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Event:
Bounty Tournament 6
Date: Sep 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Romero checks a low kick from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Constantinou throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Constantinou clinches.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Romero blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Constantinou tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Constantinou back against the cage.
Romero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Constantinou.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Constantinou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Constantinou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
A short uppercut from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Constantinou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Constantinou scores with a hook to the body.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Romero as the two fighters clinch.
Constantinou lands a body shot.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Constantinou's head.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantinou.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Constantinou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero pushes Constantinou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero. #T2#
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou misses with some punches.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Constantinou gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero is working Constantinou over against the cage.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantinou's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Constantinou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Constantinou lands a body shot.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Constantinou lands a nice uppercut.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Constantinou blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Constantinou presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero working aggressively here.
Constantinou tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Constantinou.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero taking a breather.
Constantinou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards. #CUT#It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Constantinou can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero tries to stall but Constantinou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Romero.
Constantinou lands a nice uppercut.
Constantinou lands a body punch.
Romero looks winded!
Constantinou blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lazaros Constantinou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Constantinou doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero is looking for the big counter here.
Constantinou digs a good body shot into Romero's ribs.
Constantinou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Constantinou's corner calls for a 1-2. Constantinou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Constantinou throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Constantinou misses the jab.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Constantinou thows a body kick. Romero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Constantinou with a nice calf kick.#CL2#
Romero closes the distance and pushes Constantinou back into the cage.
Constantinou blocking some punches.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Constantinou lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Constantinou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero prevents a body shot from Constantinou.
Lazaros Constantinou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero digs a right hand into Constantinou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Constantinou's gas tank.
Constantinou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Romero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Constantinou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Constantinou lands a left hand.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero prevents a body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Constantinou.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Constantinou.
Constantinou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou lands an uppercut.
Constantinou lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land. #T2#
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou lands a left hand.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Constantinou is keeping busy.
Constantinou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Constantinou.
Still in the clinch, Constantinou scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a shot to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Constantinou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Constantinou lands an uppercut.
Constantinou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Romero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Romero is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero gets through Constantinou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero prevents a body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a shoulder strike.
Romero blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Constantinou.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Constantinou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Constantinou as the two fighters clinch.
Constantinou scores with a shoulder strike.
Constantinou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
Constantinou lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Constantinou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lazaros Constantinou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero'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. This is the final round!#R3#
A low kick lands for Constantinou.
Vito Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lazaros Constantinou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Constantinou.
Lazaros Constantinou is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Constantinou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Constantinou gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Constantinou blocking some punches.
Constantinou blocking some punches.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Constantinou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Constantinou is working Romero over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Constantinou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantinou blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
A body shot lands from Romero.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Constantinou misses with a body punch.
Romero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Constantinou up against the cage.
Romero pushes off an throws an elbow but Constantinou leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T2#
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero blocking some punches.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Constantinou letting Romero take a breather here.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land. #T3#
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Constantinou avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Romero.
Romero lands a left hand.
#T4#
Constantinou lands with a left to the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Constantinou 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazaros Constantinou!
After winning the bout, Lazaros Constantinou thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
HFC 95: Brady vs Hunt
Date: Aug 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rick.
Rick throws a lazy uppercut
and Rick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rick throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rick misses with a hook
and Romero counters with a low kick, right behind Rick 's knee.
Rick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rick swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Romero counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rick! Romero lets Rick back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT2#It looks like Slick Rick has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick tries for a takedown but Romero circles away easily
and Romero rattles Rick with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Rick tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Romero dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Rick stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vito Romero!
Post fight, Vito Romero took to the microphone: 'It feels so good to get this victory! Very good! Man, once again it feels nice fighting at 205, I get to enjoy eating a lot more you know. '. |
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Event:
HFC 90: Cruz vs Nomura
Date: Jul 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Romero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romero moves out of range of the leg kick from Breaker.
Romero sizes up Breaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Breaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breaker throws out the jab.
Breaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Breaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Breaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Breaker misses with a wild body shot.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Breaker's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Breaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Breaker.
Breaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target. #T1#
A jab from Romero misses.
Breaker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Breaker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Breaker counters with an outside leg kick.
Breaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Breaker blocks a jab.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Breaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Breaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Breaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Breaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a front kick aimed at Breaker's knee but Breaker avoids it well.
Breaker tries to counter with a takedown but Romero is quick to defend against it.
Breaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker slips under a jab.
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero works Breaker's body with a nice hook.
Breaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Breaker.
Romero slaps away a takedown attempt from Breaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T2#
Breaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Romero.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breaker.
Romero blocks a body shot from Breaker.
Breaker throws a head punch that misses.
Breaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow. #BC#
Breaker breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Breaker doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Breaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romero checks a leg kick nicely.
Breaker throws a body kick that misses.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Romero jabs Breaker right on the nose. Breaker blinks but takes it well.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Breaker has time to react.
Breaker slips under a jab from Romero.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Breaker.
Breaker throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Romero tries to counter with a clinch but Breaker shakes him off and moves away.
Romero tries to clinch but Breaker moves away
and Breaker counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero scores with a punch to the head.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Breaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero jabs at Breaker's body.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Breaker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romero wants to counter the offense by Breaker and move into the clinch position.
Breaker blocks a jab.#T4#
Breaker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breaker ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero lands a body shot.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Breaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Breaker misses with a looping left.
A cross from Romero lands.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Breaker fails with a takedown attempt.
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!#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Breaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Romero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Breaker under the eye.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Breaker catches Romero right on the button with a cross.
Breaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Romero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romero wants it to stay on the feet.
Breaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Breaker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romero scores with a sloppy right hand. Breaker should have avoided that one.
Breaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Breaker.
Romero misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Breaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it. #T1#
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Breaker blocks a jab.
Breaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Breaker misses with an uppercut.
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Breaker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Breaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Breaker digs a good body shot into Romero's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Breaker checks a leg kick.
Breaker swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Breaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Breaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romero.
Breaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero throws a hook but Breaker blocks it.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Breaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breaker blocks a jab.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Breaker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Breaker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Breaker has control of the leg.
Breaker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Breaker lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Breaker working the head and body with strikes.
Breaker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Romero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Breaker working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Breaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Breaker connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple.
Ground and pound from Breaker. #T3#
Breaker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Breaker scoring with strikes but Romero is staying in there. #ROC#Romero is rocked!
Breaker softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Romero is out cold! Breaker jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bone Breaker!
During a confident post fight interview, Bone Breaker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
WFC 46: Dias v De Rossi
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Hopson has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero lands a shot to the body.
Romero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hopson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Romero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hopson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Hopson.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Romero.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Romero.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Romero.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero digs a right hand into Hopson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopson's gas tank. #T2#
Hopson lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romero slips a straight right by Hopson.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Hopson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopson on the side of the head.
Hopson cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopson misses the target.
Nice jab there from Hopson.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Hopson drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Romero tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopson prevents a body shot from Romero. #T3#
Hopson scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hopson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Hopson.
Romero wants to break free but Hopson has control.
Romero tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Hopson loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Hopson throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Hopson.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Hopson slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopson.
Romero is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
Hopson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopson throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Hopson staying out of range there.
Hopson scores with a decent looking hook.
Hopson moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. Hopson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Romero misses.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Romero catches Hopson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hopson eats them both and turns towards Romero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopson throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Hopson misses with a right hand
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaimie Hopson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Romero throws out a powerful jab.
Hopson tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopson.
Hopson scores with a nice right hand.
Hopson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Hopson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero throws a right hand that Hopson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopson also avoids with ease.
Hopson misses with a straight right.
Hopson scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopson misses with an uppercut.
Hopson staying out of range there.
Hopson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
A big right from Romero misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and Hopson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Hopson working aggressively here.
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!
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopson lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Hopson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romero or not.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopson managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Hopson lands a left hand.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Romero.
Romero prevents a body shot from Hopson.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Hopson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Romero blocking some punches.
#T2#
Romero can't break the clinch.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romero trying to control the position but instead, Hopson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romero into the cage.
Jaimie Hopson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Romero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Hopson has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Romero. #T3#
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Hopson tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Hopson back against the cage.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopson lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Romero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT#It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Hopson has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Hopson.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Good body shot from Hopson.
Hopson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopson pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero pushes Hopson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hopson as the two fighters clinch.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaimie Hopson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Hopson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopson.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopson misses with a looping right.
A big right from Hopson misses.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopson.
As Hopson backs off Romero throws a huge counter combo but Hopson manages to avoid it all.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopson.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Romero.
Hopson scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Hopson throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Hopson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopson.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Hopson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Romero.
Hopson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Hopson moves out of range as Romero strikes.
A left lands for Hopson.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Hopson slips under a jab.
Romero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice cross by Hopson.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Hopson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopson staying out of range there.
Romero misses with a straight left.
A big left from Hopson misses.
Romero throws a hook but Hopson avoids it easily.
Hopson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romero manages to circle out of the way.
Hopson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Romero releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jaimie Hopson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Hopson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hopson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopson takes one to the chin there.
Hopson throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Romero throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopson at a distance.
Hopson lands with an overhand left.
Hopson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Romero misses.
Hopson misses with a straight right.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopson is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hopson.
Romero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Hopson doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Hopson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopson.
Hopson scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Hopson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopson.
Romero throws out a counter right but Hopson avoids it with no problem.
Hopson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a hook but Hopson avoids it easily.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vito Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Hopson moves into the clinch.
Romero is trying to force a seperation but Hopson has the dominant position.
A short right from Hopson.
Romero wants to break free but Hopson has control.
Hopson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hopson up against the cage.#T4#
Romero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero digs a right hand underneath Hopson's ribcage. Hopson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Romero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaimie Hopson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopson 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaimie Hopson!
An intense looking Jaimie Hopson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey Romero! Suck my dick bitch! Where is Sidorov's bitch ass at!'. |
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Event:
WFC 44: Nomura v Dragon Li
Date: Jun 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Hopson slips a jab from Romero.
Hopson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hopson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Hopson.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopson feints a jab promting Romero to slip. Hopson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Hopson moved out of range.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
Hopson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopson throws a low kick but Romero avoids it.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopson.
Romero punishes Hopson's body with a nice straight punch.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson moves away from the strike by Romero.
Hopson tries to work over Romero's front leg with a kick but Romero checks it.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hopson - that will leave a mark!
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopson's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target. #T1#
Hopson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacob Hopson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopson. Hopson obviously looking to wear him down.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopson counters with a body kick. #CL2#
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson is looking to score with low kicks.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
Hopson misses with a low kick.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Hopson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopson slips a straight right by Romero.#T2#
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Romero blocks the body kick.
Hopson throws a low kick, looking for Romero's leg but Romero calmly moves out of range.
Hopson throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Hopson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero misses the jab.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Hopson connects with the punch.
