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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Vinson (ranked 23803 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorgan De Romero (ranked 4709 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Vinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yorgan De Romero!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero goes for a double leg but Vinson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vinson continues to drive forward.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vinson's waist but Vinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.
Vinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Vinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vinson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Romero's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Romero wants to pass to mount but Vinson is defending the position.
Vinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero postures up.
Romero trying to control but Vinson is working from the bottom.
Vinson controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
Vinson seems keen to control Romero's posture.
Vinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Vinson has his hands on Romero's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Romero lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jermaine Vinson has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vinson.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Romero pulls Vinson into guard.
Romero trying to keep a closed guard but Vinson is proving a slippery customer.
Romero trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Romero working a defensive guard but Vinson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Vinson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vinson scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Romero to see if he's OK.
Vinson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Romero can't do much from the bottom here.
Vinson is working Romero over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vinson grinds an elbow into Romero's temple.
Vinson lands some shots froms side control.
Romero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to improve his position.
Vinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Romero is defending well.
Vinson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Romero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vinson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Romero to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero wants to control but Vinson postures up.
Vinson working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Romero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vinson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Vinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jermaine Vinson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vinson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Romero's half guard.
Romero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romero is looking to stand up but Vinson isn't so interested in that idea.
Vinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Vinson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Romero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vinson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Romero has picked Vinson up and slammed him! Vinson can't keep hold of the triangle and Romero manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to advance to mount but Vinson denies him.
Vinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Vinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vinson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Romero trying to mount his opponent but Vinson defends it.
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.
Vinson is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vinson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vinson keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Vinson 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 working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Romero wants to control from the top but Vinson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vinson fails with the takedown.
Vinson tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Vinson fails to land.
Romero blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vinson up against the cage.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Vinson's head back.
Vinson forces Romero back against the cage and clinches.
Romero tries to pull guard but Vinson holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
Jermaine Vinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yorgan De Romero.
Vinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Romero tries to sprawl out of it but Vinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yorgan De Romero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jermaine Vinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero tries to clinch up but Vinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Romero fails to land the takedown.
Romero tries to bum rush Vinson with a series of wild strikes but Vinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jermaine Vinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Romero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero gets caught flat footed, as Vinson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Romero has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vinson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero has his takedown stuffed
and Vinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinson shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vinson.
You can see the frustration on Romero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vinson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Romero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vinson off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero is not going to allow Vinson to sit and survive in this position.
Vinson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Romero misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Vinson is trying to stand back up.
Romero controls the action.
Romero tries to keep control of the position but Vinson is staying busy.
That's four 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.
Romero is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Romero has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Vinson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Vinson wants to escape the position.
Vinson breaks Romero's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Vinson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yorgan De Romero.
I think Romero 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yorgan De Romero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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