At 47 years previous, Yoel Romero continues to be a drive to be reckoned with because the ‘Solider of God’ despatched the followers dwelling glad after placing Ras Hylton on the canvas within the closing spherical of the principle occasion of DBX1, which went down within the The Hangar at Regatta Harbour, Miami.
Hylton, standing 6″6, towered above Romero and refused to be intimidated by his extra credentialed opponent. Nonetheless, all through the competition, Romero began breaking his opponent down with punishing physique pictures and having the ability to land the cleaner strikes.
The toll on Hylton’s physique turns into obvious within the third spherical, and after some well-placed blows to the physique, Romero completed the job with a proper and left hook to the top of Hylton. The third-round stoppage win was Romero’s second preventing in DBX, and it is going to be fascinating to see who they pair him with subsequent.
Within the co-main occasion, Andrei Arlovski was too slick for a sport however outmatched Terrance Hodges. The previous UFC heavyweight champion made full use of the DBX ruleset, incorporating a collection of elbows and punches to Hodges, which opened up a nasty gash on the 40-year-old’s brow.
Regardless of Hodges eager to proceed the competition, the ringside physician halted the proceedings a minute into the second spherical, securing Arlovski his first win below the DBX banner.The ultimate fights of the evening capped off an motion packed occasion which noticed loads of thrills and spills all through the 14- bout card. Corey Jackson set the tone earlier within the evening with a spotlight reel second-round KO win over Marcellus Wallace.
The complete occasion is up on YouTube for these eager to see what all of the hype is about.
