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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Williams (ranked 2852 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 273 p4p, 278 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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3 - 1 - 1 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero lands a left hand.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Romero darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Williams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Romero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Romero blocks a body shot from Williams.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Williams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romero can turn it around.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Romero misses with some punches.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Romero has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams works on Romero's body with a couple of short punches.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero prevents a body shot from Williams.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Romero avoids the head kick by Williams.
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Romero drops Williams onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Williams is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Jimmy Williams has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Romero won't allow it.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Romero prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams tries to circle away but Romero has him pinned against the cage.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ernesto Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Williams's head back.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Romero avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Romero working aggressively here.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Romero unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Williams! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Romero is unloading with more strikes now! Williams drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Romero!
Ernesto Romero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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