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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 179 p4p, 27 weight class) and Billy The Bastard (ranked 559 p4p, 86 weight class). The Bastard has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy The Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Romero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bastard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Bastard feints and then cracks Romero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romero down.
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bastard.
The Bastard stuffs the takedown.
The Bastard throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero moves away from the strike by The Bastard.
The Bastard scores with a punch to the head.
The Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
The Bastard throws a body kick that misses.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Bastard sprawls well. The Bastard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Bastard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bastard misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
The Bastard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Romero is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romero.
The Bastard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Bastard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Bastard throws a leg kick that misses.
The Bastard misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Romero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bastard lands a nice shot that snaps Romero's head back.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Romero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bastard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Bastard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Romero is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
The Bastard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero closes the distance and pushes The Bastard back into the cage.
The Bastard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Bastard backwards.
The Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Bastard walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Bastard misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from The Bastard misses.
The Bastard misses with a hook.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bastard.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but The Bastard avoids it well and moves away.
Romero takes a swing at The Bastard's ribcage but misses.
The Bastard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Romero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Bastard connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Bastard is fending him off so far but Romero persists. Nope, The Bastard circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero misses with a looping right.
The Bastard throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero misses with a right hand
and The Bastard counters with a left to the body.
The Bastard misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
The Bastard looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
A big right from The Bastard misses.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but The Bastard avoids it well and moves away.
The Bastard throws a front kick that sends Romero stumbling back into the cage.
The Bastard misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Bastard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by The Bastard - just one landing.
The Bastard lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by The Bastard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Bastard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Bastard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romero.
The Bastard manages to get back to half guard.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romero is keen to just control but The Bastard is a slippery customer.
The Bastard is trying to get back to full guard.
Romero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bastard dominated that round.
That's time! Romero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romero gets a takedown into half guard.
The Bastard won't allow Romero to pass to mount.
Romero wants to control but The Bastard is keeping him busy.
The Bastard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Bastard looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero is looking to advance position but The Bastard won't allow it.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Bastard is positioning himself well to prevent Romero advancing to mount.
The Bastard gets back to full guard.
The Bastard keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero is working The Bastard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Bastard keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Romero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from The Bastard.
Romero tries for a takedown but The Bastard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Romero's corner calls for a 1-2. Romero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romero connects with a single shot there.
The Bastard misses with a looping left.
The Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
The Bastard lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
The Bastard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bastard slips a straight right by Romero.
The Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
The Bastard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bastard manages to avoid it.
The Bastard misses with the combination.
The Bastard misses with a straight right.
The Bastard scores with a nice head shot.
The Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from The Bastard.
Good standup being displayed there by The Bastard as he connects with a hook.
Romero walks into a left hand.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Bastard punishes Romero's body with a nice straight punch.
Romero misses with a body shot.
The Bastard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Billy The Bastard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Bastard throws a head kick that misses.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
The Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bastard.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bastard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from The Bastard misses the target.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bastard.
The Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
The Bastard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Bastard.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero takes one to the chin there.
Romero swings for the body but The Bastard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Bastard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Bastard connects with a single shot there.
The Bastard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bastard manages to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook.
The Bastard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Bastard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. The Bastard moves away and avoids it.
The Bastard keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bastard circles away.
The Bastard lands a slapping body shot.
The Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romero cracks The Bastard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. The Bastard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Bastard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Bastard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Bastard looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero moves out of range as The Bastard strikes.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from The Bastard.
The Bastard throws a one two combo.
The Bastard misses with an uppercut.
The Bastard throws a good cross that connects.
The Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
The Bastard misses the jab.
Romero blocks a jab.
The Bastard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bastard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
The Bastard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero takes a swing at The Bastard's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - The Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Bastard avoids the body shot from Romero.
The Bastard throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Romero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Bastard to the mat! The Bastard manages to get full guard.
The Bastard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bastard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero postures up in The Bastard's guard and throws a big left but The Bastard blocks it.
Romero trying to move into half guard but instead The Bastard has managed to sweep!
Romero looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Bastard has picked Romero up and slammed him! Romero can't keep hold of the triangle and The Bastard manages to pass to side control!
Romero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Bastard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romero manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Bastard's best efforts.
Romero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romero gets full guard.
Joel Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Romero holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Bastard preventing the sweep.
The Bastard gets to his feet. Romero looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bastard.
The Bastard connects with an inside leg kick.
The Bastard connects with a jab.
The Bastard thuds his right hand into Romero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Bastard cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bastard circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Bastard misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero avoids the body shot from The Bastard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bastard really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Bastard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bastard.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Bastard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Bastard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero shoots in and bounces The Bastard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero pushing down on The Bastard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Bastard controlling the position for now.
Romero trying to mount his opponent but The Bastard defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Bastard's head.
The Bastard wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.
Romero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Bastard is not content to let Romero control the position.
Romero wants to advance to full mount but The Bastard doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Bastard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Bastard can't keep his opponent in guard - Romero advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero throwing shots but The Bastard is blocking nicely.
The Bastard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to The Bastard's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bastard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
We've been hearing that Romero has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The Bastard is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Bastard is in trouble now - Romero has advanced to mount!
Romero tries to control but The Bastard wriggling away.
Romero controlling from mount.
Romero trying to control but The Bastard is having none of it.
Romero landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Romero landing shots from mount.
The Bastard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Romero.
The Bastard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Romero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Bastard is looking to escape.
Romero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Romero had his way with Billy The Bastard in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from The Bastard misses.
The Bastard tries to land a body kick
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Bastard won't be happy with that.
The Bastard is looking to reverse the position.
Romero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Romero misses with the ground and pound.
Romero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Romero misses with the ground and pound.
The Bastard can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Bastard down.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Bastard keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero tries to move to mount but The Bastard blocks the move with his legs.
Romero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Romero scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The Bastard defending against the ground and pound.
Romero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Bastard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Bastard keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Bastard!
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Bastard circles away.
A swing and a miss from The Bastard.
The Bastard misses with a straight right.
The Bastard moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Bastard lands a front kick.
Romero dodges the punch combination from The Bastard.
The Bastard looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Billy The Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bastard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bastard.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from The Bastard as Romero shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bastard throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Billy The Bastard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
The Bastard throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Joel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero moves out of range as The Bastard strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Bastard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Bastard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy The Bastard!
Billy The Bastard is the new light heavyweight champion!
Billy The Bastard bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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