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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Romerez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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192 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Romerez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romerez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Romerez pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romerez's guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romerez working a defensive guard here.
Romerez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romerez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Romerez is working from the bottom.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romerez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones wants to stand but Romerez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Romerez is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Romerez wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A leg kick checked by Romerez.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romerez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romerez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romerez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Romerez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romerez is out of range.
Jones instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Romerez pulls guard successfully.
Romerez pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romerez is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones tries to stand but Romerez is controlling from the bottom.
Romerez working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Romerez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romerez is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romerez's guard.
Romerez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romerez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romerez is keeping the position for now.
Romerez wants to sweep but no luck.
Romerez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Romerez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romerez's sensitive parts.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Romerez pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romerez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romerez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones tries to clinch there but Romerez circles away.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romerez.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Romerez avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Romerez tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Romerez taking a breather.
Romerez is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Romerez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romerez tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Romerez stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones is pressed up against the ropes. Romerez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Romerez looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones misses with a low kick.
No luck for Romerez with that takedown attempt.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romerez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to get back to is feet but Romerez passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romerez tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Jones is pushing Romerez's head away, looking to escape. Romerez manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones tries to bench press Romerez off him but Romerez keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romerez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Romerez is dominant here and he's now got Jones's back!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Good control from Romerez.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Romerez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jones knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jones for a finish.
Jones prevents Romerez from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones trying to get back to his feet but Romerez is in full control for now.
Jones is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romerez is looking to control Jones but Jones is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jones is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jones trying to control the hands but Romerez breaks the grip.
Romerez looking for the choke from the back.
Romerez looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Jones taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sergio Romerez!
Sergio Romerez is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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