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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Imperio Romano (ranked 1603 p4p, 182 weight class) and Anurag Dikshit (ranked 995 p4p, 132 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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19 - 11 - 0 |
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158 lbs
40 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Imperio Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Anurag Dikshit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Dikshit down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romano scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Dikshit down.
Dikshit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dikshit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dikshit tries to bum rush Romano with a series of wild strikes but Romano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dikshit misses with a body shot
and Romano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dikshit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano misses with a body shot.
Romano connects with a crisp jab.
Dikshit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romano counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dikshit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dikshit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Romano throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Dikshit sizes up Romano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A swing and a miss from Dikshit.
Dikshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Romano is looking to counter punch.
Romano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romano. Dikshit shrugs it off though.
Jab, jab by Romano - just one landing.
Dikshit misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano lands a slapping body shot.
Dikshit throws a big shot that misses.
Dikshit throws a hook to the side of Romano's head but Romano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romano lands a glancing blow to the side of Dikshit's head.
Romano misses with a jab to the body
letting Dikshit counter with a right hand.
Dikshit swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Dikshit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dikshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano slips a jab from Dikshit.
Romano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Romano cracks Dikshit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Romano there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dikshit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Romano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dikshit clinches up against the cage.
Dikshit lands with a short shot to the head.
Romano breaks the clinch.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Dikshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dikshit misses the shot to the body.
Dikshit defending well as Romano loads up on a big left hand.
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dikshit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romano throws a shot to the body.
Dikshit throws an off balance right hand
and Romano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dikshit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Romano eats them both and turns towards Dikshit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Imperio Romano has been cut.
Jab by Romano.
Romano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dikshit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romano keeps the fight on the outside.
Dikshit throws a series of punches but Romano moves out of range.
Dikshit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dikshit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dikshit throws a head kick that misses.
Dikshit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romano lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Dikshit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Romano rather than just go for the knockout.
Dikshit cracks Romano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dikshit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dikshit looks to land a combination but Romano avoids it well.
Dikshit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dikshit walks into a left hand.
Dikshit misses with a hook.
Romano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dikshit on the side of the head.
Dikshit throws a shot from downtown. Romano moves away and avoids it.
Dikshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dikshit. Romano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dikshit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romano lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dikshit misses the shot to the body.
Dikshit tries to land a front kick but Romano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romano slips under a jab from Dikshit.
Romano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dikshit's head backwards.
Romano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Romano.
Romano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dikshit if he has to take too many more of those.
Romano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dikshit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dikshit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Dikshit wants to clinch.
Romano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dikshit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dikshit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Dikshit. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romano slips under a jab from Dikshit.
Dikshit looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
Dikshit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dikshit tries to clinch but Romano is having none of it.
Dikshit looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imperio Romano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romano.
Romano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dikshit misses with a wild body shot.
Dikshit catches Romano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Imperio Romano is winning the standup battle so far.
Dikshit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dikshit misses with a hook to the body
and Romano counters with a series of strikes. Dikshit will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dikshit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romano to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Dikshit misses
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
Romano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dikshit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dikshit misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano blocks a head kick by Dikshit.
Dikshit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dikshit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dikshit wants to clinch but Romano slips to the side
and Romano counters with a good low kick that Dikshit was not able to check.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Romano - that will leave a mark!
Romano swats away the attempt to clinch by Dikshit.
Romano connects with a right hand. Dikshit shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikshit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
And Romano counters with a quick kick to the body but Dikshit blocks it.
Romano looks to land a body kick but Dikshit moved away.
Romano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dikshit's sensitive parts.
Dikshit moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Romano.
Romano prevents a body shot from Dikshit.
Dikshit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romano's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Romano.
A short uppercut from Romano.
Romano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Romano.
Dikshit is breathing heavily.
Romano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romano digs a right hand into Dikshit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dikshit's gas tank.
Dikshit has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Romano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Dikshit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Romano manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Romano.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano blocks a jab.
Dikshit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romano.
Romano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romano is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Romano. Beautiful body shot.
Dikshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Dikshit.
Dikshit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dikshit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dikshit tries to clinch but Romano is having none of it.
Romano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dikshit throws a nice head kick!
Dikshit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dikshit can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dikshit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
Dikshit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dikshit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romano.
Romano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dikshit tries a head kick but it misses.
Dikshit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dikshit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
Dikshit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romano lands a nice shot that snaps Dikshit's head back.
Romano connects with a leg kick. Dikshit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dikshit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romano scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dikshit misses with a wild body shot.
Romano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Dikshit controls his hands.
Romano misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dikshit blocking some punches.
Romano stalling.
Romano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dikshit backwards.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Dikshit tries to work over Romano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dikshit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano controlling the action here for a moment.
Dikshit can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dikshit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano digs a right hand into Dikshit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dikshit's gas tank.
Dikshit misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dikshit throws a head punch that misses.
Dikshit lands a right hand.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dikshit backwards.
Romano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imperio Romano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
That's time! Romano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dikshit throws a looping overhand right but Romano ducks down to avoid it.
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dikshit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dikshit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dikshit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dikshit doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Romano thuds his right hand into Dikshit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dikshit.
Dikshit thinks about the counter body kick.
Dikshit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikshit lands with an overhand left.
Dikshit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Dikshit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano scores with a push kick.
A left lands for Romano.
Dikshit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano tries to land a front kick but Dikshit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dikshit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Romano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dikshit. Dikshit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Romano.
Dikshit misses with a double jab
and Romano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dikshit swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Dikshit tries a head kick but it misses.
Dikshit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dikshit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Romano tenderised Dikshit's leg. Dikshit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dikshit just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Romano. That snapped Dikshit's head back.
Romano lands with a nice body punch.
Dikshit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Romano lands with a nice body kick.
Dikshit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Dikshit.
Dikshit misses with a head kick.
Romano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dikshit just manages to avoid it.
Dikshit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romano connects with a leg kick. Dikshit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romano cracks Dikshit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dikshit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dikshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Dikshit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Dikshit throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Romano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Romano digs a good hook to Dikshit's body.
Dikshit misses with a body punch
and Romano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dikshit's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dikshit back to the cage. Romano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dikshit's calf.
Romano is looking to slow Dikshit down with leg kicks.
Dikshit throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Dikshit misses
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romano lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Romano.
Dikshit misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Dikshit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romano, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Dikshit.
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!
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Romano scores with a body shot.
Romano cracks Dikshit with a good jab.
Dikshit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Dikshit throws a body shot but no joy.
Romano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romano.
Anurag Dikshit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit throws a hook but Romano avoids it easily.
It appears Romano was looking to counter with a kick there.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
Dikshit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romano to score with a decent uppercut.
Dikshit throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Romano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dikshit momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Dikshit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Romano.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Romano.
Dikshit throws a big shot that misses.
Dikshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Romano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jab by Romano.
Dikshit throws a hook but Romano avoids it easily.
Dikshit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romano digs a good hook to Dikshit's body.
Romano lands a head shot.
Romano slips a straight right by Dikshit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imperio Romano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romano 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imperio Romano!
Imperio Romano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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