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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choake comes to the cage accompanied by Hans Zimmer - The Kraken. Jermaine Choake is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
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183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Romziel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romziel loads up on a big right hand but Choake slips the punch.
Choake misses with a body shot.
Romziel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Choake misses with a takedown attempt - Romziel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Choake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romziel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Choake's sensitive parts.
Choake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romziel swivels and escapes.
Romziel throws a leg kick which misses Choake's front leg but catches the back leg as Choake tries to avoid it.
Romziel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choake circles away quickly and effectively.
Choake throws a lazy uppercut
and Romziel counters with a stiff right hand.
Choake gets tackled into the cage by Romziel. Romziel maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Romziel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Choake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romziel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Choake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romziel lands a right hand.
Choake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romziel prevents it.
Choake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romziel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Romziel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romziel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Choake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romziel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romziel.
Romziel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Choake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Choake is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romziel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romziel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romziel lands a nice elbow.
Choake takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romziel is pushing Choake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Romziel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romziel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romziel lands a knee to the body.
Romziel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel lands an elbow that stopped Choake in his tracks for a moment.
Romziel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romziel lands a nice knee to the body.
Romziel is leaning against Choake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romziel is working Choake over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Romziel.
Romziel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romziel prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Romziel on the inside.
Romziel lands a shot to the body.
Choake gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Romziel regains guard.
Romziel wants to stand up but Choake is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Choake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Choake stays in close to Romziel's body and controls the position.
Choake trying to control but Romziel is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choake won't allow Romziel to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Romziel has closed the distance and engaged Choake in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Romziel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choake. Romziel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romziel looks to land a right hand but Choake moved out of range.
Choake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romziel clinches up with Choake and pushes him back against the cage.
Romziel letting Choake take a breather here.
Romziel trying to stall but Choake improves his position.
Choake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romziel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Choake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Choake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romziel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Choake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romziel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romziel trying to control the action but Choake is working from the bottom.
Choake manages to get to full guard.
Choake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romziel wants to control from the top but Choake keeps moving.
Choake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romziel preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Choake is on top in guard.
Romziel wants to get back to his feet but Choake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Choake wants to pass the guard but Romziel is keeping the position.
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!
Romziel wants to stand up but Choake is controlling him.
Choake is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel wants to stand and escape but Choake is having none of it.
Choake forces his way into half guard.
Choake performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Romziel wants to stand back up but Choake manages to pass into side control.
Choake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake trying to control the action but Romziel is working from the bottom.
Romziel wants to get back to his feet but Choake drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romziel is looking to get back to his feet here but Choake is keeping cool and he's managed to take Romziel's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jermaine Choake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Choake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Choake.
Choake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romziel manages to avoid it.
Choake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romziel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romziel scores with a three punch combo!
Romziel with a hook.
Romziel leaves Choake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel misses with a hook. Choake ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Choake is defended easily by Romziel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Choake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Romziel there.
Romziel misses with a kick to the body.
Choake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romziel pinned against the cage. Romziel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Romziel drives through and clinches with Choake against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Choake fails to pull guard.
Romziel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romziel can't find room to land a body shot as Choake controls the action.
Choake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romziel landing knees to the head.
Romziel lands an elbow that stopped Choake in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romziel.
Choake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romziel just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake jumps guard but Romziel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romziel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Choake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romziel.
Choake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romziel landing knees to the body.
Romziel lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Romziel as the two fighters clinch.
Romziel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Choake up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Romziel's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romziel misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romziel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Choake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romziel digs a right hand into Choake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Choake's gas tank.
Romziel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romziel stalling against the cage.
Romziel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Choake blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romziel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romziel trying to land knees to the body.
Choake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Romziel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romziel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Romziel!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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