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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Lords Of Salem . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Churchill throws a lazy head kick
and Churchill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Churchill rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Romero blocking some punches.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
Churchill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero keeps control of Churchill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Churchill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Churchill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Churchill wants to counter with a clinch but Romero pushes him away.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Churchill moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Churchill's defenses.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romero blocking some punches.
Churchill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Churchill.
It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Churchill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero tries to clinch but Churchill is having none of it.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Churchill circles away quickly and effectively.
Churchill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero lands with a nice combination. Churchill backs away looking to recover.
A jab lands there for Romero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Churchill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.
Churchill looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Churchill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Churchill breaks the clinch.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Churchill back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romero throws an elbow but misses.
Churchill manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Churchill does it's job there.
Churchill darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Churchill's head.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Churchill takes an elbow to the temple.
Romero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill takes an elbow to the temple.
Romero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Churchill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
Churchill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Churchill counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Churchill has time to react.
Churchill is rocked!
Churchill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Churchill is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
and Romero counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Churchill! He's just covering up as Romero starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicodemo Romero!
Nicodemo Romero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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