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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haruki Johnson (ranked 1789 p4p, 1706 weight class) and Roberto Romero (ranked 215 p4p, 202 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class 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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haruki Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Johnson throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romero can pounce on him.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Romero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Romero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a head shot.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Romero throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Romero's ribs.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Romero.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Roberto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero blocks a jab.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Haruki Johnson has been cut.
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romero lands an overhand right.
Romero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Romero.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson is leaning against Romero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romero.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Romero misses.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Romero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Romero tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Romero clinches.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haruki Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Nice jab there from Romero.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson punishes Romero's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romero cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Romero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Romero avoids them all with ease.
Romero throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Romero throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Romero slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Romero counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Romero counters with a one-two to the body.
Haruki Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Romero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Romero with a hook.
A cross from Romero lands.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Romero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romero darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Romero just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Romero working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Haruki Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Romero tries to tie him up.
Romero blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberto Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Romero.
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Romero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Romero blocking some punches.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Romero.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romero. Romero obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero lands with a right hand.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero lands with a right hand.
Jeez, Haruki Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Haruki Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Romero stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Romero.
Romero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Romero darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Romero.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Haruki Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Romero!
Roberto Romero bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Haruki Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'Yeah but my nan says I'm really good at this.'.
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hype
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