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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nicotina Groove by SUBSONICA. Duggan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. Samuel Romano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan misses with a series of wild punches.
Duggan lands the left hand.
Duggan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romano slaps away a takedown attempt from Duggan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duggan slips under a jab from Romano.
Duggan throws a good cross that connects.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romano tries to work over Duggan's front leg with a kick but Duggan checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duggan cracks Romano with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Romano misses the target.
Duggan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romano moves out of range of the leg kick from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Romano slips the punch.
Romano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duggan.
Dean Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan thuds his shin into the meat of Romano's side.
Duggan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duggan misses the shot to the body.
Duggan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duggan motions for Romano to come forward. Duggan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan throws out a leg kick but Romano moves out of range and Duggan only half commits.
Duggan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romano checks a leg kick.
Duggan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan throws a leg kick
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano misses with a hook.
Romano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Romano throws a right and a left that Duggan avoids nicely.
Romano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggan. Duggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duggan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romano pinned against the cage. Romano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Romano moved away.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romano's head.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
Romano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romano throws a leg kick but Duggan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
Romano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duggan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duggan throws a hook but Romano blocks it.
Romano misses with a straight right.
Romano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duggan at a distance.
Romano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Romano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romano with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romano there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romano doesn't seem bothered though.
Romano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duggan.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano misses with a left hand
and Duggan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romano tries to land a front kick but Duggan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romano misses with a leg kick.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duggan misses the jab.
Romano slaps away a takedown attempt from Duggan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samuel Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Duggan.
Duggan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Duggan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duggan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duggan moves out of range of the strikes.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Duggan feints and then cracks Romano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romano down.
Duggan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duggan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duggan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romano misses with a looping right.
Romano scores with a punch to the head.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan checks a low kick from Romano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano cracks Duggan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duggan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duggan stuns Romano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Romano!
Romano misses with a body shot.
Romano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Duggan.
A good leg kick by Duggan.
Romano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Romano misses with a body kick.
Duggan throws a nice looking combination but Romano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duggan's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Duggan.
Romano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan has a takedown stuffed.
Romano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duggan misses the shot to the body.
Romano looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan throws a leg kick which misses Romano's front leg but catches the back leg as Romano tries to avoid it.
Duggan misses with a combination
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romano throws out a leg kick but Duggan moves out of range and Romano only half commits.
Romano defending well as Duggan loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Duggan misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duggan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
A solid body kick from Romano.
Romano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duggan swinging wildly here.
Duggan is breathing heavily.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duggan's calf.
Romano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Romano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Duggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romano.
Romano connects with the punch.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romano fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romano misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duggan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romano.
Romano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Romano loads up on a big right hand but Duggan slips the punch.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
Duggan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duggan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Samuel Romano will probably get the nod.
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!
A jab from Duggan finds it's way through Romano's defenses.
Duggan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Duggan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romano.
Duggan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romano.
Nice jab there from Romano.
Romano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Romano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duggan tries to land a body kick
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romano.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duggan slips a jab from Romano.
A shot to the liver by Romano. Beautiful body shot.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano throws a wild body kick that Duggan sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan scores with the left hand. Romano knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan checks a low kick from Romano.
Duggan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romano has time to react.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romano.
Romano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Romano.
Romano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duggan.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Duggan.
Romano throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duggan.
Duggan lands a leg kick that knocks Romano off balance momentarily.
Duggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Romano looks to land a left hand but Duggan moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Romano moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romano's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duggan finds it's way round the side to connect with Romano's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Romano misses its intended target.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Duggan checks the leg kick.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan closes the distance and clinches up with Romano, looking for a takedown. Duggan pushes Romano against the cage but Romano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Romano misses.
Romano throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duggan.
Duggan fails with a takedown attempt.
Romano moves away from the strike by Duggan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duggan.
Dean Duggan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romano.
Samuel Romano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romano.
Duggan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romano circles away quickly and effectively.
Romano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano lands a lovely overhand right.
Duggan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Romano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romano misses the shot to the body.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Duggan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Duggan does no damage.
Romano walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Romano avoids the body shot from Duggan.
Romano scores with a leg kick.
Romano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romano drops his hands momentarily and Duggan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duggan.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Duggan saw that one coming.
Duggan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duggan throws a head kick but Romano moves out of range.
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Romano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duggan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Romano.
Well Romano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Romano!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Romano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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