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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larken Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymondo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into the arena with The Lion blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larken Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymondo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose scores with a one two! Romero had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Raymondo Romero has been cut.
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romero, pushing him back against the cage.
Romero wants to break free but Rose has control.
A short body shot lands from Romero as the two fighters clinch.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A short left from Rose.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Rose moves into the clinch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero is trying to break free.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose clinches up against the cage.
Rose prevents Romero from breaking the clinch.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero leaning against his opponent.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rose's hands.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose misses with some punches.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Rose has managed to clinch.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose moves into the clinch.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Larken Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romero tries to keep at a distance but Rose has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Rose gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Rose with an uppercut!
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose clinches.
Romero blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larken Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymondo Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rose pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Romero wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero leaning against his opponent.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romero seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero is pushing Rose up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero cracks Rose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Raymondo Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose has closed the distance and engaged Romero in a clinch.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Rose rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocking some punches.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Romero blocking some punches.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose misses with some punches.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero wants to break free but Rose has control.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Good shot there by Romero.
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larken Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larken Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raymondo Romero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Romero taking a breather.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero prevents a body shot from Rose.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Rose has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romero is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Rose keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose slips a jab from Romero.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Rose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raymondo Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Romero gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose blocks a body shot from Romero.
A short uppercut from Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose digs a right hand into Romero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romero's gas tank.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands a right hand.
Rose working aggressively here.
Romero lands a right hand.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Larken Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larken Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larken Rose!
A victorious Larken Rose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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