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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 462 p4p, 56 weight class) and Imperio Romano (ranked 612 p4p, 77 weight class). Barbo comes into the arena with Nissim blaring out of the sound system. Romano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Imperio Romano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Imperio Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbo swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Romano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Romano.
Romano throws a looping overhand right but Barbo ducks down to avoid it.
Barbo throws a body kick that misses.
Romano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbo. That did some damage!
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Romano connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Barbo.
Barbo with a jab.
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!
Barbo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Romano throws a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a body shot.
Romano connects with a single shot there.
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
Barbo is looking to counter punch.
Barbo throws a sloppy head kick and Romano moves out of range easily.
Barbo needs to keep his hands up - Romano had a free shot at his head there.
Barbo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbo.
Barbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romano counters with a straight right hand.
Romano misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Romano wants to slow Barbo down by chopping away at his legs.
Romano looks to throw the jab but Barbo is out of range.
Romano throws a big shot that misses.
Romano loads up on a big right hand but Barbo slips the punch.
It looked like Barbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
The fighters circling - Romano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo lands with a nice body punch.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Romano moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbo.
Romano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Romano misses with a body kick.
Barbo lands a really nice looking cross but Romano seems unphased.
Romano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romano scrambles back to his feet.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romano.
Barbo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romano slips under a jab from Barbo.
Romano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbo scores with the left hand. Romano knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
A low kick from Romano is predictable there
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbo.
Romano misses with a straight left.
Romano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbo scores with a one two! Romano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barbo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Imperio Romano has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romano slips a straight right by Barbo.
Romano misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo fakes the leg kick and cracks Romano in the body.
Romano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romano misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romano swings widly with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbo blocks a jab.
Romano thows a leg kick but Barbo checks it
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano swings widly with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a left to the body.
Barbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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!
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick from Barbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbo tries to land a front kick but Romano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick.
Romano misses with a double jab
and Barbo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barbo throws a right hand that Romano ducks under and follows up with a left that Romano also avoids with ease.
Romano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo throws a nice looking combination but Romano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romano! But no joy.
Barbo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romano thows a leg kick but Barbo checks it
and Romano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romano misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbo misses the target.
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Barbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romano.
Barbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Romano checks it.
Romano throws a lazy head kick
and Barbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Romano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barbo has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Romano!
Barbo slips a jab from Romano.
Romano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Barbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romano can do to turn this around?
Romano throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Romano checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Romano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbo takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Romano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
Romano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Barbo does it's job there.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Romano misses with a hook
and Barbo counters with a good, hard body kick but Romano shrugs it off.
Romano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbo misses with a right hand
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romano tries a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
Romano misses with a hook.
Romano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Romano's head.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbo throws a hook but Romano avoids it easily.
Barbo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Romano counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano throws a jab when Barbo was well out of range.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Barbo moved out of range.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Barbo coming out on top.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Romano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbo on the side of the head.
Romano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barbo.
Barbo looks for the body kick but Romano saw that one coming.
Barbo takes one on the button.
Romano misses with a shot to the body
and Barbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbo moves away from the strike by Romano.
Romano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romano throws a leg kick but Barbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbo thuds his shin into the meat of Romano's side.
Donk. Barbo catches Romano right on the button with a cross.
Barbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Romano avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Romano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Barbo does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Romano is predictable there
and Barbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romano's knee momentarily.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
Barbo moves forwards but Romano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbo lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a kick to the body.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Barbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romano.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romano.
Barbo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Romano avoids it.
Barbo cracks the inside of Romano's front leg.
Romano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbo throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Romano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Romano throws an overhand right that lands on Barbo's shoulder, as Barbo tries to avoid the shot.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romano if he has to take too many more of those.
Sala Barbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Romano throws a hook but Barbo blocks it.
Barbo lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano misses with a few strikes there.
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbo lands with a slapping head kick.
Romano throws a jab when Barbo was well out of range.
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 Sala Barbo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romano sizes up Barbo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Barbo.
A lazy left from Barbo finds it's target.
Romano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbo clobbers Romano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbo moves away from the strike by Romano.
Romano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbo lands a nice hook to Romano's body. Romano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
Romano walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Romano blocks the low kick.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Barbo moved out of range.
Romano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romano slips under a jab.
Romano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbo.
Barbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romano.
Romano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romano slips under a jab.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbo misses the target.
Romano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbo. Barbo obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano misses with a few strikes there.
Barbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romano throws a head kick that misses
and Barbo counters with a good low kick that Romano was not able to check.
Romano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romano connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romano.
A quick step to the side and Barbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Romano throws a head kick that half lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barbo - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Barbo.
Romano slips a jab and a cross from Barbo.
Romano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romano throws a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Barbo.
Barbo tries to work over Romano's front leg with a kick but Romano checks it.
Romano scores with a jab.
Barbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romano momentarily.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Romano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbo slips under a jab.
Romano misses the jab.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbo scores with a hook.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Barbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Romano coming out on top.
Barbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
Barbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romano throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romano.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Romano looks to throw a body kick
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbo lands with a nice body punch.
Barbo jabs Romano right on the nose. Romano blinks but takes it well.
Imperio Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Barbo.
A big left from Barbo misses.
Good shot there by Romano.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbo misses the target.
Romano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbo lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Romano misses.
Barbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sala Barbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbo 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sala Barbo!
A victorious Sala Barbo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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