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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Braddock (ranked 4451 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 510 p4p, 549 weight class). Victor Braddock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Romero's chin.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero jumps guard but Braddock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Braddock wants to take the fight to the mat but Romero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Romero breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Braddock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
Braddock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Braddock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero leaves Braddock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Braddock is defended easily by Romero.
Braddock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Braddock back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
Romero drags the fight down to the ground.
Braddock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Romero holds on and takes a little breather.
Braddock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Braddock tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Braddock's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Romero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braddock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braddock is one step ahead there.
Braddock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romero.
Braddock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to score with low kicks.
Braddock closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
Braddock tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Braddock wants to take the fight to the mat but Romero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Braddock taking a breather.
Romero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Braddock smiles and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Braddock. No joy for Romero on that attempt.
Romero shoots in but no luck this time.
Romero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braddock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Braddock kicks Romero off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero stuffs the takedown.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Braddock tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braddock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Braddock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Romero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Victor Braddock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romero gets caught flat footed, as Braddock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Romero has Braddock pulled in close to control his posture.
Romero working a defensive guard here.
Braddock throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Braddock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Braddock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero controls Braddock momentarily but Braddock frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Braddock from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Braddock 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Braddock has managed to clinch.
Braddock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Braddock is looking for a takedown.
Romero trying to land knees to the body.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romero as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Romero stops a takedown attempt from Braddock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Braddock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero can't get the takedown.
Romero tries to pull guard but Braddock won't allow it.
Braddock tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually Braddock drops back down to his feet.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Come on Braddock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Romero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero has Braddock pressed against the cage, preventing Braddock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braddock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Braddock pressing his opponent 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 Braddock walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Romero. No joy for Braddock on that attempt.
Braddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero drives through with a takedown into guard.
Braddock looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero pushing down on Braddock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braddock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Braddock has a closed guard, preventing Romero from standing up.
Hector Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Braddock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hector Romero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Braddock.
Braddock throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Romero avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Braddock clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Braddock tries to tie him up.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Romero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Braddock defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero with the ground and pound but Braddock uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Braddock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero drops back, looking for a kneebar! Braddock looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Braddock looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Braddock!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Romero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Romero tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Braddock controlling from the full mount.
Braddock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romero avoids a series of strikes thrown by Braddock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Braddock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Braddock has control of Romero's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Romero regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Romero is looking to get to half guard.
Romero wants to control but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock looking to control but Romero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Braddock controlling the position easily from mount.
Braddock working for a submission but Romero is keeping him at bay.
Braddock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Romero is looking to escape.
Romero holds on to Braddock around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Braddock tries to control but Romero wriggling away.
Romero can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Braddock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Braddock 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Victor Braddock!
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