Hopson slips a jab from Romero.
Hopson misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hopson throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopson throws a leg kick but Romero moved away.
Hopson throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Romero lands a jab-cross combination. #T3#
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Romero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT2#It looks like Jacob Hopson has been cut.
Hopson throws a lazy body kick
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopson.
Romero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hopson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Hopson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Hopson settles back down.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero cracks Hopson with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson misses with a head kick.
Hopson misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.
Hopson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.#CL2#
Hopson tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
#T4#
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vito Romero will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hopson scores with a leg kick.
Romero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hopson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero tests Hopson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Hopson moved out of range nicely.
Hopson tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacob Hopson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Hopson's head but Hopson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero takes a swing at Hopson's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopson finds it's way round the side to connect with Romero's head.
A big right from Romero misses.
Hopson throws a body kick that misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T1#
Hopson swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Hopson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romero. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero misses the jab.
Hopson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Hopson is looking for a counter combo.
Hopson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Hopson looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopson misses with a looping left.
Romero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T2#
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!
Romero moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Hopson.
Hopson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hopson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Romero scores with a jab. Hopson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopson with the inside leg kick.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Hopson throws a good cross that connects.
Hopson pushes Romero away with a front kick.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a straight right hand.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hopson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T3#
Romero takes one to the chin there.
Hopson connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Hopson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopson misses with a body kick.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Hopson with an uppercut!
Hopson works the jab nicely.
Romero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romero swings for the body but Hopson moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopson.
Hopson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Hopson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hopson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hopson with a nice calf kick.
Hopson lands a head kick!
Romero tries to bum rush Hopson with a series of wild strikes but Hopson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopson is able to avoid easily.
Hopson misses with a straight left.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hopson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopson throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
Hopson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson misses the jab.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hopson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hopson missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hopson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Romero misses.
Nice body kick from Hopson.
A nice leg kick from Hopson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopson with a nice calf kick.
Hopson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Hopson.
Hopson slips under a jab.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Hopson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romero doesn't seem phased though.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson tries to work over Romero's front leg with a kick but Romero checks it.
Hopson lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hopson.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target. #T1#
Romero misses with a looping left.
Hopson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Hopson.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
Hopson lands a front kick.
Hopson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Hopson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Hopson settles back down.
Hopson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romero tries to clinch but Hopson is having none of it.
Romero misses with the combination.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. Hopson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero checks a low kick from Hopson.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Romero looks to throw the jab but Hopson is out of range.
Hopson misses with a leg kick.
Hopson connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Hopson misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopson with a nice cross.
Hopson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romero tests Hopson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero looks to land a combination but Hopson avoids it well.
Hopson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romero just manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Hopson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hopson!
Hopson lands with an overhand left.
Romero throws a series of punches but Hopson avoids them all with ease.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopson throws a chopping leg kick but Romero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
A jab from Romero misses.
Hopson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopson is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romero checks a leg kick.
Romero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romero blocks a head kick by Hopson.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopson circles away.
A lazy body kick from Hopson
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Romero blocks the leg kick.
Hopson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hopson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hopson.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Hopson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopson.
Hopson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Crunch! Hopson slams his shin into Romero's torso.
Romero moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Hopson blocks a leg kick.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopson throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Romero clinches up with Hopson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Romero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hopson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hopson!
Jacob Hopson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Damn that guy has a better chin than I thought, just wanted to say thanks to Vi… *Jaimie Hopson jumps the cage fence and goes straight for a wounded Romero but is stopped just in time by security and Romero’s cornermen.*'. |
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Event:
WFC 39: M.Thorgard v Romero 2
Date: May 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Romero looks to land a left hand but Thorgard moved out of range nicely.
Thorgard slips under a jab from Romero.
Thorgard attempts a counter takedown but Romero avoids it well and moves away.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero throws a jab when Thorgard was well out of range.
Thorgard misses with the combination.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorgard moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Thorgard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorgard throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Thorgard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thorgard connects with a looping right hand.
Thorgard throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorgard.
Thorgard has been working on his balance at Combat Wombat Burrow, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Romero.
Thorgard moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Thorgard feinted with a counter takedown.
Thorgard just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Thorgard moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thorgard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Thorgard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Thorgard connects with the punch.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Thorgard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Thorgard is out of range.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Thorgard moved out of range.
Thorgard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thorgard throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Thorgard.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero scores with a hook.
Thorgard swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Thorgard misses.
Romero throws a body punch but Thorgard moves out of range.
Thorgard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T2#
Thorgard throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Thorgard moved out of range nicely.
Thorgard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorgard misses the target.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorgard.
Romero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thorgard walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.
Thorgard swinging wildly here.
Thorgard throws a leg kick
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorgard misses the shot to the body.
Romero tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorgard defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Thorgard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero scores with the left hand. Thorgard knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Thorgard scores with a one two! Romero had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thorgard misses the jab.
Thorgard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero's head backwards.
Romero slips a jab from Thorgard.
Thorgard connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice cross by Thorgard.
Thorgard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thorgard throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero moves out of range as Thorgard strikes.
Thorgard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
A jab from Romero misses.
Thorgard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorgard misses with a double jab.
Vito Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorgard misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorgard. #TD#
Thorgard looking to score a takedown here. Romero is defending well but Thorgard drives through and ends up in Romero's guard.
Romero is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T4#
Thorgard wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Thorgard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thorgard working some strikes from top position.
