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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano Schoots has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
155 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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170 cm
30
155 lbs
7 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Romano Schoots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoots with a hook.
Schoots lands a glancing blow to the side of Khoury's head.
Khoury misses with an uppercut. Schoots saw that one coming.
Schoots rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Khoury counter with a right hand.
Schoots listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khoury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schoots misses with a wild body shot.
Schoots throws the left hand but Khoury avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Khoury misses
enabling Schoots to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Khoury.
Khoury throws a jab but it's blocked by Schoots.
Schoots avoids the head kick by Khoury.
Schoots keeps the fight on the outside.
Khoury has his takedown stuffed
and Khoury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schoots gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schoots using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khoury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schoots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khoury.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schoots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khoury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schoots throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schoots is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Schoots.
Khoury is looking to break free of the clinch but Schoots has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schoots - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khoury jumps guard but Schoots stands there with Khoury around his waist. Khoury gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schoots putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khoury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schoots stalling in the clinch.
Schoots missing with knees to the body.
Khoury is trying to break the clinch but Schoots is controlling him.
Schoots lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schoots throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khourys head.
Schoots landing knees to the head.
Schoots content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schoots misses with a knee strike.
Schoots lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khoury tries to break the clinch but Schoots is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schoots obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schoots stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots scores with a knee to the head.
Schoots scores with a knee to the head.
Khoury is rocked!
Schoots connects with a knee to the head.
Khoury is still on wobbly legs! Can Schoots finish him?
Schoots lands a big knee to the head and Khoury goes down! Schoots pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romano Schoots!
Romano Schoots very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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