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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 4189 p4p, 492 weight class) and Rect Umm (ranked 20498 p4p, 670 weight class). Third Round Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
32 - 13 - 1 |
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26
215 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
32 - 13 - 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umm clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Umm misses with a punch on the inside.
Umm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Umm is just out of range.
Romero lands a head kick that bluckles Umm and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Romero no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Umm is rocked!
It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Umm in a clinch.
Umm is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romero tries to work over Umm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umm seems to have recovered his senses.
Romero misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Umm fails to land.
Romero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umm.
Umm taking a breather.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Umm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
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 misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Umm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Umm is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Umm.
Romero tries to work over Umm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Umm misses with a punch to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Umm breaks the clinch.
Umm blocks the body kick.
Romero cracks Umm with a good jab.
A big right from Romero misses.
Umm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Umm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Umm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero throws a sloppy body shot
and Umm counters with a nice uppercut.
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 clinch but Umm is having none of it.
Umm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romero.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Umm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero tries to land a front kick but Umm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Umm misses with a looping right.
Romero misses with a double jab
and Umm counters with a nice uppercut that drops Romero onto his backside! Romero bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero moves away from the strike by Umm.
It appears Romero was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Third Round Romero will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Umm lands a jab to the nose.
Romero is looking to wear down Umm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Umm moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero throws a body kick that misses.
Romero misses with a leg kick
and Umm counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Umm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Romero misses
and Umm counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Romero goes down! Umm rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Romero is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Romero is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero takes a swing at Umm's ribcage but misses.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero looks to throw the jab but Umm is out of range.
Umm connects with a quick right hand that sends Romero tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rect Umm!
Rect Umm seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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
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