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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snave Hterag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Romario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Snave Hterag!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hterag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romario stuffs the takedown.
Romario lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romario leaves Hterag with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romario scores with a body shot.
Romario cracks Hterag with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Hterag does it's job there.
Hterag throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romario misses with a two punch combination.
Hterag wants to clinch up but Romario keeps it at a distance.
Hterag tries to clinch there but Romario circles away.
Romario misses with a combination
and Hterag counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hterag dodges the punch combination from Romario.
Hterag tries to clinch there but Romario circles away.
Romario connects with a nice looking jab.
Hterag doesn't manage to clinch there - Romario circles away.
Hterag looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hterag is looking to clinch.
Romario jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romario tries to bum rush Hterag with a series of wild strikes but Hterag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romario looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romario scores with a jab to the head.
Romario throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hterag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romario.
Hterag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hterag swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hterag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Hterag or perhaps it was just good defense by Romario which made him look bad.
Carlos Romario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snave Hterag.
Romario throws a leg kick but Hterag sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hterag is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hterag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romario.
Romario misses with a combination
and Hterag counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hterag is fighting off a takedown attempt but Romario is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hterag to the mat. Hterag regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Romario gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hterag moves in looking to clinch but Romario pushes him off.
Romario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hterag takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romario is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donk. Romario catches Hterag right on the button with a cross.
Romario swinging wildly here.
Romario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hterag misses with a takedown
and Romario counters with a two punch combo.
Carlos Romario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hterag.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hterag avoids them all with ease.
Romario moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carlos Romario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romario lands with a hook. Hterag tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hterag.
A punch combination from Romario misses.
Hterag with a lazy takedown attempt
and Romario counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hterag gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romario swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hterag counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hterag avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romario misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Romario.
Romario lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hterag circles away quickly and effectively.
Romario fails to land with a series of punches.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hterag moves out of range.
Romario scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Romario throws a series of strikes that have Hterag backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romario falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hterag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romario misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hterag misses with the combination.
Romario misses with a wild combination.
Hterag avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romario scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hterag moves out of range of the leg kick from Romario.
Hterag has his takedown stuffed
and Romario connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romario throws a right hand that Hterag ducks under and follows up with a left that Hterag also avoids with ease.
Romario scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hterag has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Romario dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romario displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Romario misses with a two punch combination.
Hterag fails with the takedown
and Romario counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlos Romario is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romario tries to land a front kick but Hterag steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hterag shoots and misses
and Romario counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left lands for Romario.
Romario has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Romario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hterag.
A combination from Romario does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romario.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romario.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romario throws a combination that misses
and Hterag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romario looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romario looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos Romario is winning the standup battle so far.
Romario misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario misses with a body shot.
Romario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hterag ducks under a wild hook from Romario.
Romario throws a right hand that Hterag ducks under and follows up with a left that Hterag also avoids with ease.
Romario throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hterag misses with a leg kick.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hterag moves out of range.
Romario misses with a wild body shot.
Hterag tries to clinch up but Romario circles away and keeps his distance.
Romario fails to land with a series of punches.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hterag avoids them all with ease.
Hterag doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Romario counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos Romario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snave Hterag.
Romario misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A left and a right from Romario both land. Nice combination.
Romario ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hterag.
Hterag lands a lovely overhand right.
Romario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romario connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hterag. Hterag circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romario is working the combinations to good effect here.
Romario throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romario misses with a two punch combination.
Romario throws a hook but Hterag avoids it easily.
Romario stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Romario misses.
Romario tries to bum rush Hterag with a series of wild strikes but Hterag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romario misses with a two punch combination.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hterag avoids them all with ease.
Hterag doesn't manage to clinch there - Romario circles away.
Hterag has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hterag or perhaps it was just good defense by Romario which made him look bad.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hterag moves out of range.
Romario throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romario lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hterag circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hterag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romario throws a nice looking combination but Hterag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hterag shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romario as he avoids it easily.
Romario lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Romario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romario bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Romario blocks the leg kick.
Romario lands a body shot.
Hterag takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hterag doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Romario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hterag is trying desperately to land a takedown but Romario is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hterag.
Romario misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romario rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hterag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hterag with a lazy takedown attempt
and Romario counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Romario.
Romario throws a right and a left that Hterag avoids nicely.
Hterag wants to clinch up but Romario keeps it at a distance.
Romario misses with a head kick.
Romario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romario stalks Hterag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hterag's face. Hterag staggers backwards, shaken.
Hterag fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romario throws a hook but Hterag blocks it.
Romario throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Romario dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Romario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hterag.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hterag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hterag tries to clinch but Romario is having none of it.
Hterag gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romario escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romario throws a right and a left that Hterag avoids nicely.
Romario misses with a few strikes there.
Romario circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hterag.
Romario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hterag avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Romario misses.
Romario works Hterag's body with a nice hook.
Romario misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hterag throws the kick towards the body but Romario avoids it.
Romario fails to land with a series of punches.
Hterag with a lazy takedown attempt
and Romario counters with an outside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Romario.
Hterag shoots and misses
and Romario counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlos Romario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snave Hterag.
Romario lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romario fails to land with a series of punches.
Hterag on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hterag shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romario counters with a straight right hand.
Hterag misses with a head kick.
Romario moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hterag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romario swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romario looks for the body kick but Hterag saw that one coming.
No joy there for Romario, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hterag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Romario as Hterag shoots in.
Romario throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Romario misses with an uppercut. Hterag saw that one coming.
Romario misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romario throws a right and a left that Hterag avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hterag.
Romario misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hterag lands a two punch combo.
Romario looks to land a combination but Hterag avoids it well.
Hterag rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romario moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hterag is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romario.
Hterag dodges the punch combination from Romario.
Romario misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hterag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romario fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hterag on the side of the head.
Hterag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romario but Romario pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hterag tries for a takedown but Romario circles away easily
and Romario counters with a nice body shot.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hterag avoids them all with ease.
Carlos Romario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hterag fails with the takedown
and Hterag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romario misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romario lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Romario. Hterag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romario throws a nice looking combination but Hterag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romario misses with a combination
and Hterag counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hterag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romario walks away with a smile on his face. Hterag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Romario throws a combination that misses
and Hterag cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romario throws a shot to the body.
Romario works over Hterag's head and body with a nice combination.
Romario fails to land with a series of punches.
Romario looks to land a combination but Hterag avoids it well.
Romario throws a nice looking combination but Hterag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Romario, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hterag tries to clinch there but Romario circles away.
Hterag shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romario counters with a left to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romario goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hterag has his takedown stuffed
and Romario counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Romario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romario, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Romario!
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energy
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RATING
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