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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 208 p4p, 197 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 27 p4p, 26 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Romero 's belly button to the back.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Romero . Those never looked like landing.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ice Cream Parlour in the buildup to the fight.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Romero slips a straight right by Lee.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero .
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Lee throws a quick counter head kick but Romero was just out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Romero misses with a hook
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Romero .
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero slows down the pace here.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee tries to work over Romero 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romero looks winded!
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee working Romero over with knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Romero 's ribcage.
Lee cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
Lee lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Lee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee working Romero over with knees to the body.
Lee pushes Romero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Lee 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.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero .
Romero blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rock Romero 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Lee throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee slips under a jab from Romero .
Romero misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee slips under a jab from Romero .
Lee lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jimmy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Romero off the cage and back into range.
Romero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Romero misses.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Lee.
Romero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee with the inside leg kick.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Romero moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Romero slips a jab from Lee.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Nice body punch from Romero .
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Lee blocks a jab.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Romero misses with a hook
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a head shot.
A big right from Romero misses.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romero just manages to avoid it.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Romero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Romero swinging wildly here.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Romero breaks away and moves out of range.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Romero drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Romero 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee jabs at Romero 's body.
Lee swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Romero staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee slips under a jab from Romero .
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Romero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rock Romero 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee works Romero 's body with a nice hook.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romero throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Romero .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero .
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee blocks a body shot from Romero .
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Romero 's ribcage.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee 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.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jimmy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romero s head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee blocks a body shot from Romero .
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocking some punches.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero .
Lee 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 throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Romero .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
A shot in the inside from Romero .
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Romero .
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to 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 throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Rock Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
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 Jimmy Lee.
Well Lee 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
A pretty intense looking Jimmy Lee took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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