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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Hardy (ranked 989 p4p, 432 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 133 p4p, 60 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nero Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a straight left.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Romero slips a straight right by Hardy.
Nice jab there from Romero .
Romero scores with the left hand. Hardy knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero .
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - Romero had a free shot at his head there.
Hardy slips a jab from Romero .
Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Romero .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy is working Romero over against the cage.
Romero blocking some punches.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Hardy tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Hardy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.
It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero 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 Hardy misses the target.
Rock Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice jab there from Romero .
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Romero connects with the punch.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Hardy.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardy is rocked!
Hardy tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero .
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.
Romero cracks Hardy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Romero has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hardy to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hardy! Romero dives in looking to finish! Hardy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Romero !
Rock Romero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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