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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romo has chosen Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond as his entrance music. Tony Romo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Romo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Romo wants to clinch up but Rauparaha keeps it at a distance.
Rauparaha misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Rauparaha.
Romo closes the distance and pushes Rauparaha back into the ropes.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauparaha misses with the head strike.
Romo breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Rauparaha's head coaches at The Grind - $750 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romo rushes Rauparaha and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Romo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rauparaha is keeping busy.
Rauparaha stalling against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Romo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha leaning against his opponent.
Romo is looking to control Rauparaha's arms but Rauparaha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romo has his back to the ropes.
Romo is trying to force a seperation but Rauparaha has the dominant position.
Rauparaha breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rauparaha.
Romo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rauparaha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romo manages to circle out of the way.
Rauparaha throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rauparaha throws out a powerful jab.
Romo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rauparaha throws a big counter combination but Romo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rauparaha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romo counters with a three punch combo that has Rauparaha backing up. Rauparaha nods at Romo to acknowledge the strikes.
Romo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rauparaha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rauparaha blocks a head kick by Romo.
Romo looks winded!
Rauparaha throws an overhand right that lands on Romo's shoulder, as Romo tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauparaha swats away the attempt to clinch by Romo.
Rauparaha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rauparaha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romo tries to clinch but Rauparaha is having none of it.
Rauparaha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romo tries to clinch up but Rauparaha circles away and keeps his distance.
Rauparaha has closed the distance and engaged Romo in a clinch.
Rauparaha breaks from the clinch.
Rauparaha lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Romo goes down! The ref sends Rauparaha to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Romo is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Rauparaha throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rauparaha closes the distance and clinches.
Rauparaha'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.
Romo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Rauparaha misses the target.
Romo unleashes a big counter combination but Rauparaha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rauparaha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rauparaha wants to clinch.
Rauparaha throws a hook but Romo avoids it easily.
Romo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rauparaha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo moves into the clinch.
Rauparaha breaks the clinch.
Rauparaha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rauparaha is looking to clinch but Romo is avoiding it.
Romo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romo dodges the punch combination from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Rauparaha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romo tries to clinch up.
Rauparaha tries to clinch there but Romo circles away.
A left lands for Rauparaha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Te Rauparaha should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romo avoids the body shot from Rauparaha.
Romo loads up on a big right hand but Rauparaha slips the punch.
Rauparaha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rauparaha tries to clinch up but Romo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been informed that Romo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Romo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Rauparaha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rauparaha throws a series of punches but Romo avoids them all with ease.
Rauparaha connects with a body shot that sends Romo's belly button to the back.
Rauparaha scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Rauparaha both land. Nice combination.
Rauparaha scores with a one two! Romo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauparaha avoids the body shot from Romo.
Romo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rauparaha forces Romo back against the ropes and clinches.
Romo looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rauparaha throws a shot from downtown. Romo moves away and avoids it.
Romo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rauparaha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romo backs up against the ropes.
Rauparaha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rauparaha throws a series of punches but Romo avoids them all with ease.
Romo clinches up with Rauparaha and pushes him back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rauparaha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Romo breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha tries to clinch there but Romo circles away.
Romo throws a fast counter high kick but Rauparaha manages to duck under it in time.
Romo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauparaha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romo breaks the clinch.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Rauparaha scores with a punch to the head.
Te Rauparaha is winning the standup battle so far.
Romo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rauparaha trying to control the position but instead, Romo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rauparaha into the ropes.
Rauparaha breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rauparaha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romo is looking for the big counter here.
Te Rauparaha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romo tries to clinch but Rauparaha moves out of range.
Rauparaha moves in looking to clinch but Romo pushes him off.
Rauparaha tries to clinch up.
Romo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rauparaha misses with the combination.
Rauparaha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romo circles away quickly and effectively.
Romo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romo tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rauparaha.
Rauparaha gets tackled into the ropes by Romo. Romo maintains the clinch.
Tony Romo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romo manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha is looking to clinch but Romo is avoiding it.
Romo tries to land a body kick
and Rauparaha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rauparaha lands a nice shot that snaps Romo's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo missing with a left hand there. Rauparaha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rauparaha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rauparaha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauparaha throws out the jab.
Rauparaha misses with a looping left.
Romo closes the distance and pushes Rauparaha back into the ropes.
Rauparaha is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romo is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Te Rauparaha dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Rauparaha misses.
Romo moves away from the strike by Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Romo tries to keep at a distance but Rauparaha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romo breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauparaha misses with a series of wild punches.
Romo looks to land a combination but Rauparaha avoids it well.
Romo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rauparaha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo tries to land a leg kick but Rauparaha saw it coming and moves away.
Rauparaha throwing a counter right hand but Romo manages to avoid it.
Romo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rauparaha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Rauparaha. Those never looked like landing.
Rauparaha swinging wildly here.
Rauparaha swings for the body but Romo moves out of range.
Te Rauparaha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romo slips a straight right by Rauparaha.
Romo instigates a clinch.
Romo breaks the clinch.
Romo wants to clinch.
Rauparaha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha throws a big shot that misses.
Romo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauparaha.
Romo moves in looking to clinch but Rauparaha pushes him off.
Romo clinches up against the ropes.
Rauparaha looking to slow down the pace here.
Romo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romo forces Rauparaha back against the ropes and clinches.
Romo breaks from the clinch.
Rauparaha misses with a double jab.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauparaha throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Rauparaha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha moves into range and clinches up with Romo.
Romo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Romo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rauparaha rushes Romo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rauparaha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romo tries to clinch but Rauparaha is having none of it.
Rauparaha blocks the body kick.
Romo rushes Rauparaha and presses him up against the ropes.
Romo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rauparaha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rauparaha misses the target.
Rauparaha throws a series of strikes that have Romo backpedaling.
Te Rauparaha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauparaha misses with a wild combination.
Romo drives through and clinches with Rauparaha against the ropes.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauparaha is defending well for now.
Romo keeps control of Rauparaha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romo taking a breather.
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
Romo breaks the clinch.
Tony Romo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Romo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Te Rauparaha.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rauparaha, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Te Rauparaha!
In defeat, Tony Romo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maybe I can still play for the Browns...'.
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