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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertolone comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight song - Marylin Manson. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edoardo Bertolone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinkynho Romeiro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bertolone moves away.
Romeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Bertolone cracks Romeiro with an open hand slap.
Romeiro scores with a nice head shot.
Romeiro throws out a loose jab but Bertolone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Romeiro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bertolone - the referee stops the clock and Romeiro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bertolone. Romeiro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bertolone clinches up against the cage.
Bertolone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romeiro has Bertolone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bertolone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
Bertolone manages to break the clinch.
Romeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bertolone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Bertolone throws a nice head kick!
Romeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Bertolone misses
and Romeiro counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a lazy head kick
and Bertolone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romeiro really felt that one!
Romeiro looks gassed!
A head kick by Romeiro misses
and Bertolone counters by moving into the clinch.
Bertolone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters by clinching up.
Bertolone lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses.
Romeiro thows a leg kick but Bertolone checks it
and Bertolone counters by moving into the clinch.
Bertolone manages to break the clinch.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bertolone has Romeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Romeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bertolone has him pressed against the cage.
Bertolone gets underhooks to prevent Romeiro's takedown attempt.
Bertolone is trying to force a seperation but Romeiro has the dominant position.
Bertolone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bertolone counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bertolone.
Bertolone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bertolone can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romeiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Romeiro fails with the takedown
and Bertolone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bertolone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romeiro shoots and misses
and Bertolone counters with a left to the body.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters by clinching up.
Romeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bertolone blocks it with crossed arms.
Bertolone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bertolone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romeiro blocks a head kick by Bertolone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone blocks the body kick.
Edoardo Bertolone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romeiro throws a lazy head kick
and Bertolone moves into the clinch.
Bertolone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Romeiro is predictable there
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bertolone.
Romeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bertolone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertolone can't break the clinch.
Romeiro goes for a takedown attempt but Bertolone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Bertolone moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Romeiro moves out of range easily.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters with a body kick.
Romeiro with a poor takedown
and Bertolone counters with a two punch combo.
Romeiro shoots and misses
and Bertolone counters with a nice uppercut.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Bertolone moves out of range.
Romeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick
and Romeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Romeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a stiff right hand.
Bertolone misses with a series of wild punches.
Romeiro is breathing heavily.
Bertolone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bertolone counters with a big head kick but Romeiro shrugs it off.
Romeiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bertolone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro has his takedown stuffed
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.
Bertolone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro pulls Bertolone into guard.
Bertolone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bertolone postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertolone is stalling in the full guard.
Bertolone trying to control the position from guard on top but Romeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romeiro trying to control the position.
Romeiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bertolone's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romeiro wants to control from the top but Bertolone keeps moving.
Romeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertolone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romeiro chips away with some ground and pound.
Bertolone keeping moving, preventing Romeiro from controlling successfully.
Romeiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bertolone keeping moving, preventing Romeiro from controlling successfully.
Romeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bertolone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bertolone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romeiro on the ground.
Romeiro thows a big elbow that misses.
Romeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romeiro works over Bertolone with some ground and pound from guard.
Romeiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bertolone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a right hand to the body.
Romeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bertolone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Romeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romeiro throws a leg kick
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Bertolone moves out of range easily.
Romeiro throws a leg kick
and Bertolone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romeiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bertolone counters by clinching up.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bertolone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bertolone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bertolone manages to break the clinch.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters with a nice body shot.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters with a series of strikes. Romeiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bertolone fakes the leg kick and cracks Romeiro in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bertolone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romeiro misses with a takedown
and Bertolone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Bertolone misses
and Romeiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bertolone clinches.
Bertolone breaks from the clinch.
Romeiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bertolone if he has to take too many more of those.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a lazy head kick
and Romeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romeiro blocks a head kick by Bertolone.
Romeiro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bertolone.
Bertolone throws a right and a left that Romeiro avoids nicely.
Romeiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bertolone counters by clinching up.
Bertolone is pressed up against the cage. Romeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bertolone down to the mat. Bertolone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bertolone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romeiro.
Romeiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bertolone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bertolone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bertolone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romeiro has Bertolone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bertolone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Edoardo Bertolone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of stalling here from Bertolone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Romeiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bertolone is trying to force a seperation but Romeiro has the dominant position.
Romeiro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bertolone prevents it.
Bertolone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bertolone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romeiro manages to avoid it.
Pinkynho Romeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edoardo Bertolone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romeiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Pinkynho Romeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bertolone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edoardo Bertolone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bertolone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edoardo Bertolone!
Edoardo Bertolone is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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