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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dest Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes into the arena with 2Г5Р1О7Т - Дым blaring out of the sound system. Dest Royer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dest Royer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Nero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nero wants to clinch
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Royer throws a series of punches but Nero avoids them all with ease.
Royer throws a right hand that Nero ducks under and follows up with a left that Nero also avoids with ease.
Royer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Royer misses with a two punch combination.
Nero wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
and Royer counters with a stiff right hand.
Nero closes the distance but Royer moves to the side
and Royer counters with a left to the body.
Royer throws a nice looking combination but Nero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nero is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
Royer fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Royer. Those never looked like landing.
Royer misses with a head kick.
Royer swats away the attempt to clinch by Nero.
Nero throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Nero tries to clinch there but Royer circles away.
A combination from Royer does no damage.
Royer throws a nice looking combination but Nero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Royer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nero circles away quickly and effectively.
Nero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royer misses with a wild combination.
Nero darts in trying to clinch
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Royer lands with an uppercut that bounces Nero off the cage and back into rage.
Royer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Royer blocks it.
Nero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Royer pushes Nero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nero misses with a knee strike.
Nero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royer.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royer lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Royer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Royer wants a takedown but no success here.
Royer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Royer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nero backwards.
Nero is fighting off a takedown attempt but Royer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nero to the mat. Nero regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Royer wants to pass the guard but Nero is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Royer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Royer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Royer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nero wriggles free and stands up.
Royer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Royer misses with a straight right.
Royer circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Royer to counter with a crisp jab.
Royer throws a combination that misses
and Nero counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nero stops a takedown attempt from Royer.
Royer is looking to break free of the clinch but Nero has double underhooks.
Royer can't break the clinch.
Nero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Royer blocks it.
Royer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Royer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steven Nero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Royer counters with a one-two to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Royer moves out of range of the body kick.
Royer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nero counters with a head kick.
Royer swings widly with a right hand
and Nero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nero.
Royer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Royer working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royer.
Nero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royer blocks it with crossed arms.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Royer.
Nero misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Royer.
Royer is trying to drag Nero to the mat but Nero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dest Royer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nero dodges an elbow strike from Royer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Royer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Royer tries to circle away but Nero has him pinned against the cage.
Royer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nero backwards.
Nero misses with a knee strike.
Royer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nero keeps control of Royer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Royer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Royer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nero lands a good knee to the midsection. Royer won't want to take too many of those.
Royer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nero tries to clinch there but Royer circles away.
Nero looks to clinch
and Royer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nero looks gassed!
Nero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Royer.
Nero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Royer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Royer misses.
Royer blocks a head kick by Nero.
Royer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nero checks a low kick from Royer.
Royer misses with a double jab.
Royer fails to land with a series of punches.
Royer avoids the head kick by Nero.
Nero tries to clinch but Royer moves out of range.
Nero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Royer lands with an uppercut that bounces Nero off the cage and back into rage.
Royer swinging wildly here.
Royer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nero wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
and Royer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Royer misses with a two punch combination.
Royer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Royer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royer fails to land with a series of punches.
Royer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Nero.
Royer misses with a combination
and Nero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Royer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nero has him pressed against the cage.
Royer has picked Nero up - he's going for a ride! Royer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nero pushes Royer off and gets back to his feet.
Royer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nero on the side of the head.
Nero closes the distance but Royer moves to the side
and Royer counters with a series of strikes. Nero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Royer.
Royer misses with a double jab.
Nero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royer misses with a left hand
and Nero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Royer is defending well for now.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Royer blocks it.
Nero prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dest Royer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nero instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Royer.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Royer tries to circle away but Nero has him pinned against the cage.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Royer.
Royer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Royer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Royer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Royer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nero throws a body kick that misses.
Royer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nero avoids the head kick by Royer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Royer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dest Royer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royer lands with a straight right. Nero didn't see that one coming.
Nero wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
and Royer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nero wants to clinch
and Royer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dest Royer is winning the standup battle so far.
Royer misses with a combination
and Nero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nero wants to clinch
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nero is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
Royer keeps the fight on the outside.
Nero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Royer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nero slips under a jab.
Royer throws a right hand that Nero ducks under and follows up with a left that Nero also avoids with ease.
Royer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Royer misses with a wild combination.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Royer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royer misses with a double jab
and Nero moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nero lands a good knee to the midsection. Royer won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer is leaning against Nero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Nero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Royer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royer has Nero pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Royer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nero tumbling to the mat - Royer dives into Nero's guard.
Royer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Royer throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royer throwing strikes but missing.
Nero wants to stand up but Royer is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Royer from controlling successfully.
Nero keeping full guard, as Royer tries to pass.
Royer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Royer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Royer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Royer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nero wants to get back to his feet but Royer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Royer from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Royer from controlling successfully.
Royer landing some decent shots from guard.
Royer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's six 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.
Royer trying to control but Nero is working from the bottom.
Nero wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Royer manages to pass to side control.
Royer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Royer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nero defending well though.
Nero tries to kick Royer off but Royer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Royer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Royer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nero tries to kick Royer off but Royer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Royer tries to pass to full mount but Nero defends it.
Royer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Royer slows the pace down in half guard.
Royer prevents Nero from standing back up.
Royer wants to take a breather but Nero is having none of it.
Nero pushes Royer off looking to stand but Royer dives back in and keeps control.
Royer passes to full mount!
Royer punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Royer dominating with strikes here.
Royer landing punches.
Royer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Royer unloading with bombs!
Royer working the ground and pound effectively.
Royer looking for a guillotine from mount but Nero is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royer unloading with bombs!
Dest Royer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nero is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Royer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nero's face.
Royer lands a big shot there that rocks Nero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Nero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Royer lands a big elbow - Nero is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Nero is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dest Royer!
Dest Royer is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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