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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 651 p4p, 102 weight class) and Thay Budo (ranked 1815 p4p, 265 weight class). Budo has chosen Knocked Da Fuck Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thay Budo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thay Budo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budo throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Budo misses with a right hand
and Romero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romero.
Budo is looking to stand back up but Romero counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Budo.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Budo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Budo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Romero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Budo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Budo is trying to stand.
Romero passes to full mount!
Budo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Romero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Romero won't let Budo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Romero breaks from Budo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero controlling the pace for now.
Budo tries to buck Romero off but he can't manage it.
Romero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Romero controlling from the full mount.
Romero working the ground and pound effectively.
Romero breaks from Budo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Romero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Romero punishing his opponent with strikes.
Budo is rocked!
Romero controlling the position easily from mount.
Budo is still in real trouble! Can Romero finish him?
Romero has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Budo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joel Romero!
A very excited looking Joel Romero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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