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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Knight (ranked 2904 p4p, 352 weight class) and Anthony Romeo (ranked 486 p4p, 74 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Romeo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romeo on the side of the head.
Knight blocks a jab.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romeo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romeo looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romeo.
Romeo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight tries a body shot but Romeo blocks it.
Romeo manages to break the clinch.
Knight throws a series of punches but Romeo avoids them all with ease.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Romeo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Romeo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeo.
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!
Knight throws a hook but Romeo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Romeo takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Romeo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Romeo throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romeo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Romeo misses the target.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Romeo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeo.
Romeo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romeo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romeo clobbers Knight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romeo looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Romeo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romeo moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight slips under a jab from Romeo.
Knight misses with a hook
and Romeo counters with a one-two to the body.
Romeo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
A big left from Knight misses.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight defending well as Romeo loads up on a big left hand.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Knight does it's job there.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Knight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romeo lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight wants to clinch up but Romeo keeps it at a distance.
Romeo throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
Romeo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Romeo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight drops his hands momentarily and Romeo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romeo looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Romeo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Romeo.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a hook to the side of Romeo's head but Romeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romeo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight moves out of range as Romeo strikes.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Romeo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Romeo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romeo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romeo.
Romeo throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeo.
A big left from Romeo misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Romeo misses.
Romeo lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romeo.
Romeo connects with a crisp jab.
Romeo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Romeo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Romeo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knight moves into the clinch.
Romeo takes a shot to the head.
Romeo prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romeo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romeo throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Romeo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romeo misses with some punches.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romeo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romeo.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romeo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Romeo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romeo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Knight prevents a body shot from Romeo.
Knight prevents a body shot from Romeo.
A left hand lands to the body for Romeo.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Romeo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romeo.
Romeo lands a shot to the body.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Romeo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romeo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romeo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Romeo.
Anthony Romeo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight avoids the body shot from Romeo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jason Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Knight is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romeo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romeo throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Romeo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Romeo.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romeo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Romeo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jason Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeo throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Romeo counters with a nice body shot.
Romeo blocks a jab.
Knight closes the distance but Romeo moves to the side
and Romeo counters with a right hand to the body.
Romeo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Romeo moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Romeo does it's job there.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romeo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight is rocked!
Knight leaves his chin hanging out and Romeo seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Knight crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Romeo!
A very excited looking Anthony Romeo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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