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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Silver (ranked 380 p4p, 630 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 51 p4p, 90 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 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero cracks Silver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Romero 's head back.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero lands with a hook. Silver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silver lands a two punch combo.
Silver scores with a jab to the body.
Romero misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Silver's head.
Romero lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Romero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silver connects with a crisp jab.
Silver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Silver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silver looks to land a combination but Romero avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Silver slips a jab from Romero .
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silver doesn't seem phased though.
Silver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver.
Silver lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silver cracks Romero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Romero . Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Silver misses the target.
Romero scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver lands a right hook to the body.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero , as that shot connected.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romero tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero misses with a left hand
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver connects with a single shot there.
Silver misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. Silver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Terry Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rock Romero 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Romero misses.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silver.
Romero connects with a crisp jab.
Silver is rocked!
Rock Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero cracks Silver with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Romero has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silver to stand back up!
Oh Silver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terry Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver throws a low kick but Romero moves out of range easily.
Silver is aggressively charging in as Romero backs up avoiding any damage. Romero tosses out a jab and Silver runs right into it face first! Silver is out cold! Romero dropped down on all fours and is barking in Silver's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rock Romero !
Rock Romero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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