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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rae Fon (ranked 3544 p4p, 375 weight class) and Jeff Romart (ranked 2482 p4p, 280 weight class). Rae Fon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rae Fon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Romart!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romart avoids a kick to the body.
Fon avoids the body shot from Romart.
Romart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romart appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romart has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A punch combination from Romart misses.
Romart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romart can pounce on him.
Fon moves in looking to clinch but Romart pushes him off.
Romart throws a right and a left that Fon avoids nicely.
Fon tries to clinch but Romart is having none of it.
Fon dodges the punch combination from Romart.
Fon rushes Romart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fon tries a body shot but Romart blocks it.
Fon tries to work over Romart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romart is defending well for now.
Fon tries to land a knee to the head but Romart blocks with his arms.
Romart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romart lands a shot to the body.
Romart has had enough of the clinch but Fon keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fon.
Fon lands a knee to the body.
Romart looks winded!
Fon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romart blocks it with crossed arms.
Fon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romart avoids it.
Romart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fon.
Fon lands a left hand.
Fon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fon.
Romart is trying to break free.
Romart misses with some punches.
Fon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fon looking to throw knees to the head but Romart is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romart backwards.
Fon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romart is rocked!
Fon lands a hook that snaps the head of Romart backwards.
Romart is still on wobbly legs! Can Fon finish him?
Fon lands a shot to the body.
Romart seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hand to the body from Fon.
Romart avoiding damage as Fon throws knees to the body.
Fon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romart blocks an elbow strike.
Romart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fon scores with a hook to the body.
Fon working aggressively here.
Romart swings wildly with an uppercut but Fon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fon landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fon fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Romart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romart is defending well for now.
Fon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fon lands a nice uppercut.
Fon lands a left hand.
Fon scores with a shot to the side of Romart's head.
A short right from Fon on the inside.
Romart prevents a body shot from Fon.
Romart blocks a body shot from Fon.
Romart avoiding damage as Fon throws knees to the body.
Romart misses with a body punch.
Romart tries a body shot but Fon blocks it.
Fon can't find room to land a body shot as Romart controls the action.
Fon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fon misses with the head strike.
Romart is trying to break the clinch but Fon is controlling him.
Fon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romart trying to control the position but instead, Fon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romart into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fon.
Fon misses with a knee to the head.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romart.
Romart lands a right hand.
Fon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fon trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romart's elbow.
Romart tries a body shot but Fon blocks it.
Fon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fon crunches a lovely knee into Romart's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rae Fon dominated that round.
That's time! Fon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romart let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fon has Romart up against the cage in a clinch.
Romart misses with a punch to the body.
Fon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romart can do to turn this around?
Romart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romart.
Romart breaks the clinch.
Romart swats away the attempt to clinch by Fon.
Fon has Romart up against the cage in a clinch.
Fon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romart.
Fon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fon lands a damaging elbow.
Romart misses with a body punch.
Romart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fon throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fon is defending well for now.
Fon throws an elbow but it misses.
Fon throws an elbow but it misses.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romart.
Fon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romart tries to throw a body punch but Fon avoids it by throwing Romart back against the cage.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romart.
Fon throws an elbow but it misses.
Romart blocks an uppercut.
Fon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Fon.
Romart can't find room to land a body shot as Fon controls the action.
Romart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romart tries to score with a low kick but Fon moves his leg out of the way.
Fon pushes Romart up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fon.
Fon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fon throws an elbow but it misses.
Fon misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Fon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fon blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fon prevents Romart from breaking the clinch.
Fon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fon.
Romart misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fon fails to land.
Romart can't break the clinch.
Fon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romart's elbow.
A short left from Romart.
Fon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romart avoids it.
Romart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fon or not.
Romart swings wildly with an uppercut but Fon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fon has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romart throws a leg kick that misses.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Fon! Romart is out on his feet! Fon rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Romart is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Romart is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rae Fon!
A less than humble Rae Fon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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