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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodniel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rodniel Romero will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodniel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a spinning back kick!
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cousteau tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romero defends well and Cousteau ends up having to push Romero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cousteau blocks the elbow strike.
Cousteau is trying to pull guard but Romero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cousteau goes for a takedown attempt but Romero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero looks for the body kick but Cousteau saw that one coming.
Cousteau avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Romero.
Romero leaves Cousteau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cousteau is defended easily by Romero.
Horrible takedown by Cousteau or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero which made him look bad.
Cousteau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
Cousteau shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Romero 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.
Romero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cousteau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cousteau wants to stand but Romero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Cousteau from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cousteau throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Romero trying to control the position.
Cousteau stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cousteau throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Cousteau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cousteau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cousteau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cousteau trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cousteau throws an elbow that misses. Romero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cousteau's guard. Nice move by Romero!
Cousteau is looking for a triangle but Romero pushes his legs off easily.
Cousteau has his foot on Romero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romero works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau has an active guard here but Romero has managed to pass into half guard.
Romero tries to stand and escape but Cousteau is controlling the position.
Romero wants to free his trapped foot but Cousteau is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cousteau wants to control but Romero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cousteau moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cousteau is looking for a triangle but Romero pushes his legs off easily.
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 Jacques Cousteau will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cousteau tries for a takedown but Romero circles away easily
and Romero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cousteau managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Romero keeps control of Cousteau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Cousteau's takedown attempt.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cousteau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero connects with a knee to the head.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Cousteau's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero stops a takedown attempt from Cousteau.
Cousteau gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Romero regains guard.
Cousteau is working Romero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cousteau throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau postures up in Romero's guard and throws a big left but Romero blocks it.
Cousteau throwing strikes but missing.
Cousteau drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Romero dives on top into guard.
Romero wanted to stand there but Cousteau had control of the position.
Cousteau working a defensive guard here.
Cousteau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Romero passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero not doing much here.
Cousteau wants to get back to full guard.
Cousteau looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is trying to control but Romero passes into side control!
Cousteau can't do much from the bottom here.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Cousteau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cousteau is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Romero is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romero is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Romero looking to control but Cousteau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cousteau wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cousteau can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacques Cousteau will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cousteau is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Romero's half guard.
Romero felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jacques Cousteau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cousteau trying to work for an americana but Romero has managed to regain full guard.
Cousteau trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero is trying to control the position but Cousteau postures up.
Cousteau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cousteau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cousteau throws a strike but Romero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cousteau 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.
Romero trying to move into half guard but instead Cousteau has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cousteau postures up in Romero's guard and throws a big left but Romero blocks it.
Cousteau drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Romero manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cousteau has Romero in his guard.
Cousteau keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Cousteau wants to hit a switch here but Romero passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cousteau there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is desperately trying to improve his position but Romero has a good base and remains in mount.
Cousteau wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cousteau has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Cousteau is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cousteau rolls, trying to escape but Romero keeps control of the position.
Cousteau just trying to survive but Romero is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Romero tries to get the hooks in deep but Cousteau pushed the leg off.
Cousteau is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cousteau is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cousteau is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cousteau is working hard here to advance position.
Romero has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cousteau's body.
Rodniel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques Cousteau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cousteau has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Romero.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacques Cousteau.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cousteau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Cousteau!
After the big win, Jacques Cousteau made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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