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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwoarang Bidam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bidam has chosen Megalomaniac as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terrell Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwoarang Bidam!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero pushes Bidam up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero being controlled against the cage.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero dives in and grabs Bidam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bidam pushes down on Romero's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Bidam.
Romero has a takedown stuffed.
Bidam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Bidam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bidam throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidam lands a right hook to the body.
Bidam throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bidam stuffs the takedown.
Bidam tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bidam misses with a wild combination.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Bidam avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Bidam.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Romero backs off Bidam throws a huge counter combo but Romero manages to avoid it all.
Bidam clinches.
Romero jumps guard but Bidam stands there with Romero around his waist. Romero gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero closes the distance and clinches up with Bidam, looking for a takedown. Romero pushes Bidam against the cage but Bidam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bidam avoids it really well and circles away.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Bidam closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Bidam takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Bidam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bidam clinches.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bidam gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romero.
Bidam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bidam throws a series of punches but Romero avoids them all with ease.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero closes the distance and clinches up with Bidam, looking for a takedown. Romero pushes Bidam against the cage but Bidam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bidam flicks out a counter leg kick but Romero steps away.
Romero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero slips a jab from Bidam.
Bidam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bidam throws a series of punches but Romero avoids them all with ease.
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bidam but Bidam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bidam throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Bidam there.
Romero closes the distance and clinches up with Bidam, looking for a takedown. Romero pushes Bidam against the cage but Bidam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Bidam does no damage.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick from Bidam.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Bidam throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bidam moves into the clinch.
Romero ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Romero no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bidam gets to his feet - Romero follows without any prompting.
Bidam looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bidam takes the fight into the clinch.
Bidam manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Bidam does no damage.
Bidam throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Bidam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romero circles away quickly and effectively.
Bidam has closed the distance and engaged Romero in a clinch.
Bidam lands an elbow just above Romero 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hwoarang Bidam dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Bidam.
It looks like Terrell Romero has been cut.
Bidam looks to land a combination but Romero avoids it well.
Bidam throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
Romero tries for a takedown but Bidam circles away easily
and Bidam counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bidam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bidam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidam gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Romero.
Bidam avoiding damage.
Bidam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bidam walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam misses with a double jab.
Terrell Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bidam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bidam wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bidam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero slips under a jab.
Bidam drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bidam walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Romero fails to land the takedown.
Romero has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bidam wants to land a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Bidam looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidam misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Bidam.
Romero dives in for a single leg takedown but Bidam sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Bidam. No joy for Romero on that attempt.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Bidam tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bidam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bidam has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bidam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bidam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Bidam.
Nice sprawl there from Bidam as Romero shoots in.
Bidam lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bidam clinches with his opponent.
Bidam breaks from the clinch.
Romero darts in looking for a takedown but Bidam gets double underhooks and turns Romero into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Bidam.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Bidam avoids it well and moves away.
Bidam lands a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bidam.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidam moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Bidam is stalling here.
Bidam breaks the clinch.
Bidam lands the left hand.
Romero is rocked!
Bidam dances in with a quick combination. Romero is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Bidam snaps Romero's head back. Romero stumbles backwards against the cage. Bidam steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Romero's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Romero just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hwoarang Bidam!
After the fight, Hwoarang Bidam was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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