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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luivel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller comes to the cage accompanied by War Music. Romero has chosen Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Virgil Keller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luivel Romero's chin.
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197 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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197 lbs
30 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Luivel Romero!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
Romero throws a leg kick but Keller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Keller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Keller checks the leg kick.
Keller checks a leg kick.
Romero throws a series of punches but Keller moves out of range.
Keller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keller swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Luivel Romero has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Luivel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero throws a low kick, looking for Keller's leg but Keller calmly moves out of range.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Keller misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keller moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keller misses with a straight right.
Keller swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Keller misses with a right hand
and Romero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Keller working aggressively here.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero cracks the inside of Keller's front leg.
A bone on bone clash there as Keller blocks the leg kick.
Keller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keller connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keller.
Keller throws a chopping leg kick but Romero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romero fakes the leg kick and cracks Keller in the body.
Keller misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romero delivers a nice body kick.
Romero feints and as Keller raises his hands in defense, Romero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keller looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romero forces his way into half guard.
Romero decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Keller checks a leg kick nicely.
Keller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romero can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keller throws a series of punches but Romero avoids them all with ease.
Romero thows a body kick. Keller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luivel Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luivel Romero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romero. That's going to slow Keller down.
Luivel Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keller lands an overhand right.
Keller throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Keller moved out of range nicely.
Romero throws a front kick that sends Keller stumbling back into the cage.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keller. That did some damage!
Keller blocks a head kick by Romero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keller misses with a wild body shot.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Romero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keller rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Keller misses its intended target.
Romero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Virgil Keller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Jab by Keller.
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a slapping head kick.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keller lands the left hand.
Romero fails to land the takedown.
Keller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keller walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Keller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keller's sensitive parts.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keller swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Donk. Keller catches Romero right on the button with a cross.
Romero is rocked!
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Keller misses with a kick to the body.
Romero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Romero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Keller finish him?
Keller cracks Romero on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Romero falls backwards against the cage. Keller follows up with more strikes that drop Romero to his knees. Keller keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Romero! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Keller!
Virgil Keller retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Virgil Keller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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