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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jack (ranked 272 p4p, 32 weight class) and Imperio Romano (ranked 554 p4p, 63 weight class). Jack's entrance music is Lucid Dreams. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taylor Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Imperio Romano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romano throws a big shot that misses.
Romano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack slips a straight right by Romano.
Romano lands a body shot.
Romano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Romano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Good exchange - Romano coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano checks a leg kick.
Jack has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury in the buildup to the fight.
Romano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jack. Jack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack takes a swing at Romano's ribcage but misses.
Romano throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Romano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romano misses with a leg kick
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Romano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jack under the eye.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack thumps Romano with a low kick.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Jack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jack steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romano. That one must have hurt.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romano avoids the body shot from Jack.
Romano flicks out a counter leg kick but Jack steps away.
Jack throws a right hand that misses
and Romano counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romano throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romano throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Romano swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Romano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Romano scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jack misses.
Jack blocks a jab.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Romano ducks down to avoid it.
Romano throws a shot to the body.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Romano ducks down to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Romano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jack - the referee stops the clock and Romano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jack. Romano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab lands there for Romano.
Romano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Romano misses the target.
It appears Jack was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice defenses there by Romano.
A slow jab from Romano misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Romano misses the shot to the body.
Romano throws a leg kick which misses Jack's front leg but catches the back leg as Jack tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romano checks a low kick from Jack.
Romano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack connects with a body shot.
Jack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romano moves forwards but Jack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romano lunges at Jack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jack's hand.
Romano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jack.
Jack works the jab nicely.
Romano avoids the head kick by Jack.
Romano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Romano is out of range.
Jack works the jab nicely.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Romano blocks a jab.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack tries to score with a low kick but Romano moves his leg out of the way.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romano.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jack.
Jack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romano circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romano checks a leg kick nicely.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick.
Jack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano fakes the leg kick and cracks Jack in the body.
Jack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romano momentarily.
Romano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Romano ducks down to avoid it.
Jack connects with an inside leg kick.
Romano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Romano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romano misses with a looping left.
Romano connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack throws a jab when Romano was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Jack down.
A big left from Romano misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jack looks to land a combination. Romano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romano throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taylor Jack will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romano misses with a straight left.
Jack misses with a hook. Romano ducked under it nicely.
Romano blocks a jab.
Romano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romano avoids the head kick by Jack.
Romano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jack misses with a hook. Romano ducked under it nicely.
Jack tries to score with a low kick but Romano moves his leg out of the way.
Romano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romano slips a jab from Jack.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack throws a leg kick but Romano moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano throws a chopping leg kick but Jack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Jack saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Romano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack lands with a straight right. Romano didn't see that one coming.
Romano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romano throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack needs to keep his hands up - Romano had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throws a head kick that misses
and Romano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romano lands the left hand.
Romano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jack.
A jab from Jack misses.
Romano tries a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Romano misses with a looping right.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack works the jab nicely.
Romano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack looks for the body kick but Romano saw that one coming.
Romano cracks Jack with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
Jack misses with a wild combination.
Jack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Romano lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
Romano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jack checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romano scores with a nice body kick.
Jack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack misses with a hook.
Romano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romano.
Romano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jack. That did some damage!
Jack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jack lands a nice hook to Romano's body. Romano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a low kick as Jack jumps back.
Romano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jack on the side of the head.
Jack tries to land a front kick but Romano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jack if he has to take too many more of those.
Jack slips under a jab.
Romano throws a big shot that misses.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack slips a jab from Romano.
Jack throws a low kick but Romano avoids it.
Jack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romano throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack walks into a left hand.
Romano misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Romano misses its intended target.
Romano throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Romano blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Jack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romano checks a leg kick.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romano.
Romano misses with a looping left.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Jack swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick there by Romano.
Romano lands with a good body shot.
Romano throws a leg kick
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romano throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jack misses the jab.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imperio Romano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Romano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Romano.
Romano dodges the punch combination from Jack.
Romano lands with a shot to the body.
Romano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Romano.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romano.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romano.
Romano throws a wild body kick that Jack sees coming a mile off.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack sizes up Romano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jack will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jack there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano staying out of range there.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Romano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jack under the eye.
Jack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Romano connects with a body shot that sends Jack's belly button to the back.
Jack throws a leg kick but Romano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Romano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack takes one to the chin there.
Romano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jack counters with a nice body kick.
Romano blocks a jab.
Romano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Jack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Romano down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack scores with a leg kick.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
Jack throws a hook but Romano avoids it easily.
Romano cracks the inside of Jack's front leg.
Jack moves out of range as Romano strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Jack misses its target.
Romano throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack looks to land a combination. Romano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
A jab from Romano misses.
Romano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Romano.
Romano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romano missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romano tries a low kick but Jack avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Romano.
Jack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romano throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Imperio Romano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jack throws a push kick but Romano slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Romano misses.
Romano digs a good body shot into Jack's ribs.
Romano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack throws a low kick but Romano moves out of range easily.
Jack's corner calls for a 1-2. Jack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romano misses with a right hand
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Jack catches Romano right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romano's calf.
Jack slips a straight right by Romano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack scores with a sloppy right hand. Romano should have avoided that one.
Romano swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
A little jabbing left from Romano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jack looks for the body kick but Romano saw that one coming.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romano throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Jack lands with a good body shot.
Jack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romano slips a jab from Jack.
Romano lands a nice hook to Jack's body. Jack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Romano does no damage.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Romano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Imperio Romano.
Well Romano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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