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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jendri Pitoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sola Romaneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitoy comes to the cage accompanied by Ed Sheeran - Dont. Romaneiro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guns of Brixton - The Clash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 9 - 1 |
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218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jendri Pitoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sola Romaneiro!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitoy is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Romaneiro.
Pitoy is looking for a counter combo.
Pitoy avoids the head kick by Romaneiro.
Pitoy is looking to clinch but Romaneiro is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Pitoy there.
Romaneiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Romaneiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romaneiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitoy's waist but Pitoy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romaneiro off to one side.
Romaneiro dodges the punch combination from Pitoy.
Romaneiro tries to work over Pitoy's front leg with a kick but Pitoy checks it.
Pitoy looks to land a combination but Romaneiro avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romaneiro at a distance.
Romaneiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pitoy!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitoy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Romaneiro scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romaneiro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romaneiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitoy keeps working.
Pitoy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Romaneiro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pitoy manages to get back to half guard.
Romaneiro is looking to advance position but Pitoy won't allow it.
Pitoy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pitoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romaneiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitoy.
Pitoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romaneiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitoy forces Romaneiro back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitoy.
It looks like Sola Romaneiro has been cut.
Pitoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romaneiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pitoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romaneiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romaneiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romaneiro slips a jab and a cross from Pitoy.
Pitoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romaneiro lands a jab to the nose.
Pitoy defending well as Romaneiro loads up on a big left hand.
Pitoy moves in looking to clinch but Romaneiro pushes him off.
Pitoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Romaneiro does no damage.
Pitoy throws a leg kick but Romaneiro moved away.
Pitoy misses with a low kick as Romaneiro jumps back.
Romaneiro feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romaneiro dodges the punch combination from Pitoy.
Pitoy lunges at Romaneiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romaneiro's hand.
Pitoy looks to land a combination. Romaneiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jendri Pitoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitoy tries to clinch but Romaneiro moves out of range.
Pitoy misses with a low kick.
Pitoy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pitoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Romaneiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitoy wants to clinch.
Romaneiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Romaneiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pitoy misses with a wild combination.
Romaneiro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pitoy defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romaneiro.
A combination from Pitoy does no damage.
Romaneiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Romaneiro throws a leg kick but Pitoy moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romaneiro feints the counter takedown.
Romaneiro closes the distance and pushes Pitoy back into the cage.
Romaneiro gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pitoy regains guard.
Romaneiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Pitoy has wrist control.
Romaneiro throwing strikes from guard but Pitoy blocks nicely.
Pitoy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pitoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romaneiro misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jendri Pitoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sola Romaneiro's cut.
That's time! Pitoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pitoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romaneiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitoy darts in and clinches Romaneiro up against the cage.
Pitoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romaneiro has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romaneiro.
Romaneiro misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Romaneiro.
Still in the clinch, Pitoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pitoy fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Romaneiro fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Romaneiro.
Romaneiro tries for a takedown but Pitoy manages to get underhooks.
Romaneiro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pitoy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Romaneiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romaneiro lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitoy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jendri Pitoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Romaneiro circles away.
Pitoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Romaneiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitoy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romaneiro is out of range.
Romaneiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jendri Pitoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romaneiro! But no joy.
Pitoy throws a right and a left that Romaneiro avoids nicely.
Pitoy is looking to clinch.
Romaneiro with the counter takedown but Pitoy avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Pitoy. Those never looked like landing.
Romaneiro throws the left hand but Pitoy avoids the punch easily.
Jendri Pitoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitoy slips a jab and a cross from Romaneiro.
Romaneiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitoy rushes Romaneiro and presses him up against the cage.
Romaneiro throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitoy blocks a body shot from Romaneiro.
Pitoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romaneiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitoy misses with a two punch combination.
Pitoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romaneiro.
Romaneiro slips a jab and a cross from Pitoy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitoy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pitoy swinging wildly here.
Romaneiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitoy but Pitoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jendri Pitoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sola Romaneiro.
Pitoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romaneiro has Pitoy up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Romaneiro.
Pitoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitoy throws a series of punches but Romaneiro avoids them all with ease.
Pitoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romaneiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jendri Pitoy has been cut.
Romaneiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitoy.
Romaneiro throws a front kick aimed at Pitoy's knee but Pitoy avoids it well.
Romaneiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitoy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pitoy feints a jab promting Romaneiro to slip. Pitoy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romaneiro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pitoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romaneiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitoy swinging wildly here.
Romaneiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romaneiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pitoy defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitoy wants to clinch
and Romaneiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitoy jabs at Romaneiro's body.
Romaneiro tries a low kick but Pitoy avoids it.
Romaneiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pitoy is looking to counter punch.
Pitoy throws a series of punches but Romaneiro moves out of range.
Pitoy closes the distance and pushes Romaneiro back into the cage.
Romaneiro has a couple of punches blocked by Pitoy.
Pitoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romaneiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romaneiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Pitoy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romaneiro.
Pitoy throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jendri Pitoy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Romaneiro.
Romaneiro lands a body shot.
Pitoy has Romaneiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Romaneiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Romaneiro.
A frustrated look appears on Pitoy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romaneiro.
Pitoy lands a right hand.
Jendri Pitoy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pitoy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romaneiro's brow.
Romaneiro presses Pitoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romaneiro is pushing Pitoy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Pitoy.
Pitoy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romaneiro is looking for a takedown.
Pitoy is pressed up against the cage. Romaneiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pitoy down to the mat. Pitoy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pitoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romaneiro can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pitoy.
And Romaneiro tries to counter it with a takedown but Pitoy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pitoy moves into the clinch.
Romaneiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pitoy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jendri Pitoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sola Romaneiro.
Pitoy wants to get back to striking at distance but Romaneiro won't allow it.
Romaneiro has Pitoy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pitoy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Romaneiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pitoy up against the cage.
Romaneiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romaneiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romaneiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Romaneiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitoy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pitoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Pitoy.
Pitoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Romaneiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitoy throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pitoy checks a leg kick.
Romaneiro tries to clinch there but Pitoy circles away.
Romaneiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romaneiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitoy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pitoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romaneiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romaneiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitoy tries to clinch there but Romaneiro circles away.
Romaneiro throws a right hand that Pitoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Pitoy also avoids with ease.
Pitoy gets tackled into the cage by Romaneiro. Romaneiro maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitoy throws a head punch that misses.
Sola Romaneiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romaneiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Pitoy backwards.
Romaneiro blocks an elbow strike.
Romaneiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pitoy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Romaneiro shoots in for a takedown but Pitoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pitoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romaneiro.
Romaneiro throws a counter combo.
Pitoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romaneiro's calf.
Pitoy tries to clinch but Romaneiro moves out of range.
Romaneiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romaneiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romaneiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitoy.
Romaneiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitoy blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romaneiro. Pitoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romaneiro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitoy. Pitoy obviously looking to wear him down.
Pitoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romaneiro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pitoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pitoy looks to clinch
and Romaneiro counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitoy is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romaneiro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Romaneiro cracks Pitoy with a big right hand but Pitoy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Romaneiro scoring with punches and elbows.
Romaneiro cracks Pitoy with a big elbow.
Pitoy is looking for a sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romaneiro working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Pitoy is not content to let Romaneiro control the position.
Jendri Pitoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pitoy is trying to buck Romaneiro off.
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 Jendri Pitoy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pitoy, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jendri Pitoy!
Our winner, Jendri Pitoy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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