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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Romeo (ranked 694 p4p, 912 weight class) and Aapo Jukola (ranked 95 p4p, 138 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Romeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aapo Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola slips a straight right by Romeo.
Romeo misses with a body shot
and Jukola counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Romeo.
Romeo misses the shot to the body.
Jukola staying out of range there.
Jukola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Romeo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukola misses with a kick to the body.
Jukola throws a head kick that Romeo semi-blocks.
It looks like Anthony Romeo has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Romeo.
Romeo scores with a shot to the body.
Jukola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Romeo scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romeo connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Jukola avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romeo just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Jukola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jukola. That's going to slow Romeo down.
Romeo is looking to wear down Jukola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romeo misses with a wild body shot.
Jukola defending well as Romeo loads up on a big left hand.
Jukola let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jukola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeo.
Romeo scores with a hook.
Romeo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jukola sizes up Romeo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romeo.
Romeo throws a body punch but Jukola moves out of range.
Romeo misses the jab.
Jukola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romeo staying out of range there.
Romeo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo throws out a powerful jab.
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!
A leg kick checked by Romeo.
A quick step to the side and Romeo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukola throws a jab but it's blocked by Romeo.
Romeo throwing a counter right hand but Jukola manages to avoid it.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Jukola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jukola looks to throw the jab but Romeo is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Romeo.
Jukola looks to land a right hand but Romeo moved out of range.
Romeo takes a swing at Jukola's ribcage but misses.
Jukola drops his hands momentarily and Romeo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jukola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romeo missing with a left hand there. Jukola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jukola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jukola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeo.
Romeo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukola with the inside leg kick.
Jukola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Romeo misses with an uppercut.
Jukola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jukola throws a jab when Romeo was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Romeo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Jukola.
A swing and a miss from Jukola.
Anthony Romeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeo slips a straight right by Jukola.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romeo moves away.
Romeo throws a looping overhand right but Jukola ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Romeo lands.
Jukola connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Romeo misses.
Romeo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jukola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romeo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jukola finds it's way round the side to connect with Romeo's head.
Jukola throws a low kick but Romeo avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jukola - that will leave a mark!
Jukola throws a looping overhand right but Romeo ducks down to avoid it.
Romeo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jukola blocks a jab.
Jukola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romeo swings widly with a right hand
and Jukola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romeo misses with a straight left.
Jukola is trying to counter with his kicks.
Romeo fails to land with a series of punches.
Jukola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jukola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukola.
Jukola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
Romeo misses the shot to the body.
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 Anthony Romeo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Romeo's cut.
That's time! Romeo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romeo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jukola.
Romeo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Jukola.
Romeo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romeo.
Romeo throws a hook to the side of Jukola's head but Jukola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romeo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jukola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukola is looking to slow Romeo down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
Jukola misses with a kick to the body.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romeo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jukola finds it's way round the side to connect with Romeo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeo misses with a body shot.
Romeo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukola.
Romeo backing away here, and Jukola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Romeo throws the left hand but Jukola avoids the punch easily.
Romeo throws a shot to the body.
Romeo throws a hook but Jukola blocks it.
Romeo needs to keep his hands up - Jukola had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Jukola.
Romeo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romeo lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Romeo as he connects with a hook.
Romeo lands a left and a right that send Jukola crashing to the mat, dazed. Romeo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jukola is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romeo cracks Jukola with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jukola tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Romeo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jukola is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Romeo!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Romeo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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