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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Peippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peippo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cristian Romero enters the ring!
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172 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Peippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristian Romero!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peippo just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Peippo misses.
Romero has his takedown stuffed
and Peippo counters with a nice uppercut.
Peippo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Peippo.
Peippo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romero checks it well.
Peippo takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero misses with a takedown
and Peippo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero tries for a takedown but Peippo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kari Peippo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Romero.
Peippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero has his takedown stuffed
and Peippo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero misses with a takedown
and Peippo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peippo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Romero quickly recovers to half guard.
Peippo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romero sees it coming and defends easily.
Peippo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Romero doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peippo.
Peippo wants to free his trapped foot but Romero is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Romero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Romero.
Peippo has gone for a leg lock! Romero slips out almost immediately though and dives into Peippo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to control from the top but Peippo keeps moving.
Romero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peippo's head.
Peippo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peippo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romero has managed to get both his arms back between Peippo's legs - danger averted.
Peippo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peippo wants to sweep here but Romero controlling him for the moment.
Romero postures up in Peippo's guard and throws a big left but Peippo blocks it.
Romero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romero is in close to Peippo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peippo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Peippo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Romero is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Romero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peippo keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peippo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Romero is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Peippo.
Romero working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Romero scoring with punches from side control.
Romero lands an elbow.
Romero in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peippo is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero works to advance to full mount. Peippo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Peippo is working to get back to half guard.
Peippo tries to lock up and control but Romero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peippo is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Peippo is trying to escape the mount.
Romero lands a nice shot to the head.
Romero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero avoids the attempt from Peippo to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Romero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Romero lands with some strikes.
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 Kari Peippo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Romero closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Peippo quickly recovers to half guard.
Peippo wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.
Romero wants to work for an arm triangle but Peippo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peippo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romero's back!
Romero is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Peippo 's hooks.
Peippo throws a sloppy strike and Romero uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Romero has ended up in Peippo's guard.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peippo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero lands a couple of digs.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Peippo.
Romero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peippo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Peippo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero stands up over Peippo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cristian Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peippo is trying to control the position but Romero postures up.
Romero connects with a couple of short punches.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Peippo.
Peippo keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero sitting in guard here, content to control.
Romero trying to control but Peippo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a couple of digs.
Romero connects with a couple of short punches.
Peippo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romero wants to pass the guard but Peippo is keeping the position.
Romero wants to control from the top but Peippo keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero stops Peippo from standing up.
Romero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romero wants to control from the top but Peippo keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peippo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peippo keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peippo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Peippo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Peippo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Romero is looking to escape.
Romero wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Peippo.
Peippo throws a strike there. Romero manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero gets full guard.
Romero pulls Peippo in to control the position.
Peippo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peippo preventing the sweep.
Romero controls Peippo momentarily but Peippo frees himself.
Romero wants to sweep here but Peippo controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peippo passes into half guard.
Peippo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Romero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peippo scores with a sloppy right hand. Romero should have avoided that one.
Peippo clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the ropes.
Peippo manages to break the clinch.
Peippo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Romero did well to prevent Peippo getting side control.
Romero is trying to maintain the position but Peippo is very close to passing his half guard.
Peippo working Romero over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peippo connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peippo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Romero's head.
Peippo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romero is trying to stand up here but Peippo is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peippo moves nicely into side control.
Romero is not content to let Peippo control the position.
Peippo throws an elbow but Romero slips to the side and avoids it well.
Peippo wants to control but Romero is keeping him busy.
Peippo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Peippo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Peippo is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peippo working away.
Romero tries to escape but Peippo is in control.
Romero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Peippo off and has taken his back!
Romero punches Peippo on the ear.
Romero is landing with strikes. Peippo can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to get the hooks in deep but Peippo pushed the leg off.
Romero lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Romero looking to break Peippo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Peippo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Romero will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Romero looking to break Peippo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Peippo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Romero will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peippo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Peippo wants to get back to full guard.
Peippo actively working from the bottom here.
Romero wants to control but Peippo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peippo manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Peippo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peippo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peippo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Romero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peippo keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.
Romero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Peippo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peippo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristian Romero!
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energy
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hype
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