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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Young (ranked 5853 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Nevetor (ranked 5841 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romeo Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Nevetor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevetor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Young was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nevetor misses with a body shot.
Young tries to counter by clinching up but Nevetor breaks away and moves out of range.
Nevetor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevetor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Romeo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Nevetor.
Nevetor gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevetor breaks from the clinch.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nevetor up against the cage.
Nevetor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nevetor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nevetor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nevetor.
Nevetor forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nevetor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevetor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young decides to pull guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Nevetor from controlling successfully.
Young trying to strike off his back.
Young keeping full guard, as Nevetor tries to pass.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nevetor trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nevetor is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevetor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Young's guard.
Young scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nevetor manages to mount him!
Nevetor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Young has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nevetor controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Nevetor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nevetor won't be happy with that.
Young stands up and beckons Nevetor to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nevetor moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nevetor clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Nevetor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nevetor rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nevetor manages to break the clinch.
Nevetor misses with a takedown
and Young moves into the clinch.
Nevetor keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Nevetor won't allow it.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nevetor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Nevetor wants to take the fight to the mat but Young manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Romeo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Nevetor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevetor tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nevetor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nevetor stops Young from standing up.
Nevetor wants to stand but Young is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nevetor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevetor passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Young is not content to let Nevetor control the position.
Nevetor is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.
Carlos Nevetor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nevetor prevents Young from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Young gets back to full guard.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young wants to stand up but Nevetor is controlling him.
Young is striking from the bottom but Nevetor uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Nevetor throws a big right hand that misses.
Nevetor throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nevetor's guard. Nice move by Young!
Nevetor trying to control the position.
Young won't allow Nevetor to sweep him here.
Nevetor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Young has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nevetor is looking for a sweep.
Young stands up and beckons Nevetor to his feet.
Nevetor closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nevetor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nevetor clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Nevetor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nevetor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nevetor somewhat.
Nevetor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
Young gets tackled into the cage by Nevetor. Nevetor maintains the clinch.
Nevetor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nevetor gets a clinch.
Carlos Nevetor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nevetor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Romeo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Nevetor.
Nevetor shoots and misses
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nevetor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nevetor enables Young to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nevetor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nevetor is wriggling around but Young manages to pass to half guard.
Nevetor is trying to control but Young passes into side control!
Nevetor is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nevetor is looking to regain half guard here but Young keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young stands up.
Romeo Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nevetor throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young tried to counter with a leg kick but Nevetor avoided it.
Nevetor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Nevetor swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevetor shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Young is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nevetor has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Young content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevetor tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Young has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Young controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Young showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nevetor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carlos Nevetor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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