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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 223 p4p, 35 weight class) and Thay Budo (ranked 2304 p4p, 279 weight class). Budo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Knocked Da Fuck Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thay Budo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budo misses with a right hand
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Budo throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Budo - just one landing.
Romero swings for the body but Budo moves out of range.
Budo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Budo sizes up Romero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Budo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Budo in a clinch.
Budo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romero misses with some punches.
Budo throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Budo misses with a punch on the inside.
Budo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Romero.
Romero lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero blocks a body shot from Budo.
Romero working aggressively here.
Budo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budo throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Budo lands with a short shot to the head.
Budo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Budo working aggressively here.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budo misses with the head strike.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Budo controls the action.
Budo takes a shot to the head.
Romero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Budo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Budo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Budo is just out of range.
Budo cracks Romero with a good jab.
Budo throws a big shot that misses.
Budo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budo misses with an uppercut.
Budo throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thay Budo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budo misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Budo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Budo clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Budo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero is trying to drag Budo to the mat but Budo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Budo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budos head.
Budo swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Budo controls the action.
Romero drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Budo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Budo throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero gets control of Budo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Romero will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Budo trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero pulls Budo in close to prevent any damage.
Romero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Romero is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Budo frees his head nicely. Oh but Romero has switched to an armbar! Budo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Joel Romero!
Joel Romero retains his light heavyweight title!
Joel Romero 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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RATING
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