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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 163 p4p, 292 weight class) and Matteo Bottura (ranked 22 p4p, 35 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Romero .
It looks like Matteo Bottura has been cut.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Bottura misses its intended target.
Bottura misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Bottura staying out of range there.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bottura can pounce on him.
Bottura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Romero 's head coaches at Finch Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Romero misses.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura throws a big counter head kick but Romero avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero .
Bottura misses with an uppercut.
Bottura scores with a nice head shot.
Bottura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Bottura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Bottura misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bottura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Bottura flicks out a counter leg kick but Romero steps away.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bottura moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Romero .
Bottura flicks out a counter leg kick but Romero steps away.
Bottura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bottura doesn't seem bothered though.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Bottura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
Bottura moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero scores with a jab. Bottura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero walks into a straight right hand from Bottura.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bottura.
Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bottura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura walks into a left hand.
Bottura throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Romero 's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bottura throws a good cross that connects.
Bottura misses the jab.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bottura throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Bottura misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
A jab from Romero misses.
Bottura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bottura.
Nice defenses there by Romero .
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Bottura tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Romero . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero .
Bottura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottura moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Bottura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bottura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Bottura catches Romero right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Bottura.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bottura.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Bottura is out of range.
Romero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Bottura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
Bottura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That has opened up Matteo Bottura's cut even more.
Bottura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bottura.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Romero 's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bottura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bottura counters with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero , as that shot connected.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bottura misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura slips a straight right by Romero .
Bottura throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Bottura throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matteo Bottura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bottura.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bottura stuns Romero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bottura takes a swing at Romero 's ribcage but misses.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bottura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Donk. Romero catches Bottura right on the button with a cross.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bottura at a distance.
Matteo Bottura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura slips under a jab from Romero .
Romero 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bottura under the eye.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
Some wild striking there from Romero .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Bottura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottura moves away.
It seemed like Bottura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero tries to move into range but Bottura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
Bottura staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Bottura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bottura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romero misses with a hook
and Bottura counters with a left to the body.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Romero .
Romero misses with a straight right.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bottura connects with a body shot that sends Romero 's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Bottura.
Bottura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bottura lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bottura connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bottura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bottura. Bottura obviously looking to wear him down.
Bottura throws an overhand right that lands on Romero 's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Bottura - just one landing.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Bottura connects with an inside leg kick.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
Bottura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bottura. That's going to slow Romero down.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Bottura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bottura walks into a jab.
The cut above Matteo Bottura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romero jabs Bottura right on the nose. Bottura blinks but takes it well.
Bottura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero 's head.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Bottura ducks down to avoid it.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Bottura misses.
Bottura swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero slips a jab from Bottura.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Bottura scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bottura misses the target.
Bottura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bottura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bottura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matteo Bottura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Romero .
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Bottura is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Romero with a body shot.
Bottura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bottura misses with an uppercut.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
A punch lands to the side of Bottura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matteo Bottura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rock Romero !
Rock Romero retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Rock Romero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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