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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Romero (ranked 1645 p4p, 1424 weight class) and Phillip Coles (ranked 248 p4p, 212 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a body shot.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Coles.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Coles slips a jab from Romero.
Romero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coles misses with a wild body shot.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coles moves away from the strike by Romero.
Romero connects with a body shot.
Romero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coles in his tracks.
Coles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Coles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coles.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Coles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws a hook but Coles blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Romero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Coles lands with a nice body punch.
Coles misses the jab.
Coles lands with a straight right. Romero didn't see that one coming.
Coles throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Coles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero scores with a sloppy right hand. Coles should have avoided that one.
Coles moves out of range as Romero strikes.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Coles slips the punch.
Coles cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Coles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Coles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Coles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coles.
Coles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coles checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Coles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Romero gets a clinch.
Romero tries a body shot but Coles blocks it.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coles tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero scores with a jab. Coles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coles.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero throws a leg kick but Coles checks it.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Coles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
Coles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coles blocks a jab.
Coles connects with a body shot.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero scores with a sloppy right hand. Coles should have avoided that one.
Coles looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Coles misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coles misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coles misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Coles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Coles with an uppercut!
Romero throws out a powerful jab.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero throws the left hand but Coles avoids the punch easily.
Coles lands with a straight right. Romero didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.
Nice uppercut there from Coles.
Coles misses with a hook.
Romero lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero avoids the body shot from Coles.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Romero with a jab.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Coles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Coles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coles swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero tries to clinch but Coles moves out of range.
Coles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Coles moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Coles is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Vito Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Coles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coles doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Coles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coles.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero connects with a right hand. Coles shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Coles is just out of range.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Coles's shoulder, as Coles tries to avoid the shot.
Coles blocks a leg kick.
Coles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coles slips under a jab.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Romero moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Romero misses.
Coles takes one on the button.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coles throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero throws a hook but Coles blocks it.
Coles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vito Romero's cut is getting worse.
Coles throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero connects with a solid leg kick.
Coles blocks a jab.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Coles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
A jab from Romero misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Coles misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coles moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coles! But no joy.
Romero throws the left hand but Coles avoids the punch easily.
Coles cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Coles staying out of range there.
Coles moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Coles moved out of range nicely.
Coles's corner calls for a 1-2. Coles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Coles lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
The fighters circling - Coles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero throws a right and a left that Coles avoids nicely.
Coles throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Romero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Coles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero misses the body punch
and Coles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero wants to land a leg kick but Coles is out of range.
It seemed like Coles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coles moves away from the strike by Romero.
Romero connects with a body shot.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Coles's head back.
Coles misses with a few strikes there.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Coles is looking for the big counter here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero misses with an uppercut. Coles saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a body punch but Coles moves out of range.
Romero slips a jab from Coles.
Coles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Coles missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Coles.
Romero lands a nice hook to Coles's body. Coles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Coles moved out of range.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coles throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Coles.
Coles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coles! But no joy.
Coles needs to keep his hands up - Romero had a free shot at his head there.
Coles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romero half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Coles.
Coles throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero avoids the body shot from Coles.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coles throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Coles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Coles slips the punch.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
Coles blocks a jab.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Coles's head.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coles scrambles back to his feet.
Romero throws a jab when Coles was well out of range.
Romero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Coles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coles let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Romero misses.
Coles doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Coles.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coles let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Coles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Coles counters with a one-two to the body.
Phillip Coles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero cracks Coles with a good jab.
Vito Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero throws a right hand that Coles ducks under and follows up with a left that Coles also avoids with ease.
Coles connects with a jab.
Coles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Romero misses.
Coles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Romero!
Vito Romero took some time post fight to say the following; 'Let me fight Jaime Hopson next! Idc if it's at 185LB or 205LB! Let me know!'.
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