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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 2656 p4p, 1209 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 209 p4p, 109 weight class). Hackett's entrance music is Foe Tha Love of Money. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hackett.
Romero pushes Hackett up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Romero's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working aggressively here.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero blocking some punches.
Hackett leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett stalling in the clinch.
Hackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Hackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero instigates a clinch.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero avoiding damage as Hackett throws knees to the body.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
Romero avoiding damage as Hackett throws knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Hackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Hackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Hackett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Hackett stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Hackett misses with a knee to the head.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.
Hackett is working Romero over against the cage.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero has Hackett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Hackett throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Hackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero misses with a straight right.
It looked like Hackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero clinches up with Hackett and pushes him back against the cage.
Hackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hackett crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Hackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hackett misses with some punches.
Hackett misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws an elbow that misses.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Romero.
Hackett tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Hackett back against the cage.
Hackett trying to land knees to the body.
Hackett takes a shot to the head.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hackett stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Hackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hackett tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romero lands a jab.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Hackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero wants to clinch up but Hackett keeps it at a distance.
Hackett is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hackett throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Hackett in a clinch.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Hackett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hackett is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Hackett lands with a hook. Romero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hackett takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero wants to clinch.
Hackett misses with a double jab
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero rushes Hackett and presses him up against the cage.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Ernesto Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romero lands a left hand.
Hackett lands a body punch.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hackett.
Romero misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hackett tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Hackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hackett is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Hackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Hackett is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Hackett into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hackett can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hackett's efforts to push away.
Romero working aggressively here.
Hackett 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Hackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Romero off the cage and back into range.
Hackett scores with a punch to the head.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hackett, pushing him back against the cage.
Romero blocks a 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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hackett gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hackett misses with the head strike.
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.
That's time! Hackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hackett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hackett.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romero blocks the elbow strike.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
A short right from Hackett on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
A right hook to the body lands for Hackett.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Hackett into the cage.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Hackett taking a breather.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Hackett blocking some punches.
James Hackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
Hackett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Hackett looking to slow down the pace here.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
Hackett stalls.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 working aggressively here.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero prevents a body shot from Hackett.
Ernesto Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Hackett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Hackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hackett misses the jab.
Hackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hackett gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett misses with a punch on the inside.
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 hook from the clinch.
Hackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hackett misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett misses with a knee to the head.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Hackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hackett misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like James Hackett has been cut.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
A relieved looking Ernesto Romero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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