Thorgard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorgard stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thorgard with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thorgard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thorgard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thorgard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thorgard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thorgard is working Romero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorgard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thorgard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero has his hands on Thorgard's head, controlling the position.
Thorgard wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorgard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorgard missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Romero misses with a left hand #TD#
and Thorgard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Romero is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thorgard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thorgard wants to sweep here but Romero controlling him for the moment.
Thorgard trying to control the position here.
Thorgard keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully. #SU2#
Romero stands up from Thorgard's guard - Romero perhaps looking for a knockout.
Romero staying out of range there.
Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Thorgard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.#T1#
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorgard.
Thorgard staying out of range there.
Thorgard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romero circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorgard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Thorgard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romero in his tracks.
Thorgard scores with a nice strike.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnus Thorgard is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorgard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thorgard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Thorgard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorgard misses with a looping right.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorgard.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorgard is just out of range.
Thorgard attempts a counter takedown but Romero avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Thorgard misses.
Thorgard just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero tries to clinch but Thorgard is having none of it. #T2#
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!#TD#
Thorgard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Thorgard.
Romero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thorgard scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
Thorgard is nestled in close to Romero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thorgard drops an elbow to the side of Romero's head.
Thorgard is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thorgard prevents Romero from improving his position.
Thorgard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thorgard passes to side control.
Romero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Romero wants to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Thorgard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T3#
Thorgard controls the position.
Romero wants to control but Thorgard postures up.
Thorgard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thorgard working away.
Thorgard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Romero wants to get back to his feet.
Romero takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thorgard scoring with punches and elbows.
Thorgard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Romero some visible discomfort.
Thorgard cracks Romero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thorgard scores with punches from side control. #ROC#Romero is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big shot lands for Thorgard! That's hurt Romero! Will he recover? Thorgard fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Thorgard!
Magnus Thorgard retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Magnus Thorgard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
WFC 36: Dias v Chai
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#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!#CL#
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Coles.#T2##BC#
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.#CL#
Romero gets a clinch.
Romero tries a body shot but Coles blocks it.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
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. #BC#
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.
#T4#
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!#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#CL#
Romero moves into the clinch.#T3##BC#
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!#CUT2#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.#T4#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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.
#T2#
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.#T3#
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!#T4#
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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WFC 32: Halkias v Romero II
Date: Mar 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Romero lands with a right hand.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Halkias was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halkias swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halkias lands with a right hand.
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Halkias counters with a quick kick to the body but Romero blocks it.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halkias defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero tries to clinch up but Halkias circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Romero.
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!
Halkias fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
and Halkias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias avoids it easily.
Halkias throws a quick counter kick to the body but Romero avoids it.#T1#
Romero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halkias checks it well.
Halkias lands a nice looking body kick.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halkias.
Romero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halkias throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halkias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Halkias counters with a left to the body.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Romero clinches up with Halkias and pushes him back against the cage.
Halkias lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Halkias struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halkias tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Halkias back against the cage.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias prevents a body shot from Romero.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
Halkias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Romero.
Halkias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Romero prevents a body shot from Halkias.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Halkias scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
Halkias is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halkias.
A hook to the body from Halkias.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Come on Romero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Romero blocking some punches.
Halkias lands an elbow inside.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage. #T4#
Romero digs a right hand into Halkias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halkias's gas tank.
Romero lands a body shot.
Romero is trying to stall.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Halkias pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halkias lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero slows down the pace here.
Romero is trying to stall.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halkias's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Romero wants to clinch but Halkias slips to the side
and Halkias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero throws out a loose jab but Halkias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
and Halkias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Halkias seems unphased.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halkias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halkias throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Halkias throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Halkias is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero's knee momentarily.
Halkias takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Halkias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Halkias went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias counters with a body kick that stops Romero in his tracks momentarily. #T1#
Good shot there by Romero.
Romero tries to clinch but Halkias is having none of it.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halkias thuds his right hand into Romero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romero avoids the body shot from Halkias.
Halkias looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Halkias moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Halkias lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Halkias counters with a nice body shot.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Halkias had a free shot at his head there.#CUT#It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Halkias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Halkias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Halkias counters with a head kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halkias's elbow.
Halkias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Stavros Halkias has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halkias.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halkias as Romero tries to tie him up. #T3#
Halkias lands with a light punch inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Halkias.
Halkias can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halkias's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Nice body punch from Halkias.
Romero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halkias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Halkias is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Halkias into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Halkias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halkias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Halkias misses with some punches.
Romero cracks Halkias with a nice body shot.#T4#
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
Romero digs a right hand into Halkias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halkias's gas tank.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero tries to stall but Halkias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Halkias pushes off an throws an elbow but Romero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halkias lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Halkias.
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!
Halkias misses with some punches.
Halkias lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halkias scores with a hook to the body.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Romero misses with a combination
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Halkias throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero. #CL#
Halkias has closed the distance and engaged Romero in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Romero.
Halkias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halkias.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halkias tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Halkias can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Halkias.
Halkias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halkias tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a left hand.
Halkias misses with some punches.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero prevents a body shot from Halkias. #T2#
Halkias blocks a body shot from Romero.
Halkias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halkias is keeping busy.
Halkias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halkias lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
Halkias lands a body shot.
Halkias misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Halkias.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
Halkias misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halkias working aggressively here.
Halkias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Halkias.
#T3#
Halkias misses with some punches.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Halkias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halkias lands an elbow inside.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halkias up against the cage.
Halkias leaning his opponent against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Halkias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
A short right from Halkias.
