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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 3728 p4p, 74 weight class) and Big Bobby (ranked 3387 p4p, 114 weight class). Big Bobby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
30 - 12 - 1 |
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280 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Big Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Bobby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romero.
It looks like Big Bobby has been cut.
Romero rushes Bobby and presses him up against the cage.
Bobby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
I was talking to Romero's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Romero lands a body punch.
Romero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bobby up against the cage.
We've been informed that Bobby has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Romero blocks an elbow strike.
Romero tries a body shot but Bobby blocks it.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bobby lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bobby lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Bobby fails to land.
Bobby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Bobby as he checks the leg kick.
Bobby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Bobby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Romero tenderised Bobby's leg. Bobby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bobby misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. Bobby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Bobby.
Romero tries to work over Bobby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero clinches up against the cage.
Romero blocks a body shot from Bobby.
Bobby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobby manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero lunges at Bobby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bobby's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to work over Bobby's front leg with a kick but Bobby checks it.
Bobby takes one on the button.
That has opened up Big Bobby's cut even more.
Romero lands with a good body shot.
Romero stuns Bobby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bobby missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Bobby misses
and Romero counters with a thumping low kick.
Bobby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bobby throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero jabs Bobby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobby tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero is leaning against Bobby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romero scores with a head kick. Bobby tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero swings for the body but Bobby moves out of range.
Romero connects with a right hand. Bobby shakes it off.
Bobby throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Bobby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
It looked like Romero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bobby.
Romero is looking to wear down Bobby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
No joy there for Bobby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romero tries to bum rush Bobby with a series of wild strikes but Bobby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Bobby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Bobby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Bobby sees coming a mile off.
Bobby thinks about the counter body kick.
Bobby is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobby.
Romero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bobby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bobby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby wants to counter with a clinch but Romero pushes him away.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Bobby sees coming a mile off.
Romero wants to clinch up but Bobby keeps it at a distance.
Bobby tries to counter by closing the distance.
Romero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero tries to clinch but Bobby moves out of range.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bobby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bobby can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bobby is defending well for now.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bobby misses with a body punch.
Romero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bobby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobby tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Bobby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Bobby counters with a leg kick.
Bobby checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bobby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bobby, pushing him back against the cage.
Bobby tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Bobby back against the cage.
Third Round Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero tries to work over Bobby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero blocks a body shot from Bobby.
Bobby takes a shot to the head.
Bobby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero scores with a hook to the body.
Bobby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bobby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Romero gets through Bobby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobbys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby.
Romero's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bobby lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero blocking some punches.
Bobby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Big Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Third Round Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero scores with a hook to the body.
Romero stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bobby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bobby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero crunches a lovely knee into Bobby's ribcage.
Bobby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby's elbow.
Romero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby takes a shot to the head.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bobby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Romero misses with an elbow strike.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Third Round Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Third Round Romero!
Third Round Romero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Big Bobby was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man, today.'.
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