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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 1276 p4p, 1834 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 162 p4p, 234 weight class). Rock Romero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble slips a straight right by Romero .
Romero looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Romero slips a straight right by Camble.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero looks to land a combination but Camble avoids it well.
Camble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Camble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Camble throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Camble slips a jab from Romero .
A left lands for Romero .
An inside leg kick lands from Camble.
Camble lands a body shot.
Camble lands a front kick.
A big right from Romero misses.
Camble fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romero just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Camble ducks down to avoid it.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Camble looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Camble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Camble's head but Camble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Romero misses with a combination
and Camble counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Romero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camble lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Camble swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camble. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero misses with a hook
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero connects with a right hand. Camble shakes it off.
Camble lands a slapping body shot.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero ! But no joy.
Camble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Camble slips a jab from Romero .
Camble connects with an inside leg kick.
Camble throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Camble is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Camble slips a straight right by Romero .
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camble throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
A big right from Romero misses.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Camble is out of range.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero .
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camble scores with a leg kick.
Camble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Camble counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Camble moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camble.
Camble catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Camble slips the punch.
Camble slips a straight right by Romero .
Camble throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Camble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camble throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Camble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Camble doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero with a nice cross.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Camble saw that one coming.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camble looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Camble.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Camble.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Camble.
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camble throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Romero .
Camble is rocked!
Camble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Camble was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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 Mike Camble will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Camble.
Mike Camble is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Camble tried to counter with a leg kick but Romero avoided it.
A punch lands to the side of Camble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Camble defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camble counters with a nice kick to the body.
Camble throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Romero misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Camble misses the target.
Romero scores with a hook.
Romero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camble on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Camble makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero throws a hook to the side of Camble's head but Camble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with a hook. Camble ducked under it nicely.
Camble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Camble counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Camble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Camble moves away and avoids it.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Camble.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camble counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Camble counters with a thumping low kick.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
Camble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Camble.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camble throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camble punishes Romero 's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Camble - that will leave a mark!
Romero slips a jab from Camble.
Camble darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camble slips a jab from Romero .
Good exchange - Camble coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camble. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Camble misses the target.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
Camble tried to counter with a leg kick but Romero avoided it.
Camble tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Camble there.
Camble lands a jab to Romero 's midsection.
Camble thumps Romero with a low kick.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
and Camble counters with a stiff right hand.
Camble connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romero . Romero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero .
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camble.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero throws a jab when Camble was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero moves forwards but Camble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Romero just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCamble.
Camble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camble.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
Camble scoring well with a low kick there.
Camble digs a good hook to Romero 's body.
Camble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Camble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camble.
Camble scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Camble slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
Camble throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Camble digs a good hook to Romero 's body.
Camble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero blocks a low kick nicely.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Romero might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Camble has got the better of the exchanges.
Camble throws a leg kick which misses Romero 's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Camble lands a nice shot that snaps Romero 's head back.
Camble tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Camble slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Camble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camble digs a good body shot into Romero 's ribs.
Camble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Camble ducks down to avoid it.
Romero misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Camble's head but Camble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Camble.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Camble is just out of range.
Camble scores with a jab to the body.
Camble throws out a powerful jab.
Romero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camble. Camble circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camble lands the left hand.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camble scores with a jab.
Camble moves away from the strike by Romero .
The fighters circling - Camble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camble makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camble throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camble misses the jab.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Camble coming out on top.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Camble was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Camble.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero .
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camble lands an overhand right.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camble thinks about countering with a body kick.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Camble.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camble.
Camble throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble blocks a jab.
Camble lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero scores with the left hand. Camble knows he should have avoided that one.
Camble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camble moves out of range of the strikes.
Camble missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camble circles away quickly and effectively.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero misses with a left hand
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camble looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Camble misses the target.
Camble throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble lands a nice shot to the body.
Camble scores with a head kick. Romero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble tries a head kick but it misses.
Camble with the inside leg kick.
Romero blocks a jab.
Mike Camble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Camble moved out of range nicely.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Romero swings for the body but Camble moves out of range.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Camble slips the punch.
Camble connects with a jab.
Romero misses with a hook
and Camble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camble.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Camble feints and then cracks Romero 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romero down.
Rock Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Camble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camble 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Camble!
Mike Camble got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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