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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Nakkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakkeli has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Niko Nakkeli enters the cage!
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180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristian Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Nakkeli!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero dives in and scores a takedown into Nakkeli's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakkeli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero postures up in Nakkeli's guard and throws a big left but Nakkeli blocks it.
Nakkeli wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakkeli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Romero works over Nakkeli with some ground and pound from guard.
Nakkeli wants to get back to his feet but Romero passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakkeli is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is working for a submission of some sort.
Nakkeli taking some punishment here, with Romero in his half guard.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakkeli keeps working.
Nakkeli is trying to stand up here but Romero is controlling him well.
Romero is trying to work for a kimura but Nakkeli is defending well.
Romero is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nakkeli reverses the position - he's now on top in Romero's guard.
Nakkeli tries to stand but Romero is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but Nakkeli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romero wants to sweep here but Nakkeli controlling him for the moment.
Nakkeli is looking to stand up but Romero won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakkeli stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nakkeli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nakkeli gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakkeli throws a one two combo.
Nakkeli cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Nakkeli. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakkeli tries to clinch there but Romero circles away.
Nakkeli moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakkeli breaks from the clinch.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakkeli. That snapped Romero's head back.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakkeli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Nakkeli as Romero shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakkeli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
Nice body punch from Nakkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Nakkeli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakkeli shoots in and drives through. Romero sprawls well.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nakkeli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cristian Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakkeli tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nakkeli as he avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Nakkeli.
Nakkeli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nakkeli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakkeli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romero pinned against the cage. Romero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero shoots in and bounces Nakkeli off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakkeli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero is standing up over Nakkeli. Nakkeli looks to escape but Romero dives into side control.
Romero scores with punches from side control.
Romero in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nakkeli is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cristian Romero!
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