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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Synyster Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. Synyster Gates struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.4lbs 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. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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130 lbs
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149 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinkynho Romeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Synyster Gates!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romeiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romeiro looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Synyster Gates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Gates. Those never looked like landing.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
A shot to the body from Gates misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates loads up on a big right hand but Romeiro slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romeiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gates takes a step back to recover.
Gates throws a series of punches but Romeiro avoids them all with ease.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gates misses with a looping right.
Gates misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gates really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a good, hard body kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gates. Romeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a solid body kick.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a nice kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romeiro.
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.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gates misses the jab.
Gates might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gates throws a right hand that misses
and Romeiro counters with a low kick, right behind Gates 's knee.
Gates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romeiro at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gates lands a head shot.
Gates swings for the body but Romeiro moves out of range.
Romeiro connects with a high kick.
Romeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gates throws out the jab.
Gates has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romeiro.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates clobbers Romeiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romeiro manages to avoid it.
Gates misses with an uppercut
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Romeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates scores with a hook.
Romeiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Romeiro slips under a jab.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Gates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gates misses with a combination
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Gates thows a body shot but no joy.
That's eight 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 circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Romeiro scores with a head kick.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Romeiro's head but Romeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Gates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gates.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Romeiro's head but Romeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gates checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gates swinging wildly here.
Romeiro misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Romeiro moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Pinkynho Romeiro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
A big left from Gates misses.
Gates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romeiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates throws a jab when Romeiro was well out of range.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romeiro slips a jab and a cross from Gates.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two 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.
Romeiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Romeiro moves forwards but Gates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Gates misses with a hook.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
Gates is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Romeiro misses with a double jab.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinkynho Romeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four 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 jab from Gates misses.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Gates misses.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Romeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gates.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates feints a jab promting Romeiro to slip. Gates then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romeiro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Romeiro scores with a head kick. Gates tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Romeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romeiro misses with a double jab
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a straight right.
Romeiro throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.
Romeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Romeiro moved out of range nicely.
Romeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gates on the side of the head.
Gates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gates misses with a straight left.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Romeiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romeiro scrambles back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romeiro.
Gates throws a hook but Romeiro blocks it.
Gates throws a nice looking combination but Romeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Romeiro's head but Romeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a nice body kick.
Romeiro slips under a jab from Gates.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with an outside leg kick.
Gates misses with a hook. Romeiro ducked under it nicely.
Gates scores with a nice head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates missing with a left hand there. Romeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romeiro slips under a jab from Gates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synyster Gates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romeiro connects with a high kick.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Romeiro saw that one coming.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro throws a head kick that Gates semi-blocks.
Synyster Gates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Gates misses.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Gates misses with a body punch
and Romeiro counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gates. Romeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romeiro moves out of range as Gates strikes.
Romeiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romeiro blocks a jab.
Gates cracks Romeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Romeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gates misses with a few strikes there.
Romeiro drops his hands momentarily and Gates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A combination from Gates does no damage.
Romeiro connects with a high kick.
Gates tests Romeiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gates misses with a hook. Romeiro ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a hook
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Gates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romeiro.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro moves to clinch but Gates breaks away
and Gates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romeiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gates scores with the left hand. Romeiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Gates cracks Romeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Romeiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gates throws a hook but Romeiro blocks it.
Gates misses with the combination.
Romeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Romeiro saw that one coming.
Romeiro throws a leg kick but Gates sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body punch from Gates.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gates misses with an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gates lands a right hook to the body.
Gates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gates lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Gates misses.
Romeiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gates throws a jab but it's blocked by Romeiro.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gates misses with a straight right.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Romeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gates. Romeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a body kick.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a good low kick that Gates was not able to check.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gates really felt that one!
A jab from Gates misses.
Romeiro walks into a stiff left hand from Gates.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Romeiro blocks a jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates swinging wildly here.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Gates should have avoided that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synyster Gates really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romeiro misses with a left hand
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gates throws out the jab.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice defenses there by Romeiro.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates misses with a hook to the body
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A combination from Gates does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates scores with the left hand. Romeiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Gates pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Romeiro back to the ropes. Gates follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a low kick, right behind Gates 's knee.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gates misses the body punch
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro slips under a jab from Gates.
Gates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Gates.
Gates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gates staying out of range there.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Gates takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a nice body kick.
Gates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romeiro.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gates digs a good hook to Romeiro's body.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Romeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Gates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Gates moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates throws a big shot that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gates misses with a body shot.
Romeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romeiro lands with a kick to the temple. Gates shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates throws a shot from downtown. Romeiro moves away and avoids it.
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeiro.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Gates does no damage.
Gates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romeiro.
Romeiro misses with a body kick.
Romeiro defending well as Gates loads up on a big left hand.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gates misses the jab.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates misses with a shot to the body
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Romeiro moved out of range nicely.
Gates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romeiro clinches.
A knee to the head by Romeiro.
Gates manages to break the clinch.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a good low kick that Gates was not able to check.
Romeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gates.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Romeiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gates misses with a jab to the body
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Gates misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinkynho Romeiro had his way with Synyster Gates in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gates misses with a few strikes there.
Gates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romeiro on the side of the head.
Gates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gates blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
Decent striking displayed by Gates there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Gates misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A head kick from Romeiro lands but Gates takes it in his stride.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Gates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a left and a right that stings Gates.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gates misses with an uppercut
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Gates missing with a left hand there. Romeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A combination from Gates does no damage.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Gates moves out of range.
Gates throws an overhand right that lands on Romeiro's shoulder, as Romeiro tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates misses with an uppercut.
Romeiro slips a straight right by Gates.
Gates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Romeiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
A head kick from Romeiro lands but Gates takes it in his stride.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romeiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Gates misses.
Romeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gates.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Romeiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates lands a nice shot that snaps Romeiro's head back.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Romeiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romeiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romeiro throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Gates misses the target.
Romeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Gates as he connects with a hook.
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeiro.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro misses with an uppercut
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Gates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Gates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romeiro's hands.
Gates misses with a combination
and Romeiro counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gates.
Some wild striking there from Gates.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinkynho Romeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romeiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Synyster Gates!
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