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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Norris Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Kyle Romo's chin.
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187 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr cracks Romo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norris Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Romo.
Norris Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John Kyle Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Romo misses.
Norris Jr throws out a loose jab but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Norris Jr misses with a hook. Romo ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Norris Jr does it's job there.
Norris Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Norris Jr tries to work over Romo's front leg with a kick but Romo checks it.
Romo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris Jr.
Romo has Norris Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Romo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Romo has double underhooks.
Norris Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Norris Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romo landing knees to the body.
Romo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romo with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chuck Norris Jr has been cut.
A body shot lands from Romo.
Norris Jr is breathing heavily.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo dodges an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Romo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romo landing knees to the body.
Romo tries to work over Norris Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo slips under a jab from Norris Jr.
We've been informed that Romo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Romo blocks a head kick by Norris Jr.
Romo moves out of range as Norris Jr throws a body kick.
Romo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romo lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romo cracks Norris Jr with a good jab.
Romo wants to clinch up but Norris Jr keeps it at a distance.
Norris Jr throws out a loose jab but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Norris Jr misses its intended target.
Norris Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romo. Romo obviously looking to wear him down.
Romo walks into a jab.
Romo forces Norris Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Romo digs a right hand underneath Norris Jr's ribcage. Norris Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Romo.
Romo misses with a body punch.
A short right from Romo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
Romo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
Romo pushes Norris Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romo landing knees to the head.
Romo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romo.
Norris Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris Jr looks to throw the jab but Romo is out of range.
Norris Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romo rushes Norris Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Romo.
Norris Jr working aggressively here.
Norris Jr breaks from the clinch.
Romo scores with a jab. Norris Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romo has closed the distance and engaged Norris Jr in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Romo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Romo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris Jr is trying to break free.
Romo misses with a body punch.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Norris Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Romo.
Romo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Romo working aggressively here.
Norris Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Norris Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romo blocks an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris Jr avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
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.
Romo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romo clinches.
Norris Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris Jr takes a shot to the head.
Norris Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romo's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norris Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romo looking to throw knees to the head but Norris Jr is blocking nicely.
Norris Jr manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Norris Jr misses.
Romo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romo blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norris Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romo to score with a decent uppercut.
Norris Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romo gets a clinch.
Norris Jr blocks a body shot from Romo.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris Jr slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romo scores with a knee to the head.
Norris Jr avoiding damage as Romo throws knees to the body.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Romo.
Romo is working Norris Jr over against the ropes.
Romo has Norris Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Norris Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Romo on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romo.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Romo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norris Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Norris Jr is trying to push Romo away but Romo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Romo lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romo tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
A hook to the body from Romo.
Romo lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Romo.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norris Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John Kyle Romo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romo lands with a right to the head.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris Jr avoids it.
Romo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris Jr is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
Oh Norris Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norris Jr avoiding damage as Romo throws knees to the body.
Romo presses Norris Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romo tries to throw a body punch but Norris Jr avoids it by throwing Romo back against the ropes.
Norris Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Romo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norris Jr's face.
Romo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Romo.
Romo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romo tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
Norris Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Romo.
Romo scores with a hook to the body.
Romo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Romo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris Jr avoiding damage as Romo throws knees to the body.
Romo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romo lands with a short shot to the head.
Romo lands a shot to the body.
Romo lands a nice knee to the body.
Romo works on Norris Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Romo struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris Jr controls his hands.
Norris Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Romo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romo digs a right hand underneath Norris Jr's ribcage. Norris Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romo lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Romo tries to clinch up but Norris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Romo stuns Norris Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris Jr throws a jab when Romo was well out of range.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Romo has managed to clinch.
Norris Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romo working Norris Jr over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Romo.
A short right from Romo on the inside.
A body shot lands from Romo.
Romo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romo drops Norris Jr on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Norris Jr bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romo closes the distance and pushes Norris Jr back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norris Jr's face.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Romo.
Romo scores with a shot to the side of Norris Jr's head.
Norris Jr wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Romo.
Romo scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Romo on the inside.
Romo presses Norris Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Norris Jr with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Norris Jr looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Norris Jr get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo is the new welterweight champion!
John Kyle Romo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Chuck Norris Jr had this to say: 'fuck'.
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