Halkias looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Halkias lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT#That has opened up Vito Romero's cut even more.#T4#
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
Halkias lands a nice uppercut.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
Romero looking to slow down the pace here.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halkias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halkias scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halkias can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Halkias tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias clearly takes that 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.#R4#
Halkias throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Halkias slips a straight right by Romero.
Halkias blocks a jab.
Romero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Romero tried to score with a low kick but Halkias checks it.
Romero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halkias throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Sloppy strikes from Romero. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halkias looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Halkias.
Halkias seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halkias throws a combination that misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Halkias counters with a leg kick.
Halkias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T1#
Romero misses with a left hand
and Halkias makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Halkias has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halkias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Halkias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romero or not.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halkias is stalling here.
#T2#
Halkias misses with the head strike.
Romero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halkias up against the cage.
Halkias swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halkias as Romero tries to tie him up.
Halkias prevents a body shot from Romero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halkias.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halkias.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halkias. #T3#
A short right from Halkias on the inside.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
Halkias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halkias struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halkias as Romero tries to tie him up.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Halkias.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halkias avoiding damage.
Halkias lands a shoulder strike.
Halkias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Halkias scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Halkias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Halkias.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halkias's elbow.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halkias.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Halkias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Halkias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Halkias tries to tie him up.
Halkias misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias had his way with Vito Romero in that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Romero misses with a looping left.
A big left from Romero misses.
Halkias is looking to counter punch.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halkias.
A little feinted left hand from Halkias on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halkias, pushing him back against the cage.
Halkias prevents a body shot from Romero.
Halkias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halkias.
Halkias lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Halkias.
#T1#
Halkias is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halkias has his back to the cage.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Halkias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Halkias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halkias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romero wants to stall.
Halkias is working Romero over against the cage.
Halkias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halkias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Romero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halkias throws an elbow but it misses.
Halkias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Halkias as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Halkias.
Romero blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Halkias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Halkias on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halkias lands a body shot.
A short left from Halkias.
Halkias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halkias lands an uppercut.
Halkias throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Romero as the two fighters clinch.
Halkias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero digs a right hand underneath Halkias's ribcage. Halkias let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Halkias.
Halkias swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero taking a breather.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Stavros Halkias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halkias pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halkias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Halkias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romero cracks Halkias with a nice body shot.#T4#
A short body shot lands from Halkias as the two fighters clinch.
Halkias misses with a body punch.
Romero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halkias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Vito Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halkias prevents a body shot from Romero.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romero - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halkias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Halkias misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Halkias misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stavros Halkias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halkias 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stavros Halkias!
Stavros Halkias retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Stavros Halkias thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
WFC 28: Dias v Kadurov
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Thorgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorgard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thorgard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thorgard misses with a looping left.
Thorgard misses with a hook
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thorgard.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Thorgard.
Thorgard slips a jab from Romero.
A jab from Romero misses.
Thorgard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero connects with a jab.
Thorgard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Romero. Those never looked like landing.
Thorgard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorgard throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Thorgard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorgard throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romero avoids it really well and circles away.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Romero connects with a jab.#T1#
Jab from Romero.
Romero stuffs the takedown attempt from Thorgard. Thorgard gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorgard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thorgard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Thorgard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Thorgard ducks down to avoid it.
Romero takes one on the button.
Thorgard misses with a body shot
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Thorgard swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Thorgard defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Thorgard with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Thorgard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romero under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Thorgard.
Vito Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero throws a body punch but Thorgard moves out of range.
Thorgard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL#
Romero closes the distance and pushes Thorgard back into the cage.#T2#
Thorgard takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorgard fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorgard. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero wants to clinch up but Thorgard keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Romero.#TD2#
Thorgard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romero wants to stand up but Thorgard is controlling him.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero is working hard here to advance position.
Romero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thorgard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but Thorgard passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thorgard lands a nice short elbow.
Thorgard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Thorgard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Still in half guard, Thorgard seems content to control.#T3#
Romero pushes Thorgard off looking to stand but Thorgard dives back in and keeps control.
Romero wants to control but Thorgard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thorgard is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Romero is trying to stand up here but Thorgard is controlling him well.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Thorgard has control of the leg.
Romero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thorgard. #SUB2#
Thorgard is looking for a kimura but Romero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thorgard to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero is doing well to control the position and prevent Thorgard from advancing to side control.
Thorgard slips a nice elbow through Romero's hands, connecting with Romero's forehead.
Romero won't allow Thorgard to pass to mount.
Romero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thorgard on the ground.#SUB2#
Thorgard is working for a submission of some sort.
Thorgard winds up and cracks Romero with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Thorgard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thorgard is taking a breather. Romero says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Romero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Romero.
Thorgard prevents Romero from getting back to his feet.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorgard.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorgard landing some decent shots from guard.
Thorgard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorgard trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Thorgard slips the punch.
Thorgard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romero throws a hook but Thorgard blocks it.
Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Thorgard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Romero defends it well.
Thorgard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thorgard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero lands an overhand right.
Thorgard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero takes a swing at Thorgard's ribcage but misses.
Thorgard thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Thorgard moved out of range nicely.
Thorgard defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero throws a hook but Thorgard blocks it.
Romero throws a right hand that Thorgard ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorgard also avoids with ease.
Thorgard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romero misses with a double jab.
A jab from Thorgard finds it's way through Romero's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target. #T1#
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorgard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Thorgard moves away from the strike by Romero.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Thorgard's head but Thorgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thorgard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Thorgard finds it's target.
