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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 96 p4p, 13 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 156 p4p, 22 weight class). Glass kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Romero has chosen Havana as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glass throws out the jab.
Romero throws a low kick but Glass avoids it.
Glass tried to counter with a leg kick but Romero avoided it.
Glass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glass connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Glass had a free shot at his head there.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Romero throws a low kick but Glass avoids it.
It looked like Glass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romero has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Glass scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
Romero connects with a solid leg kick.
Romero scores with a hook.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass slips under a jab from Romero.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Glass sees coming a mile off.
Romero misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero lands with a nice body punch.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Glass scores with a jab to the head.
Romero throws a chopping leg kick but Glass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Glass misses.
Glass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romero throws a leg kick but Glass sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Romero backs away, Glass returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Romero misses.
Romero misses with a straight left.
It looked like Glass was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Romero.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romero looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
Glass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Glass.
A jab from Glass misses.
Jab, jab by Glass - just one landing.
Romero is looking to slow Glass down with leg kicks.
Glass moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glass defends it well.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Glass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Glass throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
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!
Glass keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Romero throws a hook but Glass avoids it easily.
Romero swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Romero blocks the leg kick.
Glass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Glass cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
Glass lands a jab to the nose.
Nice cross by Romero.
Romero moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Glass lands a nice shot to the body.
Glass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romero finds it's way round the side to connect with Glass's head.
Glass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Romero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Glass.
Romero takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Desmond Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero throws a low kick but Glass avoids it.
Glass appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romero lands a nice hook to Glass's body. Glass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Glass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Glass moves out of range of the strikes.
Glass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Glass throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
Glass swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Glass slips under a jab from Romero.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Romero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Good work by Romero as he checks the leg kick.
Romero misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Romero tries to land a front kick but Glass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glass misses with a hook.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
Glass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Glass there.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Glass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Romero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Glass has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glass and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Glass, as that shot connected.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Romero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Romero misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romero. That's going to slow Glass down.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Glass loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Romero cracks the inside of Glass's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hector Romero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero misses with a body kick.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Romero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Glass works the jab nicely.
Romero throws a low kick but Glass moves out of range easily.
Romero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glass checks it well.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Glass with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Glass as Romero shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Glass had a free shot at his head there.
Romero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero staying out of range there.
Desmond Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glass misses with a hook
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
Glass checks a leg kick.
Glass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Glass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romero. Romero obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Romero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romero throws out a leg kick but Glass moves out of range and Romero only half commits.
Glass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glass keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
Glass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romero punishes Glass's body with a nice straight punch.
Glass throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Glass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Romero throws a solid leg kick but Glass takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romero.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Romero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass connects with a body shot that sends Romero's belly button to the back.
Romero walks into a jab.
Romero throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass lands with a right hand.
Glass misses with a hook.
Glass throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glass.
Glass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Glass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glass misses the jab.
Glass moves out of range of the strikes.
Glass scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Glass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Glass misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Glass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glass looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Glass checks a leg kick.
Glass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero's corner calls for a 1-2. Romero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glass misses with a straight right.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Romero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glass's calf.
Romero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Glass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
Romero blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
A left lands for Romero.
Romero throws a leg kick that misses.
Glass throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Glass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Glass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero avoids the body shot from Glass.
Romero let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass lands a jab to Romero's midsection.
Romero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glass checks it well.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Glass tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Glass to the ground. Glass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Glass takes one on the button.
Romero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Glass was covering up waiting for the punch and Romero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero wants to control from the top but Glass keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Desmond Glass will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Romero takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Glass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Glass lands a jab.
Romero slips a straight right by Glass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Glass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Glass sees coming a mile off.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
A jab from Glass does it's job there.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Glass on the side of the head.
Glass jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Glass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero slips a jab from Glass.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero connects with a solid leg kick.
Romero throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
An inside leg kick lands from Romero.
Romero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glass lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Romero shoots in but no luck this time.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Glass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Glass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
A big left from Glass misses.
Glass checks a leg kick.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Glass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glass scores with a jab to the body.
Romero slips under a jab.
Glass throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Glass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Glass throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Romero takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Glass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Glass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romero in his tracks.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Romero defending well as Glass loads up on a big left hand.
Romero is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
An inside leg kick from Romero misses.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Glass jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romero lands with a cross.
Glass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Glass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Glass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Romero misses
and Glass counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Romero throws a hook to the side of Glass's head but Glass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Glass misses with a leg kick.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Glass.
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romero. That did some damage!
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Glass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Romero misses.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Glass throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Glass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
Desmond Glass thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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