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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Autumn Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. Autumn Hunter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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240 lbs
40 - 21 - 0 |
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276 lbs
31 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Autumn Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Romo's shoulder, as Romo tries to avoid the shot.
Romo connects with a jab.
Romo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hunter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romo throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunter misses.
Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunter's coach down at River's Edge Gym, DOW was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hunter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Romo moved away.
Romo throws a low kick, looking for Hunter's leg but Hunter calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romo clobbers Hunter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunter tries a quick counter leg kick but Romo is wise to it.
Romo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
Romo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunter. That did some damage!
Romo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Romo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunter controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Hunter.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Romo avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Romo prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunter presses Romo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Romo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romo tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romo is defending well for now.
Romo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romo lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romo fails to land.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hunter as the two fighters clinch.
Romo lands a nice knee to the body.
Romo managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Romo connects with a knee to the head.
Romo landing knees to the head.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romo is defending well for now.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Romo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romo.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romo letting Hunter take a breather here.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Romo controls his hands.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Romo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter wants to stall.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Romo controls the action.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romo tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Romo throws a body kick that misses
and Hunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunter lands a nice elbow.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Hunter lands a good knee to the midsection. Romo won't want to take too many of those.
Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romo looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunter wants to stall.
Romo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romo has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romo's elbow.
A short uppercut from Hunter.
Romo avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romo avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
Hunter stalls.
Hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Romo avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Hunter tries to circle away but Romo has him pinned against the cage.
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Romo tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Romo.
Hunter stalling in the clinch but Romo improves position.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
Hunter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romo or not.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Hunter slowing the pace effectively.
Romo prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Romo blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Still in the clinch, Romo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Hunter slows down the pace here.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romo blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Romo.
It looks like Autumn Hunter has been cut.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Romo avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter tries to work over Romo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romo backwards.
Hunter lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Romo controls his hands.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Romo.
Romo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Romo takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romo up against the cage.
Romo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunter.
Romo prevents a body shot from Hunter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romo.
Autumn Hunter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunter tries to work over Romo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
Hunter digs a right hand into Romo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romo's gas tank.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Autumn Hunter 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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
John Kyle Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter checks a leg kick nicely.
Romo looks for the body kick but Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter misses with a hook. Romo ducked under it nicely.
Romo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Hunter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Romo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter throws a body punch but Romo moves out of range.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Romo scores with a shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Romo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter wants to land a leg kick but Romo is out of range.
Romo throws a body shot but no joy.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Romo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Romo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Kyle Romo is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunter.
Romo is looking to counter the offense by Hunter and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocks the body kick.
Romo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romo is looking to counter the offense by Hunter and move into the clinch.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter wants to counter with a clinch but Romo pushes him away.
Hunter throws the kick towards the body but Romo avoids it.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Romo moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Romo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter lands a good knee to the midsection. Romo won't want to take too many of those.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Romo throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romo avoids it.
Hunter pushes Romo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Romo avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Romo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunter tries to work over Romo's front leg with a kick but Romo checks it.
Hunter motions for Romo to come forward. Hunter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter scores with a jab to the body.
Romo moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Romo thuds his shin into the meat of Hunter's side.
Donk. Romo catches Hunter right on the button with a cross.
Romo throws a lazy head kick
and Hunter counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romo.
Romo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo tries to land a front kick but Hunter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Romo.
Hunter stuns Romo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Romo moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Romo.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Autumn Hunter.
I think Hunter 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Autumn Hunter!
After winning the bout, Autumn Hunter 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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hype
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