Thorgard blocks a jab.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorgard.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Vito Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Thorgard misses with a hook
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thorgard swings widly with a right hand
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Thorgard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorgard shoots and misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Thorgard throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard connects with a nice looking jab.
#T2#
Romero cracks Thorgard with a good jab.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorgard.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorgard doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorgard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero.
Thorgard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Thorgard.
A big right from Thorgard misses.
Thorgard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Romero cracks Thorgard with a good jab.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorgard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thorgard scrambles back to his feet.
Thorgard throws a good cross that connects.
#CUT2#Vito Romero's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Thorgard finds it's way through Romero's defenses. #T3#
Thorgard shoots and misses
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vito Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Thorgard.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Thorgard as he connects with a hook.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magnus Thorgard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Thorgard cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorgard feints the counter takedown.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Thorgard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorgard throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Romero.
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!
Thorgard tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorgard.
Thorgard misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Thorgard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Thorgard manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorgard throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Thorgard.#CUT2#Vito Romero's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorgard throws out the jab.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorgard.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Thorgard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Thorgard.
Thorgard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorgard.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorgard throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vito Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero takes one on the button.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Thorgard's head but Thorgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorgard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thorgard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorgard with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorgard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorgard.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorgard throws out the jab.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thorgard scores with a nice head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.#T1#
Romero throws out a loose jab but Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romero slips a jab from Thorgard.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Romero misses.
Thorgard throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Thorgard staying out of range there.
Thorgard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorgard cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thorgard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Thorgard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorgard misses with a hook
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
Thorgard staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Romero misses.
Thorgard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorgard at a distance.
#T2#
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romero wants it to stay on the feet.
Vito Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Thorgard.
Thorgard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Thorgard moved out of range nicely.
Thorgard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thorgard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorgard.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Thorgard saw that one coming.
Romero moves out of range as Thorgard strikes.
Thorgard scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
Thorgard slips under a jab from Romero.
Thorgard misses with a straight right.
Thorgard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thorgard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorgard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T3#
Romero throws a hook but Thorgard avoids it easily.
Thorgard feints the counter takedown.
Thorgard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorgard scores with a jab.
Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thorgard.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Thorgard is out of range.
Thorgard moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thorgard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorgard misses with a looping right.
Thorgard misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.#T4#
A lazy left from Romero finds it's target.
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!
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Thorgard with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Thorgard is out of range.
Thorgard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thorgard swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thorgard or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero, which made it look bad.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thorgard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thorgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Romero!
Vito Romero took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
WFC 23: Romero vs Halkias
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halkias has time to react.#CUT#It looks like Stavros Halkias has been cut.
Halkias throws a shot to the body.
Romero misses the jab.
Halkias ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halkias lands a head kick. Romero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Romero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT2#It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Halkias ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halkias! But no joy.
Halkias misses with a body shot.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Halkias manages to avoid it.
Romero walks into a left hand.
Halkias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
It seemed like Halkias was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.#T1#
Halkias throws a shot to the body.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Romero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halkias.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias blocks it.
A head kick misses from Halkias.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Halkias saw that one coming.
Halkias throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero misses with a right hand
and Halkias counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee. #T2#
Halkias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Halkias tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Halkias.
Halkias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halkias looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halkias moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romero misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Halkias.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero misses with a hook
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero avoids the body shot from Halkias.
Halkias goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3#
Romero lands a jab.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halkias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.#CL2#
Halkias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Halkias takes a shot to the head.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Halkias keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halkias scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halkias swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
#T4#
Halkias lands a nice shot to the body.
Halkias scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halkias lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halkias connects with an inside leg kick.
Halkias moves out of range of the strikes.
Halkias throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Halkias thows a body kick. Romero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias avoids it easily.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Halkias counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halkias misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Romero swings for the body but Halkias moves out of range.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias avoids it easily.
Halkias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Halkias avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halkias blocks a jab.
Halkias blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Halkias unleashes a big counter combination but Romero bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Halkias chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halkias connects with a nice looking jab.
#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Halkias lands an overhand right.
Halkias getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias blocks it.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Romero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Halkias counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halkias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
A jab from Romero misses.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halkias.
Halkias thumps Romero with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Halkias moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Halkias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Halkias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halkias working aggressively here.
#T3#
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Halkias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halkias scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Halkias.
Halkias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halkias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Halkias.
A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
Halkias stalling the fight.
#BC#
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halkias lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Halkias is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Halkias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halkias throws a head kick that misses.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Halkias counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Halkias with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stavros Halkias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halkias fails to land with a series of punches.
Halkias staying out of range there.
Halkias is looking for the big counter here.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halkias.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Halkias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Halkias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Romero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halkias.
Halkias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halkias scores with a jab. Romero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Halkias misses.
Romero slips under a jab from Halkias.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Halkias manages to avoid it.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias moves away from the strike by Romero.
Halkias looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halkias throws a good cross that connects.
#T1#
A big right from Halkias misses.
Halkias moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halkias slips under a jab.
Halkias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero slips a straight right by Halkias.
Halkias throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a jab when Halkias was well out of range.
Romero slips under a jab.
Halkias takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Halkias looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Halkias darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halkias throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halkias, as that shot connected.
Halkias throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Halkias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero avoids the head kick by Halkias.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Halkias darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Romero tries to circle away but Halkias has him pinned against the cage.
Halkias tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Halkias back against the cage. #T3#
Halkias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Halkias.
