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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Havana. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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171 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands a nice looking body shot.
Huber missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Huber moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Romero tenderised Huber's leg. Huber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Huber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Huber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Huber settles back down.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Huber looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Romero connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huber misses with a looping right.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Huber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero tries to land a leg kick but Huber saw it coming and moves away.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huber circles away.
Huber appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huber's hands.
Huber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero walks into a jab.
Romero blocks the body kick.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Huber is out of range.
Huber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good work by Huber as he checks the leg kick.
Huber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Huber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Jab by Romero.
A jab from Romero does it's job there.
Huber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Huber settles back down.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huber throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Huber misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romero.
Huber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Romero misses
and Huber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Huber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Romero.
Romero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huber throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Huber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Huber's head but Huber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a body punch but Huber moves out of range.
Huber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Huber throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Huber lands a slapping body shot.
Huber throws a big shot that misses.
Huber checks a leg kick.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Huber slips the punch.
Huber wants to land a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Huber misses with a wild body shot.
Huber connects with a body shot that sends Romero's belly button to the back.
Huber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Romero lands a leg kick that knocks Huber off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Romero jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huber slips under a jab.
Huber counters with a body kick.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Huber cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huber's calf.
Nice body kick there by Huber.
Romero staying out of range there.
Huber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Romero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Huber sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Huber misses the target.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Huber counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Huber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romero slips under a jab from Huber.
Hector Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero feinted with a counter takedown.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huber swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Romero working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Huber's thigh. Huber counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Romero postures up in Huber's guard and throws a big left but Huber blocks it.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero tries to free his leg and advance position but Huber is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber pulls Romero in close to his closed guard and prevents Romero from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero postures up in Huber's guard and throws a big left but Huber blocks it.
Huber pulls Romero in to control the position.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Huber blocks nicely.
Romero throws a strike but Huber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Romero has an active guard here but Huber has managed to pass into half guard.
Romero trying to control but Huber postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber controlling the action here.
Romero is looking to control Huber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romero avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huber throws out the jab.
Huber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Huber tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Huber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huber misses the jab.
Huber looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero thuds his right hand into Huber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Huber is able to avoid easily.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero misses with a leg kick
enabling Huber to counter with a crisp jab.
Huber scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Romero misses.
A nice side step and Huber releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Huber misses with a wild body shot.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Huber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero avoids the body shot from Huber.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huber jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Huber wants to land a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Huber's head but Huber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero connects with an inside leg kick.
Huber lands a right hook to the body.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Huber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huber wants it to stay on the feet.
Huber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hans Huber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Huber.
Huber scores with a head kick. Romero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Huber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Huber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huber as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huber.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber lands an overhand right.
Huber throws an overhand right that drops Romero like a sack of potatoes! Huber dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Huber!
Hans Huber is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Hans Huber thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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