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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romero Duno (ranked 4530 p4p, 4373 weight class) and Frankie Whu (ranked 489 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Romero Duno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Whu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duno misses with a series of wild punches.
Duno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duno throws a series of strikes that have Whu backpedaling.
Whu moves out of range of the leg kick from Duno.
Whu is looking to clinch but Duno is avoiding it.
Whu gets a clinch.
Duno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whu has Duno pressed against the cage, preventing Duno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whu rushes Duno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whu throws an elbow but it misses.
Whu throws a punch but it's blocked by Duno.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duno.
Duno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Duno.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Duno misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Duno. Those never looked like landing.
Whu misses the jab.
A punch combination from Duno misses.
Duno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duno feints a jab promting Whu to slip. Duno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Whu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Whu is looking to clinch but Duno is avoiding it.
Duno rushes Whu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duno breaks from the clinch.
Romero Duno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whu moves into the clinch.
Duno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whu rushes Duno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duno backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whu misses with the head strike.
Duno working hard to break the clinch.
Duno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duno misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duno.
Whu looking for a takedown.
Whu misses with the head strike.
Whu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whu struggles to land a body shot inside as Duno controls his hands.
Whu prevents Duno from breaking the clinch.
Duno working aggressively here.
Whu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whu slips a straight right by Duno.
Whu swings for the body but Duno moves out of range.
Whu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duno tries to avoid it but Whu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duno to the ground. Duno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whu rushes Duno and presses him up against the cage.
Whu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whu has him pressed against the cage.
Duno manages to break the clinch.
Duno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero Duno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duno misses with a kick to the body.
Whu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whu clinches.
Duno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duno scores with a nice head shot.
Whu dodges the punch combination from Duno.
Duno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duno clinches with his opponent.
Whu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duno backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whu lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duno.
Duno manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Duno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whu counters by clinching up.
Duno is breathing heavily.
Duno wants to get back to striking at distance but Whu won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Duno.
Whu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whu throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duno.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duno.
Whu is looking for a takedown.
Romero Duno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Whu.
Duno prevents a body shot from Whu.
Duno wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whu's elbow.
Duno tries a body shot but Whu blocks it.
Whu misses with the head strike.
Duno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duno is looking to control Whu's arms but Whu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duno has his back to the cage.
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 Romero Duno will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whu drives through and clinches with Duno against the cage.
Duno manages to break the clinch.
Romero Duno is winning the standup battle so far.
Whu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duno throws a right hand that Whu ducks under and follows up with a left that Whu also avoids with ease.
Duno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duno connects with a single shot there.
Duno tests Whu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Duno does no damage.
Duno moves into range and clinches up with Whu.
Whu scores with a hook to the body.
Duno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Whu.
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!
Whu has Duno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Duno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whu misses with some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whu pushes Duno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whu can't find room to land a body shot as Duno controls the action.
Duno working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whu prevents a body shot from Duno.
Whu misses with an elbow over the top.
Duno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whu misses with some punches.
Whu misses with some punches.
Duno has a couple of punches blocked by Whu.
Whu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duno misses with the head strike.
Whu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whu slips a jab and a cross from Duno.
Whu tries to counter with a clinch but Duno shakes him off and moves away.
Duno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whu takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whu.
Duno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duno blocks the elbow strike.
Duno avoids the elbow strike from Whu, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duno breaks from the clinch.
Whu rushes Duno and presses him up against the cage.
Whu lands a hook that snaps the head of Duno backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duno throws a head punch that misses.
Duno takes a shot to the head.
Whu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Whu.
Whu working aggressively here.
Frankie Whu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duno.
Whu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Duno.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whu's elbow.
Duno pushes Whu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whu breaks from the clinch.
Whu dodges the punch combination from Duno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whu tries to close the distance and clinch but Duno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whu tries to clinch there but Duno circles away.
A punch combination from Duno misses.
Duno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whu forces Duno back against the cage and clinches.
Whu manages to break the clinch.
Romero Duno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whu clinches.
Whu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Whu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Duno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Whu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Duno fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Romero Duno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Whu.
Whu tries to clinch but Duno moves out of range.
Whu moves into the clinch successfully.
Whu trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Whu fails to land.
Duno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duno prevents a body shot from Whu.
Whu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duno backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duno misses with a body punch.
Whu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Whu.
Duno is trying to break the clinch but Whu is controlling him.
Whu tries for a takedown but Duno manages to get underhooks.
Whu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duno.
Duno scores with a shoulder strike.
Whu throws a punch but it's blocked by Duno.
Duno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duno blocks an uppercut.
Duno blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Whu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Duno wants to slow Whu down by chopping away at his legs.
Whu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Duno with a jab.
Duno looks to land a combination but Whu avoids it well.
A combination from Duno does no damage.
Duno sets himself, and Whu steps forward looking for the clinch! Duno avoids it this time.
Duno takes the fight into the clinch.
Duno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whu struggles to land a body shot inside as Duno controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duno.
Whu struggles to land a body shot inside as Duno controls his hands.
Whu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Duno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whu darts in and clinches Duno up against the cage.
Duno misses with a punch to the body.
Duno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duno tries to keep at a distance but Whu has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whu throws a head punch that misses.
Whu misses with a body punch.
Whu throws a punch but it's blocked by Duno.
A short left from Whu.
Duno lands a shoulder strike.
Duno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whu has him pressed against the cage.
Whu misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whu.
Duno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duno is defending well for now.
Duno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whu takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Duno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duno gets underhooks to prevent Whu's takedown attempt.
Whu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whu tries a body shot but Duno blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duno blocking some punches.
Duno can't find room to land a body shot as Whu controls the action.
Whu throws a punch but it's blocked by Duno.
Duno blocks an uppercut.
Duno wants to break free but Whu has control.
Whu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Duno.
Duno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Duno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duno manages to break the clinch.
Duno throws a series of strikes that have Whu backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whu moves into the clinch.
Whu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Duno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whu backwards.
Whu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duno is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whu misses with some punches.
Duno presses Whu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duno throws a punch but it's blocked by Whu.
Duno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whu moves in looking to clinch but Duno pushes him off.
Duno appears to be looking for a big counter.
Whu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whu dodges the punch combination from Duno.
Duno thows a leg kick but Whu checks it
and Whu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whu manages to break the clinch.
Duno works the jab nicely.
Whu tries to clinch up.
Duno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whu avoids the head kick by Duno.
Duno rushes Whu and presses him up against the cage.
Duno tries to break free but Whu pushes him back against the cage.
Whu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duno sets himself, and Whu steps forward looking for the clinch! Duno avoids it this time.
Whu moves into range and clinches up with Duno.
Duno blocking some punches.
Whu lands a nice uppercut.
Duno has a couple of punches blocked by Whu.
Whu missing with knees to the body.
Duno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whu rushes Duno and presses him up against the cage.
Duno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whu doesn't manage to clinch there - Duno 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 Romero Duno.
I think Duno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Romero Duno!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Romero Duno!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Frankie Whu!
Romero Duno wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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