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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Romero (ranked 1184 p4p, 2394 weight class) and Dan Diego (ranked 91 p4p, 175 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a hook.
Romero forces Diego back against the cage and clinches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
The referee calls for Diego to work.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Diego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero lands with a right hand.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Diego in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Romero lands a left hand.
Diego working hard to break the clinch.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
Diego wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Diego breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Romero.
Romero moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Diego pushes him off.
Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Romero moves to clinch but Diego breaks away
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Diego wants to get back to striking at distance but Romero won't allow it.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero darts in and clinches Diego up against the cage.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Ernesto Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diego counters with a straight right hand.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Romero.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero letting Diego take a breather here.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego blocking some punches.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero darts in and clinches Diego up against the cage.
Diego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Romero backs off Diego throws a huge counter combo but Romero manages to avoid it all.
Dan Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Romero finds it's target.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Diego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that second 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. 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.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diego can do to turn this around?
Romero moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero tries to clinch up
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero rushes Diego and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Diego wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Dan Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero moves to clinch but Diego breaks away
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Romero tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Ernesto Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ernesto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to clinch
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero keeps control of Diego as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Diego's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Diego taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Romero 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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