right.
Roman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Valdez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Valdez goes for a double leg but Roman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roman continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danga de danga de dang - Roman scores with a four punch combination!
Valdez is rocked!
A punch combination from Roman misses.
Oh Valdez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roman scores with a nice strike.
Roman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Roman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Valdez on his heels. He'll look to pass Valdez's guard now, I'm sure.
Valdez can't keep his opponent in guard - Roman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Roman slows the pace down in half guard.
Valdez trying to hold on to Roman's head to control him but Roman postures up.
Roman wants to pass to mount but Valdez is defending the position.
Roman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman is taking a breather. Valdez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Valdez is trying to control but can't.
Roman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Valdez seems to have got his legs back now.
Valdez trying to control here.
Roman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Roman lands a heavy elbow.
Roman content just to control the position here.
Roman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roman controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to lock up and control but Roman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roman dominating with strikes here.
Roman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Valdez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roman controlling his opponent.
Roman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
Valdez wants to hold on but Roman pushes him away.
Roman lands a heavy elbow.
Valdez tries to hold on but Roman postures up.
Roman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valdez hang on?
Roman controlling the position easily from mount.
Roman lands a big shot there that rocks Valdez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roman controlling from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Roman.
Valdez is trying desperately to improve position.
Roman controlling from the full mount.
Valdez is trying to escape the mount.
Roman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman is working for a guillotine from mount but Valdez frees his head quite easily.
Roman controlling the pace for now.
Valdez wants to hold on but Roman pushes him away.
Roman controlling the pace for now.
Valdez tries to hold on but Roman postures up.
Gaudencio Roman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roman looking to control and managing it successfully.
German Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valdez tries to reverse the position but Roman maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaudencio Roman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaudencio Roman!
A relieved looking Gaudencio Roman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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