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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weaver has chosen Explosivo as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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188 cm
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoel Romero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands with a hook. Weaver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Weaver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weaver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Weaver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weaver throws an overhand right that lands on Romero 's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Weaver moves away from the strike by Romero .
Weaver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Weaver moves away and avoids it.
Weaver blocks a jab.
Romero moves away from the strike by Weaver.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Weaver manages to avoid it.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Weaver saw that one coming.
Weaver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weaver throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weaver.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws a hook but Weaver blocks it.
Romero moves out of range as Weaver strikes.
Weaver throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Weaver misses with a straight right.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Weaver misses with a straight left.
Weaver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Weaver finds it's target.
Weaver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero .
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weaver.
Weaver misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero lands a jab to the head.
Weaver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romero is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weavers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romero throws a hook but Weaver avoids it easily.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romero avoids the body shot from Weaver.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weaver's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero lands with a cross.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Weaver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Weaver ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Weaver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Weaver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weaver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Weaver saw that one coming.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weaver.
Nice defenses there by Romero .
Weaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weaver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weaver throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Weaver with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver tests Romero 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weaver takes a swing at Romero 's ribcage but misses.
Weaver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weaver.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Weaver.
Weaver misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Weaver throws an overhand right that lands on Romero 's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Romero cracks Weaver with an open hand slap.
Weaver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero throws a hook but Weaver blocks it.
Weaver throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a hook but Weaver blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weaver cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weaver ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Weaver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weaver blocks a jab.
Weaver throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weaver.
Weaver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero .
Weaver staying out of range there.
Romero moves away from the strike by Weaver.
Nice defenses there by Romero .
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Weaver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romero misses with a hook
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weaver moves out of range of the strikes.
Weaver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weaver.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Weaver.
Tyrone Weaver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Weaver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weaver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romero finds it's way round the side to connect with Weaver's head.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Weaver counters with a stiff right hand.
Weaver misses with a wild body shot.
Weaver misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero ducks right into an uppercut from Weaver.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Romero might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weaver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weaver punishes Romero 's body with a nice straight punch.
Weaver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
Weaver misses with a hook.
Romero throws a jab when Weaver was well out of range.
It seemed like Weaver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weaver cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
Weaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero , as that shot connected.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weaver.
Weaver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Weaver throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Weaver counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Weaver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weaver misses the jab.
Weaver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero .
Weaver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weaver swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weaver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Weaver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Weaver throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Weaver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero throws a hook but Weaver blocks it.
Weaver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weaver in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Weaver swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero defending well as Weaver loads up on a big left hand.
Weaver thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Weaver moves away and avoids it.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weaver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weaver. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Weaver - just one landing.
Weaver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weaver throws a hook to the side of Romero 's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weaver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romero 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weaver under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver misses the jab.
Weaver throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weaver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weaver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Romero .
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
A nice combination there by Weaver.
Romero lands a jab to Weaver's midsection.
Weaver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Weaver ducks down to avoid it.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weaver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Weaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Weaver moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Weaver throws a hook to the side of Romero 's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Weaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Weaver misses the target.
Weaver throws out a powerful jab.
Weaver slips a straight right by Romero .
Weaver throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Weaver misses with an uppercut.
Romero slips under a jab.
Weaver throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weaver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero 's head backwards.
Weaver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands an overhand right.
Weaver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero .
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Weaver jabs at Romero 's body.
Weaver loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Romero cracks Weaver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Weaver ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weaver! But no joy.
Weaver slips under a jab from Romero .
Weaver misses with a body shot.
Weaver moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Romero misses.
Nice defenses there by Romero .
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero slips a straight right by Weaver.
Weaver throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Weaver's shoulder, as Weaver tries to avoid the shot.
Weaver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Romero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weaver's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero throws a hook but Weaver avoids it easily.
Weaver missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weaver throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weaver misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero throws a body punch but Weaver moves out of range.
A cross from Romero lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Weaver throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Weaver looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weaver punishes Romero 's body with a nice straight punch.
Weaver works the jab nicely.
Weaver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyrone Weaver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Weaver.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Weaver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero .
Nice cross by Weaver.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weaver.
A little jabbing left from Weaver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Weaver to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weaver throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weaver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Weaver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romero circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Weaver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Weaver, as that shot connected.
Weaver misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero blocks a jab.
Weaver connects with a body shot that sends Romero 's belly button to the back.
Weaver throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Weaver moved out of range.
Weaver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Weaver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Weaver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weaver 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Weaver!
A less than humble Tyrone Weaver misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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