#BC#
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halkias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Halkias. Beautiful body shot.
Halkias misses with a hook
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Halkias catches Romero right on the button with a cross.
Romero misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Halkias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
A jab from Halkias does it's job there.
Halkias bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halkias misses with a looping right.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Halkias had a free shot at his head there.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
letting Halkias counter with a right hand.
Halkias works the jab nicely.
Halkias misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Halkias lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero moves forwards but Halkias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halkias connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.
A big right from Romero misses.
Halkias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias misses with a hook
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Halkias misses with a head kick.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Halkias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halkias misses with an uppercut
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Halkias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero moves forwards but Halkias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stavros Halkias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Halkias counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halkias lands a leg kick that knocks Romero off balance momentarily.
Halkias connects with a solid leg kick.
Halkias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Halkias.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Halkias counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2#
Halkias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halkias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halkias cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero avoids the head kick by Halkias.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halkias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halkias connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halkias scores with a kick to the body.
#T3#
Romero moves out of range as Halkias strikes.
Romero misses with a hook
and Halkias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halkias throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halkias with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Halkias connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Halkias.
Romero moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHalkias.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Halkias counters with a good, hard body kick but Romero shrugs it off. #T4#
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Halkias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halkias throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Halkias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Halkias counter with a right hand.
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!
Halkias moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Halkias moved out of range.
Halkias cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halkias goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halkias counters with a good low kick that Romero was not able to check.
Halkias fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romero.
Romero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halkias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halkias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halkias throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halkias.
Halkias moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Romero looks to land a left hand but Halkias moved out of range nicely.
Halkias looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Halkias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halkias moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halkias lands a nice shot to the body.
Halkias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halkias slips a straight right by Romero.#T2#
Romero misses with a straight left.
Halkias scores with a body shot.
Halkias misses with an uppercut
and Halkias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halkias throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Halkias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T3#
Halkias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Romero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halkias scores with a kick to the midsection.
Romero feints a jab promting Halkias to slip. Romero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halkias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Halkias with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stavros Halkias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halkiass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halkias throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Halkias misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Halkias connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halkias slips under a jab.
Halkias let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Halkias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halkias tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vito Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halkias cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stavros Halkias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halkias has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stavros Halkias!
Stavros Halkias is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stavros Halkias thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
WFC 19: Romero vs Nilsson
Date: Dec 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Nilsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Romero counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nilsson! Romero lets Nilsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Nilsson is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Johan Nilsson has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nilsson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nilsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Romero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nilsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romero tries to avoid it but Nilsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romero to the ground. Romero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Vito Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Nilsson.
Romero circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Nilsson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Romero wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Romero!
Vito Romero retains his light heavyweight title!
Vito Romero looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Bringing this belt back to my family, going to let my kids play with it. At least they know how to share.'. |
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Event:
WFC 14: Elin vs Romero
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Elin fails with the takedown
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Matvey Elin has been cut.
Elin with a poor takedown
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Elin defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Elin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matvey Elin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Elin tries for a takedown but Romero circles away easily
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut. #KD2#
Romero cracks Elin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Romero has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Elin to stand back up!#ROC2#Elin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elin with a poor takedown
and Romero counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Romero!
Vito Romero is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Vito Romero said 'Bringing this belt back to my family, going to let my kids play with it. At least they know how to share.'. |
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Event:
WFC 10: Mercenary vs Lardy
Date: Oct 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Daniels closes the distance and clinches up with Romero, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes Romero against the cage but Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#CL#
Daniels has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romero is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
Daniels jumps guard but Romero stands there with Daniels around his waist. Daniels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Romero prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Romero misses.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels is looking to counter punch.
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Romero misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been told by Daniels's head coaches at Blacksmith MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.#CL#
Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels fails to pull guard.
Romero is trying to break free.#BC#
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Daniels darts in looking for a takedown but Romero gets double underhooks and turns Daniels into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
Daniels wants to take the fight to the mat but Romero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Daniels keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Romero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Romero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.#BC#
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Romero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
Daniels clinches with his opponent.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romero tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Daniels's takedown attempt.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Romero is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T3#
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Daniels keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels prevents Romero from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Daniels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vito Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
Romero misses the jab.#CL#
Daniels instigates a clinch. #BC#
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
Romero throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Romero misses with a left hand #CL#
and Daniels counters by clinching up.
Daniels is struggling to control the position.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Romero is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero with a jab.#CL#
Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Romero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Romero as Daniels shoots in.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daniels somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero clobbers Daniels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Daniels's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romero throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but Romero is quick to defend against it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
A jab from Romero misses.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Romero does it's job there.
Daniels moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daniels tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.#CL#
Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero is pressed up against the cage. Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romero down to the mat. Romero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero clobbers Daniels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.#ROC2#Daniels is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero is stalking Daniels. Daniels circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Romero, and it's lights out! Daniels really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Romero!
Post fight, Vito Romero took to the microphone: 'This is my 2nd fight at 205, I'm so happy to eat! Not cutting much weight. Matvey Elin! You have the championship belt! Respect... Not to sound selfish but I really want to take that belt from you and keep it for myself! Let's go!'. |
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Event:
IFC Thursday Throwdown 22/09
Date: Sep 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wulong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Wulong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Wulong shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense.
Romero scores with the left hand. Wulong knows he should have avoided that one.
Wulong misses the shot to the body.
Romero misses with a left hand #CL#
and Wulong counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
Wulong breaks the clinch.
