Post by The Sandmen on Jan 3, 2018 0:29:30 GMT -5
Matt Serra is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Ferocious staredown by Romero while Herb Dean recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Quick hook by Matt Serra
glances off Romero's arms.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Serra is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Serra measures the resilience of Romero's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Romero blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Romero is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Matt Serra, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Romero tries to jump to side mount.
Matt Serra closed his guard around Yoel Romero.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Matt Serra
Yoel Romero positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Yoel Romero is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Serra's ribs
Serra ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Matt Serra
Romero is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Yoel Romero for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Serra time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shovel hook by Yoel Romero
goes nowhere.
Serra is holding Yoel Romero's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero shows great balance while pushing away Matt Serra
Matt Serra gets sloppy and Yoel Romero tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Yoel Romero
makes Serra stumble back!
Serra's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Serra's Right eye
Yoel Romero launches a body shot
Serra evades.
Serra shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Matt Serra goes with a looping right hand while Yoel Romero jumps back and jabs
Serra only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Serra fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Romero sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Romero moves forward looking for some action
Matt Serra struggles a bit before breaking Romero's attemp of grappling
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Romero launches a kick
Serra checks it and keeps distance.
Serra clumsily fails here and it's time for Yoel Romero to fight back!
Yoel Romero tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Matt Serra just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Romero quickly defends.
A punch from Matt Serra
grazes Romero's right cheek.
Romero's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Romero has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Serra is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Romero tries to improve position.
Serra adjusts and closes his guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Serra
Romero breaths deeply while on the ground
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Serra
Romero tries to escape from closed guard...
Serra waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Yoel Romero! He is reversed and nor Matt Serra is on half guard!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Yoel Romero was tooling Matt Serra for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Serra lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Not a desiderable position that Romero is in now. Matt Serra is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Matt Serra pushes Romero's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Romero wraps his legs while he holds Matt Serra's head... Tight guard!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Yoel Romero manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Romero
Matt Serra tries to open Romero's guard...
Romero breaks the lock and covers himself from Serra's punches
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Romero tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
Matt Serra is in open guard over Romero
Serra moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Serra launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Serra is countered by Yoel Romero.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Matt Serra throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Romero's Chin is beginning to swell
Romero has a small cut in his Chin
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Serra tries to launch a few punches to Yoel Romero
Romero is able to achieve closed guard and counter Matt Serra's punches.
Serra misses a step and Yoel Romero sees an opportunity to counter him!
Romero measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Serra's side.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Yoel Romero manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Romero
Serra tries to jump to side mount.
Yoel Romero closed his guard around Matt Serra.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Yoel Romero, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Matt Serra tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Romero is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Serra is in open guard over Romero
Romero tries to close his guard around Serra
He succeeds!
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Romero
Romero is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Romero
Serra is in closed guard... Romero tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Matt Serra
As the fight continues it seems that Yoel Romero is taking the best of the fight.
Romero launches a barrage of elbows over Serra's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Serra doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Yoel Romero has left Serra laying flat on the mat!
Serra's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Yoel Romero by KO (Elbows) at 1:02 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 1/11 (9%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 1/14 (7%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 241 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/19 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 241 s
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Ferocious staredown by Romero while Herb Dean recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Quick hook by Matt Serra
glances off Romero's arms.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Serra is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Serra measures the resilience of Romero's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Romero blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Romero is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Matt Serra, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Romero tries to jump to side mount.
Matt Serra closed his guard around Yoel Romero.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Matt Serra
Yoel Romero positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Yoel Romero is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Serra's ribs
Serra ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Matt Serra
Romero is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Yoel Romero for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Serra time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shovel hook by Yoel Romero
goes nowhere.
Serra is holding Yoel Romero's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero shows great balance while pushing away Matt Serra
Matt Serra gets sloppy and Yoel Romero tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Yoel Romero
makes Serra stumble back!
Serra's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Serra's Right eye
Yoel Romero launches a body shot
Serra evades.
Serra shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Matt Serra goes with a looping right hand while Yoel Romero jumps back and jabs
Serra only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Serra fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Romero sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Romero moves forward looking for some action
Matt Serra struggles a bit before breaking Romero's attemp of grappling
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Romero launches a kick
Serra checks it and keeps distance.
Serra clumsily fails here and it's time for Yoel Romero to fight back!
Yoel Romero tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Matt Serra just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Romero quickly defends.
A punch from Matt Serra
grazes Romero's right cheek.
Romero's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Romero has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Serra is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Serra
Romero tries to improve position.
Serra adjusts and closes his guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Serra
Romero breaths deeply while on the ground
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Serra
Romero tries to escape from closed guard...
Serra waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Yoel Romero! He is reversed and nor Matt Serra is on half guard!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Yoel Romero was tooling Matt Serra for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Serra lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Not a desiderable position that Romero is in now. Matt Serra is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Matt Serra pushes Romero's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Romero wraps his legs while he holds Matt Serra's head... Tight guard!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Yoel Romero manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Romero
Matt Serra tries to open Romero's guard...
Romero breaks the lock and covers himself from Serra's punches
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Romero tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
Matt Serra is in open guard over Romero
Serra moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Serra launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Serra is countered by Yoel Romero.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Matt Serra throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Romero's Chin is beginning to swell
Romero has a small cut in his Chin
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Serra tries to launch a few punches to Yoel Romero
Romero is able to achieve closed guard and counter Matt Serra's punches.
Serra misses a step and Yoel Romero sees an opportunity to counter him!
Romero measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Serra's side.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Yoel Romero manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Romero
Serra tries to jump to side mount.
Yoel Romero closed his guard around Matt Serra.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Yoel Romero, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Matt Serra tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Romero is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Serra is in open guard over Romero
Romero tries to close his guard around Serra
He succeeds!
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Romero
Romero is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Romero
Serra is in closed guard... Romero tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Matt Serra
As the fight continues it seems that Yoel Romero is taking the best of the fight.
Romero launches a barrage of elbows over Serra's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Serra doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Yoel Romero has left Serra laying flat on the mat!
Serra's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Yoel Romero by KO (Elbows) at 1:02 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 1/11 (9%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 1/14 (7%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 241 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/19 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 241 s
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