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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Romerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Romerio!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romerio.
Romerio shoots and misses
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
Romerio closes the distance and pushes Price back into the cage.
Price creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Price comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.
Romerio tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Price tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romerio avoids it.
Romerio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romerio letting Price take a breather here.
Price cracks Romerio with a nice body shot.
Romerio tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
Travis Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Romerio.
Price misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romerio.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price effectively controlling the action here.
Price lands with a right to the head.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romerio fails to pull guard.
Price is stalling here.
Price seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Romerio in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romerio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romerio managing to block the knees to the body from Price.
Price throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romerio avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romerio jumps guard but Price stands there with Romerio around his waist. Romerio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Price displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romerio up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Price just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romerio's brow.
Price slows down the pace here.
Price throws an elbow but it misses.
Price stops a takedown attempt from Romerio.
A short right from Price.
Price prevents the takedown attempt.
Romerio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Price pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Romerio takes an elbow to the temple.
Romerio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Price lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Price softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romerio takes an elbow to the temple.
Price avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to land knees in the clinch but Romerio avoids the damage to the body.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Romerio in his tracks for a moment.
Price misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romerio.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romerio backwards.
Romerio being controlled against the cage.
Romerio is trying to drag Price to the mat but Price just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Price.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Price.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price misses with an elbow over the top.
Romerio tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Price just leaning against Romerio, taking a breather.
Romerio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Price is pushing Romerio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Price working Romerio over with knees to the body.
Romerio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Price prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romerio tries to pull guard but Price holds him up against the cage and eventually Romerio drops back down to his feet.
Romerio tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Romerio looks gassed!
Price controlling the action here for a moment.
Romerio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Price fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Romerio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Romerio throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Romerio as Price shoots in.
Romerio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Price counters with a nice double leg into side control. Romerio won't be happy with that.
Price scores with punches from side control.
Price knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romerio on the ground.
Price thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romerio is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romerio regains half guard.
Romerio is looking to control Price's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romerio avoid being mounted?
Romerio looking for submissions off his back.
Romerio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Price.
Romerio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Price defends well.
Price content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Price dominated that 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 cheers as Romerio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Price doesn't seem phased though.
Price fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Romerio sprawls well initially but Price persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Romerio tries to roll over but Price keeps him under control.
Price throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Price working Romerio over with strikes.
Price wants to control but Romerio is keeping him busy.
Romerio is trying to stand up here but Price is controlling him well.
Romerio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Price seems to be working for a kimura but Romerio defends the submission attempt.
Price trying to control from half guard but Romerio is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Romerio is just riding it out for now. Price eventually gives up the hold.
Romerio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romerio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Price is aware though and is defending well.
Price wants to stand but Romerio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Romerio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romerio keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
Romerio has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Price is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Romerio.
Price landing strikes.
Price is trying to get an arm triangle but Romerio is defending well.
Romerio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Price's best efforts.
Price sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romerio defending well though.
Price drops an elbow to the side of Romerio's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to stand but can't do so whilst Romerio controls his leg.
Romerio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Price's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Price's back!
Romerio tries to keep control of the position but Price is staying busy.
Price tries to break free.
Price looking very determined here, making life difficult for Romerio.
Romerio is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Price won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Romerio off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julio Romerio!
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hype
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FIGHT
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