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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietro Romano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pietro Romano!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sparks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romano.
Tommy Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romano scores with a spinning back kick!
Romano tries to move into range but Sparks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Pietro Romano has been cut.
Sparks swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Romano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sparks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks throws an overhand right that lands on Romano's shoulder, as Romano tries to avoid the shot.
Sparks misses with an uppercut. Romano saw that one coming.
Sparks misses with an uppercut.
Sparks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sparks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romano.
Sparks misses with a wild body shot.
Romano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sparks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano wants to clinch up but Sparks keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sparks lands in his opponent's guard.
Sparks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Romano, up you get!
Romano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparks loads up on a big right hand but Romano slips the punch.
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romano can pounce on him.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Romano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romano lands a head kick. Sparks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sparks throws a lazy right hand but Romano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romano slips a straight right by Sparks.
Romano blocks a jab.
Romano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pietro Romano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands with a kick to the temple. Sparks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Romano scores with a leg kick.
Sparks misses with a wild body shot.
Romano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romano tries to clinch there but Sparks circles away.
Romano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sparks throws an overhand right that lands on Romano's shoulder, as Romano tries to avoid the shot.
Romano cracks the inside of Sparks's front leg.
Sparks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romano feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
Sparks misses with a low kick.
Romano thumps Sparks with a low kick.
Romano connects with an inside leg kick.
Romano is looking to slow Sparks down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Sparks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sparks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romano lands with a kick to the temple. Sparks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Sparks does it's job there.
Romano wants to clinch.
Romano gets caught flat footed, as Sparks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks stands up and waves to Romano to follow him.
Romano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sparks throws a nice looking combination but Romano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romano.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romano. Sparks shrugs it off though.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sparks's calf.
Sparks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sparks with a nice cross.
That has opened up Pietro Romano's cut even more.
Romano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sparks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sparks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Romano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sparks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a leg kick which misses Sparks's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparks tries to avoid it.
Romano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Sparks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Romano.
Sparks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sparks looks to throw the jab but Romano is out of range.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romano can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
Romano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Romano scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romano is looking to clinch.
Romano throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks takes a swing at Romano's ribcage but misses.
Romano connects with a high kick.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romano as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Sparks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pietro Romano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sparks 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.
Sparks fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Romano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
Romano feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
Romano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sparks misses with a looping right.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romano as he avoids it easily.
Sparks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano lands a leg kick that knocks Sparks off balance momentarily.
Romano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Romano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sparks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
That kick from Romano tenderised Sparks's leg. Sparks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Sparks tries to close the distance and clinch but Romano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romano lands with a nice body kick.
Romano lands a high kick!
Romano thumps Sparks with a low kick.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
Sparks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sparks takes a swing at Romano's ribcage but misses.
Sparks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romano circles away.
Romano doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparks circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romano can pounce on him.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Sparks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romano can pounce on him.
Sparks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
Sparks 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.
Sparks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparks.
Romano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sparks 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.
Romano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Romano thumps Sparks with a low kick.
Romano feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
Romano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Romano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romano throws a nice head kick!
Romano feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
Romano lands with a kick to the temple. Sparks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sparks keeps the fight on the outside.
Romano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sparks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romano feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
Sparks throws a right hand that Romano ducks under and follows up with a left that Romano also avoids with ease.
Romano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Romano.
Romano fakes the leg kick and cracks Sparks in the body.
Romano feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
Romano feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sparks's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Pietro Romano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sparks's sensitive parts.
Sparks thuds his right hand into Romano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a leg kick which misses Sparks's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparks tries to avoid it.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romano.
Romano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sparks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sparks's head.
Nice sprawl there from Romano as Sparks shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Romano lands but Sparks takes it in his stride.
Romano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sparks.
Romano fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Romano.
Romano is looking to slow Sparks down with leg kicks.
That kick from Romano tenderised Sparks's leg. Sparks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romano can pounce on him.
Sparks lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Sparks down.
Romano throws a head kick that half lands.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Romano connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Romano.
Sparks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romano.
Romano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparks. That did some damage!
Sparks swinging wildly here.
Sparks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romano.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sparks's calf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks tries to pull guard but Romano holds him up against the cage and eventually Sparks drops back down to his feet.
Romano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparks's efforts to push away.
Romano tries a knee to the head but Sparks blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Romano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pietro Romano's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano defending well as Sparks loads up on a big left hand.
Romano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparks. That did some damage!
Romano thumps Sparks with a low kick.
Romano throws a head kick that Sparks semi-blocks.
Romano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters circling a little - Romano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sparks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romano.
Romano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sparks.
Sparks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Romano.
Sparks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sparks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparks keeps the fight on the outside.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
Romano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sparks misses with a straight right.
Romano throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sparks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Sparks misses the body punch
and Romano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sparks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romano.
Romano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romano is looking to clinch but Sparks is avoiding it.
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
Romano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparks. That did some damage!
Romano tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romano is looking to clinch but Sparks is avoiding it.
Sparks is looking to land body kicks.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Romano keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Sparks down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Romano lands a head kick!
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romano throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sparks fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Romano tenderised Sparks's leg. Sparks is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romano.
Sparks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sparks's calf.
Romano throws a leg kick which misses Sparks's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparks tries to avoid it.
Romano scores with a kick to the body.
Romano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romano throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romano can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Sparks down.
Romano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sparks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romano's guard.
Romano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sparks tries to stand but Romano is controlling from the bottom.
Sparks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Romano working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks wanted to stand there but Romano had control of the position.
Romano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sparks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Romano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Sparks misses.
Sparks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romano tries to clinch but Sparks is having none of it.
Romano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Romano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietro Romano!
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