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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Romero (ranked 1048 p4p, 2011 weight class) and Stavros Halkias (ranked 150 p4p, 270 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halkias has time to react.
It looks like Stavros Halkias has been cut.
Halkias throws a shot to the body.
Romero misses the jab.
Halkias ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halkias lands a head kick. Romero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Romero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Halkias ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halkias! But no joy.
Halkias misses with a body shot.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Halkias manages to avoid it.
Romero walks into a left hand.
Halkias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
It seemed like Halkias was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias throws a shot to the body.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Romero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halkias.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias blocks it.
A head kick misses from Halkias.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Halkias saw that one coming.
Halkias throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero misses with a right hand
and Halkias counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Halkias tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Halkias.
Halkias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halkias looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halkias moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romero misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Halkias.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero misses with a hook
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero avoids the body shot from Halkias.
Halkias goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halkias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Halkias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Halkias takes a shot to the head.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Halkias keeps him there for the moment.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halkias scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halkias swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias lands a nice shot to the body.
Halkias scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halkias lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halkias connects with an inside leg kick.
Halkias moves out of range of the strikes.
Halkias throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Halkias thows a body kick. Romero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias avoids it easily.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Halkias counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halkias misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Romero swings for the body but Halkias moves out of range.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias avoids it easily.
Halkias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Halkias avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halkias blocks a jab.
Halkias blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Halkias unleashes a big counter combination but Romero bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Halkias chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halkias connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Halkias lands an overhand right.
Halkias getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias blocks it.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Romero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Halkias counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halkias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Romero misses.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halkias.
Halkias thumps Romero with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Halkias moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Halkias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Halkias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halkias working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Halkias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halkias scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Halkias.
Halkias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halkias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Halkias.
A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
Halkias stalling the fight.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halkias lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Halkias is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Halkias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halkias throws a head kick that misses.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Halkias counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stavros Halkias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halkias fails to land with a series of punches.
Halkias staying out of range there.
Halkias is looking for the big counter here.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halkias.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Halkias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Halkias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Romero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halkias.
Halkias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halkias scores with a jab. Romero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Halkias misses.
Romero slips under a jab from Halkias.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Halkias manages to avoid it.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias moves away from the strike by Romero.
Halkias looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halkias throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Halkias misses.
Halkias moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halkias slips under a jab.
Halkias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero slips a straight right by Halkias.
Halkias throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a jab when Halkias was well out of range.
Romero slips under a jab.
Halkias takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Halkias darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halkias throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halkias, as that shot connected.
Halkias throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Halkias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero avoids the head kick by Halkias.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halkias darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Romero tries to circle away but Halkias has him pinned against the cage.
Halkias tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Halkias back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Halkias.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halkias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Halkias. Beautiful body shot.
Halkias misses with a hook
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Halkias catches Romero right on the button with a cross.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
A jab from Halkias does it's job there.
Halkias bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halkias misses with a looping right.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Halkias had a free shot at his head there.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
letting Halkias counter with a right hand.
Halkias works the jab nicely.
Halkias misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halkias lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero moves forwards but Halkias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halkias connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.
A big right from Romero misses.
Halkias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias misses with a hook
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Halkias misses with a head kick.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Halkias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halkias misses with an uppercut
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Halkias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero moves forwards but Halkias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stavros Halkias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Halkias counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halkias lands a leg kick that knocks Romero off balance momentarily.
Halkias connects with a solid leg kick.
Halkias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Halkias.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Halkias counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halkias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halkias cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero avoids the head kick by Halkias.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halkias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halkias connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halkias scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero moves out of range as Halkias strikes.
Romero misses with a hook
and Halkias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halkias throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halkias with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Halkias connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Halkias.
Romero moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHalkias.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Halkias counters with a good, hard body kick but Romero shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Halkias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halkias throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Halkias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Halkias counter with a right hand.
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!
Halkias moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Halkias moved out of range.
Halkias cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halkias goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halkias counters with a good low kick that Romero was not able to check.
Halkias fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romero.
Romero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halkias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halkias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halkias throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halkias.
Halkias moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Halkias moved out of range nicely.
Halkias looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Halkias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halkias moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halkias lands a nice shot to the body.
Halkias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halkias slips a straight right by Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Halkias scores with a body shot.
Halkias misses with an uppercut
and Halkias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halkias throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Halkias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Romero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halkias scores with a kick to the midsection.
Romero feints a jab promting Halkias to slip. Romero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halkias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Halkias with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stavros Halkias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halkiass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halkias throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Halkias connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halkias slips under a jab.
Halkias let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Halkias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halkias tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vito Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halkias cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stavros Halkias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halkias has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stavros Halkias!
Stavros Halkias is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stavros Halkias thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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