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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaya Kouame (ranked 2165 p4p, 1184 weight class) and Muenster Romano (ranked 275 p4p, 159 weight class). Kouame kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaya Kouame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kouame is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romano.
Romano staying out of range there.
Kouame with a hook.
Kouame scores with a nice strike.
Kouame misses with a straight right.
Romano moves out of range of the strikes.
Kouame tries to keep at a distance but Romano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Kouame controls the action.
Kouame has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kouame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kouame lands with a right to the head.
Kouame misses with the head strike.
Kouame misses with some punches.
Kouame throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kouame throws a head punch that misses.
Kouame throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
Kouame lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kouame misses with the head strike.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kouame swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kouame lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano tries to work over Kouame's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romano tries a body shot but Kouame blocks it.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romano lands with a short shot to the head.
Romano is working Kouame over against the cage.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kouame blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Romano.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kouame controls his hands.
Kouame scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouame lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kouame seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romano can turn it around.
Kouame misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kouame misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kouame just leaning against Romano, taking a breather.
Kouame swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kouame swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kouame.
Kouame displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romano up against the cage.
Kouame blocking some punches.
Kouame misses with some punches.
Kouame fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kouame struggles to land a body shot inside as Romano controls his hands.
Kouame misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Romano.
Kouame wants to break free but Romano has control.
Kouame throws a head punch that misses.
Kouame lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kouame's elbow.
Kouame working aggressively here.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
Kouame misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Romano.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Kouame.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Kouame.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Kouame blocks an uppercut.
Kouame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Romano.
Romano misses with some punches.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
Kouame throws a head punch that misses.
Romano misses with a body punch.
Kouame misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
A head punch on the inside from Kouame fails to land.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kouame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romano.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kouame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kouame fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kouame lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romano works on Kouame's body with a couple of short punches.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Yaya Kouame will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kouame ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Kouame is looking to counter punch.
Romano moves away from the strike by Kouame.
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Kouame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kouame swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romano slips under a jab.
Romano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Kouame.
Kouame tries to stall but Romano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Romano.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano blocking some punches.
Kouame lands a left hand.
Kouame fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano gets through Kouame's defenses to land a nice punch to the side 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!
Kouame fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romano.
Romano takes a shot to the head.
Kouame lands with a right to the head.
Romano misses with some punches.
Kouame misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kouame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kouame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kouame scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romano misses with a body punch.
Kouame pressing his opponent against the cage.
Romano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kouame has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Romano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kouame.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kouame throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanos head.
Kouame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kouame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kouame.
Kouame throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
Romano tries to throw a body punch but Kouame avoids it by throwing Romano back against the cage.
Romano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kouame's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kouame.
A short right from Romano.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kouame creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kouame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kouame.
Romano lands with a light punch inside.
Kouame blocks a body shot from Romano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kouame.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kouame lands with a short shot to the head.
Kouame scores with a shot to the side of Romano's head.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Kouame.
Kouame blocking some punches.
Romano lands a right hand.
Romano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kouame working aggressively here.
Kouame blocks an uppercut.
Kouame misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano tries to throw a body punch but Kouame avoids it by throwing Romano back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Romano.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Kouame.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
Romano blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romano.
Romano misses with some punches.
Kouame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kouame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Kouame controls the action.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romano lands a shoulder strike.
Romano cracks Kouame with a nice body shot.
Kouame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Kouame.
Kouame misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kouame blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Muenster Romano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Romano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kouame is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Romano knocks out Kouame with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Romano before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Romano picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muenster Romano!
Muenster Romano 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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energy
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hype
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