Romero scores with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wulong. #CUT#It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Wulong scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulong misses with a low kick.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
#TD#
Wulong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wulong in particular looking to stall.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wulong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wulong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wulong controlling the action here.
Wulong scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1#
Wulong is trying to control the action in half guard but Romero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Wulong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wulong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wulong thows a huge punch but Romero dodges it nicely.
#SUB#
Wulong seems to be looking for submissions.
Romero is concentrating on defense, preventing Wulong from advancing position.
Wulong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wulong lands a nice short elbow.
Wulong working Romero over with strikes.
Wulong lands strikes from half guard.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Wulong has control of the leg.
Wulong working over Romero with some ground and pound. Romero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romero is staying active underneath Wulong, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
Romero tries to get to full guard but Wulong has control of the leg.
Wulong is taking a breather. Romero says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wulong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wulong is nestled in close to Romero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wulong lands a nice short elbow.
Wulong controlling the action here.
Romero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wulong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Wulong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romero sees it coming and defends easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wulong connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple. #T3#
Wulong is keen to just control but Romero is a slippery customer.
Wulong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Romero is controlling Wulong's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wulong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romero wants to control but Wulong is keeping busy.
Wulong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Wulong has control of the leg.
Wulong working Romero over with strikes.
Wulong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wulong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wulong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
Wulong winds up and cracks Romero with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Nice strikes from Wulong there.
Wulong stalling. #SUB#
Wulong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wulong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wulong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wulong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romero defending well though.
Wulong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wulong is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Wulong wants to work for an arm triangle but Romero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wulong connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Han Wulong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R2#
A jab from Romero misses.
Wulong misses with a takedown attempt - Romero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Wulong moved out of range.
Romero cracks Wulong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wulong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Romero.
Wulong misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.
Wulong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wulong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Wulong connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.#CUT#That has opened up Vito Romero's cut even more.
Wulong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wulong moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero scores with a hook.
Wulong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Wulong. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Wulong shoots in looking for a takedown. Romero tries to sprawl out of it but Wulong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Romero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wulong has time to react.
Wulong shoots in and drives through. Romero sprawls well.
Romero is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wulong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero sizes up Wulong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wulong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wulong or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero, which made it look bad.
Romero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wulong's head.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Wulong tries for a takedown but Romero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wulong doesn't seem phased though.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T2#
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wulong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wulong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romero's waist but Romero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wulong off to one side.
A jab lands there for Romero.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wulong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wulong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC2#Wulong is rocked!
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Wulong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wulong in his tracks.
Romero circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wulong to the canvas! Wulong doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Romero keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Romero!
Han Wulong spoke after the fight, saying 'Shieeeeet'. |
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Event:
Iron Fist Nippon Series 09/03
Date: Sep 03, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Raikov closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.#TD#
Raikov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raikov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Raikov looking to pass the guard.
Raikov advances to half guard.
Romero is looking for a sweep. Raikov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Raikov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Romero is just riding it out for now. Raikov eventually gives up the hold.
Raikov wants to pass to mount but Romero is defending the position. #SUB#
Romero is defending against the submission attempts here by Raikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikov trying to pass the guard but Romero defending well.
Raikov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T1#
Raikov avoids the attempt from Romero to control.
Raikov moves to the back. #SUB#
Raikov looking for the choke from the back. #SUB#
Raikov is persistently looking for the submission but Romero is defending it well.
#SUB#
Raikov is looking for a rear naked choke here but Romero reverses the position brilliantly into Raikov's guard!
Raikov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Raikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romero manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero is pulling down on Raikov's head to control his posture. #T2#
Raikov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Raikov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Raikov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Raikov moves into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Raikov fails to move to back control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Raikov looking for a guillotine from mount but Romero is having none of it.
Romero has given up his back.
#T3##SUB#
Raikov is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Romero taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Raikov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Raikov!
Ivan Raikov is the new middleweight champion!
Ivan Raikov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BE Younick for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
Iron Fist Championship V
Date: Jul 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Romero jabs Ganiesh right on the nose. Ganiesh blinks but takes it well.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ganiesh shoots and misses
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ganiesh misses with a takedown attempt
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vito Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dabur Ganiesh.
Romero with a hook.
Romero tests Ganiesh's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#Ganiesh is rocked!
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Ganiesh slips the punch.
Ganiesh is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Ganiesh lands a nice looking body shot.
Ganiesh seems to have recovered his senses.
Ganiesh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganiesh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#TD2#
Ganiesh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romero to the ground. Ganiesh is now in Romero's guard.#ES#
Romero pushes Ganiesh off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Romero misses.
Ganiesh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ganiesh somewhat.
A head kick by Ganiesh misses #CL#
and Romero counters by clinching up. #T1#
Ganiesh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.
Ganiesh looks winded!
Ganiesh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Romero to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Ganiesh successfully pulls guard.
#SU#
Romero gets to his feet. Ganiesh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ganiesh tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ganiesh throws a body kick that misses
and Ganiesh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ganiesh is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Jab by Romero.
Ganiesh blocks a jab.
Romero throws a right and a left that Ganiesh avoids nicely.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ganiesh's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dabur Ganiesh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganiesh gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Romero gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ganiesh is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Romero! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 24, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romero after a bit of a struggle.
Rose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Romero.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Romero digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
A short left from Romero.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero avoiding damage.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Romero has Rose pressed against the cage.
#BC#
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Romero.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose is looking for the big counter here.
A left lands for Romero.
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Rose's defenses. #ROC#Rose is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero fakes the body blow, causing Rose to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rose goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Romero! |
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