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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Almost Easy -- Avenged Sevenfold. Kurt Owens told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Owens!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Owens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Owens wriggles free and stands up.
A good leg kick by Owens.
Owens lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Owens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Owens.
Owens rushes Romano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romano managing to block the knees to the body from Owens.
Owens prevents a takedown attempt there.
Owens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romano is keeping busy.
Owens misses with an elbow strike.
Owens lands a right hand.
Owens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romano.
Romano has Owens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Owens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Romano jumps into guard, dragging Owens to the mat.
Romano looking for a guillotine here but Owens defends easily.
Romano wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Owens looking to pass the guard.
Owens wants to control from the top but Romano keeps moving.
Owens slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romano wants to get back to full guard.
Romano is working hard here to advance position.
Romano is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Owens drives through and clinches with Romano against the cage.
Owens throws an elbow but it misses.
Owens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
Owens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Romano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owens trying to stall but Romano improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head punch on the inside from Owens fails to land.
Owens trying to stall but Romano improves his position.
Owens misses with a knee to the head.
Owens wants to break free but Romano has control.
Romano wants a takedown.
Romano goes for a takedown attempt but Owens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Owens tries to clinch but Romano moves out of range.
Owens doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Owens moves into range and clinches up with Romano.
Owens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romano.
Owens is trying to stall.
Owens is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Owens lands an elbow just above Romano 's eye.
Romano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Owens prevents it.
Owens throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Owens.
Romano tries to score a body lock takedown but Owens shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Owens breaks the clinch.
Kurt Owens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Owens is looking to clinch but Romano is avoiding it.
Owens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Owens scores with a shot to the body.
Owens gets a clinch.
Owens looking to slow down the pace here.
Owens manages to break the clinch.
Owens looks to land a combination. Romano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Owens scores with a jab. Romano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Owens is looking to clinch.
Owens throws out a powerful jab.
Owens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Owens tries to clinch but Romano moves out of range.
Romano takes one on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Owens. No joy for Romano on that attempt.
Owens has closed the distance and engaged Romano in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano keeps control of Owens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Owens stalling.
Owens misses with an elbow strike.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano blocks an elbow strike from Owens.
Romano blocks the elbow strike.
Romano tries for a takedown but Owens manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Owens.
Owens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Owens wants to clinch.
Owens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romano closes the distance and clinches up with Owens, looking for a takedown. Romano pushes Owens against the cage but Owens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Owens moves into range and clinches up with Romano.
With the fighters up against the cage, Owens throws an elbow but misses.
Owens throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Owens.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owens.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Owens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Owens dominated that round.
That's time! Romano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Owens is looking to clinch but Romano is avoiding it.
Romano shoots in but Owens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Owens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Owens as he jumps to the side.
Owens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romano if he has to take too many more of those.
Owens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matt Romano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romano fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Romano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romano backs up against the cage.
Owens scores with a body shot.
Owens lands a two punch combo.
Romano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Owens pinned against the cage. Owens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Owens throws a right and a left that Romano avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owens tries to clinch up but Romano circles away and keeps his distance.
Romano gets a takedown into half guard.
Owens tries to roll over but Romano keeps him under control.
Romano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Romano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Owens defends it well.
Romano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Owens defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romano is looking to take a break and control but Owens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Owens trying to control from the bottom.
Owens is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romano's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens doesn't have the hooks in and Romano manages to turn into his guard.
Romano trying to control the position from guard on top but Owens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens pushes Romano off and scrambles back to his feet.
Owens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romano's head backwards.
Owens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Owens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Romano is controlling him well.
Owens tries to buck Romano off but Romano is having none of it.
Owens wants to get back to his feet but Romano drags him back down.
Owens wants to control but Romano postures up.
Romano tries to advance to mount but can't.
Romano avoids the strikes from the bottom by Owens.
Romano advances nicely into full mount.
BOOM! Romano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romano looking to secure an arm triangle but Owens defends it well.
Romano avoids the attempt from Owens to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens tries to improve his position but instead Romano has taken his back!
Owens trying to control the action but Romano just sinks the hooks in.
Romano working for the choke.
Romano is not going to allow Owens to sit and survive in this position.
Owens is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Owens is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Romano is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Owens is defending well though. Romano let's go of the attempt for now.
Owens turns into Romano and is now in his guard.
Romano keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Romano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Owens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Owens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Owens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Owens working some strikes from top position.
Matt Romano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Owens wants to control from the top but Romano keeps moving.
Romano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Romano wants to sweep here but Owens controlling him for the moment.
Romano working a defensive guard here.
Romano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Owens manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owens lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Owens controls Romano momentarily but Romano frees himself.
Romano stopping the sweep attempt from Owens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Romano dominated that second 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. 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.
Owens cracks Romano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Owens lands a with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Owens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Owens.
Romano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Owens as he jumps to the side.
Owens throws a right and a left that Romano avoids nicely.
Romano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Owens swivels and escapes.
Romano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Romano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owens looks to land a combination. Romano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice sprawl there from Owens as Romano shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens throws a right hand that Romano ducks under and follows up with a left that Romano also avoids with ease.
Kurt Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Owens.
Romano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Owens clinches up against the cage.
Romano prevents Owens from breaking the clinch.
Owens is trying to break free.
Owens tries to break the clinch but Romano is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens lands a nice knee to the body.
Owens throws an elbow that misses.
Owens tries a knee to the head but Romano blocks it.
Romano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Owens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Owens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Owens lands a two punch combo.
Romano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Owens cracks the inside of Romano's front leg.
Romano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Owens wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Romano seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Owens is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Matt Romano!
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