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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luivel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo. Pedro Bueno had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luivel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero thows a leg kick but Bueno checks it
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Luivel Romero has been cut.
Romero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Bueno.
Romero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romero lands a leg kick that knocks Bueno off balance momentarily.
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bueno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romero.
Bueno throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bueno throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bueno's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bueno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Romero trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Bueno is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
Romero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bueno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bueno trying to control here.
Romero postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bueno to stand up.
Romero lands a head kick. Bueno smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A cross from Romero lands.
We've been hearing reports that Bueno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good work by Bueno as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero checks a leg kick.
Bueno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno avoids the head kick by Romero.
Bueno loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Romero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bueno.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bueno.
Romero connects with a solid leg kick.
Bueno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Bueno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bueno tries to avoid it.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bueno can pounce on him.
Bueno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romero scores with a leg kick.
Romero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Bueno tenderised Romero's leg. Romero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by Romero.
Romero blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a kick to the body.
Romero motions for Bueno to come forward. Romero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bueno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
Bueno takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romero.
Bueno misses with a combination
and Romero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romero.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Bueno is keeping the position.
Bueno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romero manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueno wants to pass the guard but Romero is keeping the position.
Bueno slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno passes into half guard.
Bueno is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bueno prevents Romero from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bueno is trying to control the action in half guard but Romero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Romero manages to get to full guard.
Bueno drops back, looking for a kneebar! Romero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Romero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Romero!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno is not content to let Romero control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luivel Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luivel Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bueno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bueno lands a jab to Romero's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Bueno. That snapped Romero's head back.
Pedro Bueno is winning the standup battle so far.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romero is looking to chop away at Bueno's legs.
Bueno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bueno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romero. That one must have hurt.
Bueno looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Bueno moves into the clinch.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buenos head.
A short uppercut from Bueno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Romero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero tries a body shot but Bueno blocks it.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero working aggressively here.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero goes for a takedown attempt but Bueno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bueno walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero misses with a leg kick
and Bueno counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bueno swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero throws a low kick, looking for Bueno's leg but Bueno calmly moves out of range.
Romero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bueno.
Bueno tried to score with a low kick but Romero checks it.
Bueno tries to clinch there but Romero circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romero misses with a low kick as Bueno jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Romero.
A head kick by Romero misses
and Bueno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bueno scores with a three punch combo!
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueno.
Decent striking displayed by Bueno there.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Bueno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Romero.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Romero catches Bueno right on the button with a cross.
Bueno closes the distance and clinches.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
Romero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bueno after a bit of a struggle.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno misses with some punches.
Romero turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Romero manages to end up in side control.
Bueno is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Romero stalls from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Pedro Bueno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luivel Romero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Bueno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bueno.
Bueno throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero misses with a hook to the body
and Bueno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bueno scores with a jab. Romero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bueno misses with a body shot.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Bueno finish him?
Romero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Romero seems to have recovered his senses.
Bueno throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bueno.
Bueno throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a hook. Bueno ducked under it nicely.
Romero swings for the body but Bueno moves out of range.
Romero swings for the body but Bueno moves out of range.
Bueno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bueno.
Romero throws a low kick but Bueno avoids it.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bueno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bueno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bueno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bueno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Bueno throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
Bueno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Bueno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero avoids the body shot from Bueno.
Bueno scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Bueno blocks the low kick.
Bueno moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
Romero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bueno blocks a low kick nicely.
Bueno pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Bueno with a hook.
That has opened up Luivel Romero's cut even more.
Bueno has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno misses with some punches.
Romero blocking some punches.
Bueno misses with some punches.
Bueno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Bueno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Bueno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero tries to work over Bueno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pedro Bueno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luivel Romero.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno prevents a body shot from Romero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Bueno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bueno 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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