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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 1995 p4p, 3016 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 239 p4p, 359 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Desceosarrafo!
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Desceosarrafo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Desceosarrafo.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Desceosarrafo counter with a right hand.
Romero misses with a hook. Desceosarrafo ducked under it nicely.
Desceosarrafo tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Desceosarrafo with a body shot.
Desceosarrafo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Desceosarrafo clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Desceosarrafo counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo breaks from the clinch.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Desceosarrafo connects with a body shot that sends Romero 's belly button to the back.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desceosarrafo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romero in his tracks.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Desceosarrafo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Desceosarrafo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Desceosarrafo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Desceosarrafo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Desceosarrafo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Desceosarrafo cracks Romero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Desceosarrafo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
A jab from Desceosarrafo finds it's way through Romero 's defenses.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Desceosarrafo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Desceosarrafo dips to his left and cracks Romero with an uppercut!
Desceosarrafo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Desceosarrafo pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Desceosarrafo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Desceosarrafo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Desceosarrafo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Desceosarrafo throws a big shot that misses.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Romero .
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Desceosarrafo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Desceosarrafo moves away from the strike by Romero .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Desceosarrafo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Desceosarrafo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Ricardo Desceosarrafo has been cut.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Desceosarrafo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desceosarrafo works over Romero 's head and body with a nice combination.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero thuds his right hand into Desceosarrafo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romero misses with a hook
and Desceosarrafo counters with a nice uppercut.
Desceosarrafo pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desceosarrafo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Desceosarrafo rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Desceosarrafo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo is leaning against Romero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Romero .
Romero working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Desceosarrafo moves away and avoids it.
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero slips under a jab from Desceosarrafo.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Desceosarrafo counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Desceosarrafo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romero doesn't seem bothered though.
Desceosarrafo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Desceosarrafo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Desceosarrafo.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Desceosarrafo counters with a nice uppercut.
Desceosarrafo takes one on the button.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Desceosarrafo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab to Romero 's midsection.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero throws a hook but Desceosarrafo avoids it easily.
Desceosarrafo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Desceosarrafo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Desceosarrafo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Desceosarrafo blocks a jab.
It looked like Desceosarrafo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Desceosarrafo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Desceosarrafo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Desceosarrafo finds it's way through Romero 's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Desceosarrafo throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero tries to keep at a distance but Desceosarrafo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Desceosarrafo feints a jab promting Romero to slip. Desceosarrafo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Romero .
Romero throws a series of punches but Desceosarrafo moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Desceosarrafo dips to his left and cracks Romero with an uppercut!
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Desceosarrafo lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desceosarrafo connects with a crisp jab.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Desceosarrafo ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desceosarrafo circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Desceosarrafo has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Desceosarrafo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desceosarrafo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Desceosarrafo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
letting Desceosarrafo counter with a right hand.
Desceosarrafo throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Desceosarrafo's head but Desceosarrafo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Desceosarrafo counter with a right hand.
Desceosarrafo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Desceosarrafo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo works over Romero 's head and body with a nice combination.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Desceosarrafo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Romero misses.
Desceosarrafo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Desceosarrafo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desceosarrafo throws a good cross that connects.
Romero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero tries to keep at a distance but Desceosarrafo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch.
Desceosarrafo takes one to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Desceosarrafo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Desceosarrafo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a left hand.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desceosarrafo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a body punch
and Desceosarrafo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Desceosarrafo is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws the left hand but Desceosarrafo avoids the punch easily.
Desceosarrafo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero connects with a right hand. Desceosarrafo shakes it off.
Desceosarrafo slips under a jab from Romero .
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
An attempted straight right counter from Desceosarrafo misses the target.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Desceosarrafo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Desceosarrafo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Desceosarrafo misses the target.
Desceosarrafo with a nice cross.
Jab from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Romero throws a body punch but Desceosarrafo moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero throws a jab when Desceosarrafo was well out of range.
Desceosarrafo lands with a nice body punch.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desceosarrafo was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero .
Romero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero throws a jab when Desceosarrafo was well out of range.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Desceosarrafo - just one landing.
Desceosarrafo moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Desceosarrafo is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands with an overhand left.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desceosarrafo circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desceosarrafo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
A swing and a miss from Romero .
A swing and a miss from Romero .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Desceosarrafo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desceosarrafo slips a straight right by Romero .
Desceosarrafo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Desceosarrafo thuds his right hand into Romero 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desceosarrafo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero throws out a counter right but Desceosarrafo avoids it with no problem.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo works Romero 's body with a nice hook.
Desceosarrafo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Romero back to the cage. Desceosarrafo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Desceosarrafo clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desceosarrafo staying out of range there.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Desceosarrafo throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Romero .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero working aggressively here.
Desceosarrafo lands a shoulder strike.
Desceosarrafo is stalling here.
Desceosarrafo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Desceosarrafo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Desceosarrafo blocking some punches.
Desceosarrafo has Romero pressed against the cage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo scores with a nice head shot.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Romero working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Desceosarrafo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo lands with a left to the head.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desceosarrafo backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Desceosarrafo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Desceosarrafos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo slips a jab and a cross from Romero .
Desceosarrafo rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
Desceosarrafo lands a shoulder strike.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for a 1-2. Desceosarrafo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Desceosarrafo slips under a jab from Romero .
Desceosarrafo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Desceosarrafo to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rock Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero throws the left hand but Desceosarrafo avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Desceosarrafo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Desceosarrafo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
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