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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thaddeus Proctor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Romero!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proctor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Proctor shows good takedown defense.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Proctor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Proctor's waist but Proctor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.
Thaddeus Proctor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacare Romero.
Romero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Proctor sprawls well initially but Romero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Romero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Proctor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Romero prevents Proctor from standing back up.
Proctor's coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Romero throwing shots but Proctor is blocking nicely.
Romero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Proctor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romero throwing shots but Proctor is blocking nicely.
Proctor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Romero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Proctor.
Proctor pulls Romero in to control the position.
Proctor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Proctor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Proctor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor looking to control.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero connects with a couple of short punches.
Proctor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Proctor keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proctor has control of Romero's left arm, preventing Romero from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Proctor's head.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Proctor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Proctor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Proctor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero postures up in Proctor's guard and throws a big left but Proctor blocks it.
Proctor managing to control the position.
Romero tries to free his leg and advance position but Proctor is retaining full guard.
Proctor is trying to keep Romero in close.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Romero passes into half guard.
Proctor is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Proctor avoid being mounted?
Proctor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
Proctor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romero is nestled in close to Proctor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Proctor trying to hold on to Romero's head to control him but Romero postures up.
Romero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Proctor tries to get to full guard but Romero has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romero working over Proctor with some ground and pound. Proctor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Proctor is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Proctor avoid being mounted?
Romero winds up and cracks Proctor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero wants to free his trapped foot but Proctor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Romero prevents Proctor from standing back up.
Proctor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Proctor is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Proctor avoid being mounted?
Romero prevents Proctor from improving his position.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Proctor is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero thows a huge punch but Proctor dodges it nicely.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Romero wants to control but Proctor is keeping him busy.
Proctor trying to control here.
Romero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet.
Proctor is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Proctor avoid being mounted?
Proctor is trying to get back to full guard.
Proctor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romero is working away from the top position though.
Romero is trying to control. Proctor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Proctor kicks Romero off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero scores with the left hand. Proctor knows he should have avoided that one.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Proctor.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacare Romero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero misses with an uppercut. Proctor saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Proctor. No joy for Romero on that attempt.
Romero closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Proctor is looking to regain half guard here but Romero keeps moving and retains side control.
Proctor tries to escape but Romero is in control.
Proctor wants to control but Romero postures up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Romero. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Romero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Proctor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Romero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Proctor keeps working.
Proctor wants to control but Romero postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Proctor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Romero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Proctor, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero working away.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Romero drags him back down.
Proctor tries to improve position but can't.
Romero looks up at the clock and then as Proctor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romero smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Romero is trying to get an arm triangle but Proctor is defending well.
Proctor wants to control but Romero postures up.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Proctor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Proctor can't do much from the bottom here.
Proctor is looking for a sweep.
Romero works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jacare Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
An elbow from Romero crashes against the mat.
Romero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Proctor some visible discomfort.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Proctor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Romero.
Proctor wants to control but Romero postures up.
Romero is trying to get an arm triangle but Proctor is defending well.
Proctor is looking to reverse the position.
Proctor is working hard here to advance position.
Romero working the body and head with strikes.
Proctor pushes Romero away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Romero gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Romero is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Proctor looks calm but he's in trouble here. Romero gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Proctor is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Romero lets go of the hold and Proctor can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacare Romero!
A relieved looking Jacare Romero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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