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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dante Gael Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Gael Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinkynho Romeiro!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman clinches up with Romeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Roman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Romeiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Roman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roman throwing strikes from guard but Romeiro blocks nicely.
Romeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Romeiro, not yet.
Romeiro keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
Roman preventing the sweep.
Romeiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roman is controlling him.
Roman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romeiro is looking to stand up but Roman isn't so interested in that idea.
Romeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Roman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roman stays in close to Romeiro's body and controls the position.
Roman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roman preventing the sweep.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Romeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman landing with the ground and pound.
Roman connects with a couple of short punches.
Romeiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Romeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romeiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roman is one step ahead there.
Romeiro looking for a guillotine here but Roman defends easily.
Roman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Romeiro is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Roman dives into side control.
Romeiro seems a little lost for a moment, as Roman dominates the positioning.
Roman stands up and beckons Romeiro to his feet.
Roman drives through and clinches with Romeiro against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro wants a takedown.
Romeiro tries to pull guard but Roman won't allow it.
Romeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dante Gael Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
Roman fails to pull guard.
Romeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roman smiles and moves away.
Romeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Roman, looking for a takedown. Romeiro pushes Roman against the cage but Roman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romeiro fails with the takedown.
Roman rushes Romeiro and presses him up against the cage.
Roman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Romeiro uses from the top position.
Romeiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romeiro has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted.
Roman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roman working for a triangle but Romeiro defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Romeiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romeiro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roman can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Gael Roman dominated that round.
That's time! Roman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romeiro shoots in for a double leg but Roman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roman moves into the clinch successfully.
Romeiro successfully pulls guard.
Roman landing some decent shots from guard.
Roman wants to control from the top but Romeiro keeps moving.
Roman won't allow Romeiro to sweep him here.
Roman passes Romeiro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roman is trying to control. Romeiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Romeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Dante Gael Roman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romeiro gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romeiro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro looking to secure an arm triangle but Roman defends it well.
Roman can't escape the position.
Romeiro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Roman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Roman is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Roman is now in Romeiro's guard. A big mistake from Romeiro there, giving up the dominant position!
Roman wants to control from the top but Romeiro keeps moving.
Roman lands a couple of digs.
Roman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Romeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roman stands up over Romeiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romeiro wants to stand up but Roman is controlling him.
Roman stands up from Romeiro's guard - Roman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Romeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman gets a clinch.
Romeiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Romeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roman smiles and moves away.
Dante Gael Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
Romeiro gets a double leg takedown into Roman's guard.
Romeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman has his foot on Romeiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romeiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Romeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman working for a triangle but Romeiro defends it easily.
Romeiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman can't do much from the bottom here.
Romeiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Gael Roman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Roman closes the distance and pushes Romeiro back into the cage.
Roman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Roman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romeiro smiles and moves away.
Romeiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roman sprawls well. Roman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roman is trying to maintain a safe position but Romeiro gets an underhook and turns Roman into the cage.
Romeiro manages to pull guard.
Romeiro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roman is working to get back to half guard.
Roman is working hard here to advance position.
Roman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roman tries to get out of the position.
Romeiro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman tries to hold on but Romeiro postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romeiro looking to secure an arm triangle but Roman defends it well.
Roman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Roman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Romeiro passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Roman is defending well.
Roman tries to improve position but can't.
Roman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Roman wants to control but Romeiro postures up.
Roman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Romeiro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Romeiro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romeiro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Romeiro swings around for an armbar but Roman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Romeiro's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roman stands and steps away. Romeiro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Roman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romeiro drags the fight down to the ground.
Roman stands up over Romeiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roman drops back looking for a leg! Romeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Romeiro manages to kick Roman off! Roman jumps back into Romeiro's guard.
Roman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roman distracts Romeiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Romeiro is keeping the position.
Romeiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roman is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roman is aware though and is defending well.
Romeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman darts in and clinches Romeiro up against the cage.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romeiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roman uses from the top position.
Roman is working Romeiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roman wants to control from the top but Romeiro keeps moving.
Roman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romeiro on the ground.
Roman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Romeiro wants to sweep here but Roman controlling him for the moment.
Pinkynho Romeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman wants to control from the top but Romeiro keeps moving.
Dante Gael Roman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roman is really struggling to control Romeiro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Gael Roman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roman 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Gael Roman!
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energy
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hype
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