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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luca Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luca Fietsora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fietsora.
Fietsora walks forward, straight into a front kick from Romo.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Romo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Romo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fietsora cracks Romo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Fietsora misses its intended target.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fietsora throws out the jab.
Fietsora misses with a looping right.
Fietsora sets himself, and Romo steps forward looking for the clinch! Fietsora avoids it this time.
Fietsora throws a leg kick but Romo moved away.
Romo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fietsora.
Romo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fietsora. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Romo.
Romo looks to land a body kick but Fietsora moved away.
Romo fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Romo backs away, Fietsora returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Romo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fietsora lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romo.
Fietsora connects with a leg kick. Romo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fietsora was well out of range. Poor timing from Romo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fietsora misses with a hook. Romo ducked under it nicely.
Fietsora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romo manages to avoid it.
Romo wants to counter with a clinch but Fietsora pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romo to score with a decent uppercut.
Romo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luca Fietsora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fietsora sizes up Romo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romo throws a head kick that misses.
Fietsora throws a push kick but Romo slaps the foot to one side.
Romo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fietsora.
Fietsora connects with a solid leg kick.
Fietsora has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pitbull MMA London in the buildup to the fight.
Fietsora darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fietsora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romo is out of range.
Fietsora misses with an uppercut. Romo saw that one coming.
Romo misses with a body shot.
Romo jabs Fietsora right on the nose. Fietsora blinks but takes it well.
Donk. Fietsora catches Romo right on the button with a cross.
Fietsora connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fietsora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fietsora avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romo ducks under a wild hook from Fietsora.
Romo checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora avoids the body shot from Romo.
Romo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fietsora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romo.
Romo tries to land a front kick but Fietsora steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romo throws a sloppy head kick and Fietsora moves out of range easily.
Fietsora lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fietsora misses with a looping left.
Romo moves out of range as Fietsora strikes.
And Romo responds with a good body kick, but Fietsora manages to step out the way in time.
Romo throws a front kick aimed at Fietsora's knee but Fietsora avoids it well.
Romo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fietsora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fietsora loads up on a big right hand but Romo slips the punch.
Romo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fietsora looks for the body kick but Romo saw that one coming.
Fietsora keeps the fight on the outside.
Romo takes the fight into the clinch.
Romo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Romo.
Romo has closed the distance and engaged Fietsora in a clinch.
Fietsora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fietsora throws a big shot that misses.
Romo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fietsora.
Fietsora loads up on a big right hand but Romo slips the punch.
Fietsora connects with a solid leg kick.
Fietsora throws a lazy right hand but Romo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick from Romo.
Fietsora is breathing heavily.
Romo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fietsora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fietsora lands with an overhand left.
Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romo.
A swing and a miss from Fietsora.
Romo loads up on a big right hand but Fietsora slips the punch.
Romo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo lands a nice hook to Fietsora's body. Fietsora takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo closes the distance and clinches.
Fietsora tries to break the clinch but Romo is controlling the position.
Romo landing knees to the head.
Romo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Romo.
Romo with a nice cross.
Romo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romo is looking to land body kicks.
Romo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fietsora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romo scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romo throws a hook but Fietsora avoids it easily.
Fietsora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
That's time! Fietsora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romo lands a head kick. Fietsora smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Romo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fietsora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romo tries to bum rush Fietsora with a series of wild strikes but Fietsora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romo throws a wild body kick that Fietsora sees coming a mile off.
Romo misses with a kick to the body.
Fietsora lands a lovely overhand right.
Romo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fietsora misses with a low kick.
Fietsora throws a jab when Romo was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Fietsora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Romo blocks the low kick.
Romo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fietsora connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romo scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romo clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romo.
Romo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fietsora's efforts to push away.
Fietsora is trying to break the clinch but Romo is controlling him.
Romo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fietsora's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John Kyle Romo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romo slips a straight right by Fietsora.
Romo blocks the body kick.
Romo moves away from the strike by Fietsora.
Romo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fietsora is able to avoid easily.
Fietsora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romo throws a head kick that half lands.
Romo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Romo misses.
Fietsora throws out a loose jab but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romo throws a low kick but Fietsora avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fietsora misses the target.
Romo moves out of range of the body kick from Fietsora.
Romo tries a head kick but it misses.
Fietsora tried to counter with a leg kick but Romo avoided it.
Romo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fietsora.
Fietsora shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fietsora does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Romo.
Romo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fietsora.
Decent striking displayed by Fietsora there.
Romo checks a leg kick nicely.
Romo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fietsora.
Fietsora moves out of range as Romo throws a body kick.
Fietsora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fietsora needs to keep his hands up - Romo had a free shot at his head there.
Romo is looking to chop away at Fietsora's legs.
Romo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fietsora looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
Romo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fietsora lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Fietsora misses.
Romo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fietsora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fietsora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romo lands a jab.
Romo cracks Fietsora with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romo needs to keep his hands up - Fietsora had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romo. That's going to slow Fietsora down.
Romo scores with a nice body kick.
Fietsora throws a leg kick but Romo moved away.
Romo throws a head kick that misses.
Fietsora takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fietsora throws an overhand right that lands on Romo's shoulder, as Romo tries to avoid the shot.
Fietsora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fietsora if he has to take too many more of those.
Fietsora will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fietsora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romo is out of range.
Romo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora looks to throw a body kick
and Romo counters with a nice leg kick.
Romo moves into the clinch.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fietsora.
Romo breaks from the clinch.
Romo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fietsora.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fietsora.
Nice defenses there by Romo.
Romo pushes Fietsora up against the cage in a clinch.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fietsora blocks it with crossed arms.
Fietsora managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fietsora is trying to break the clinch but Romo is controlling him.
Romo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
Romo scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Romo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fietsora moves out of range of the body kick from Romo.
Fietsora throws a push kick but Romo slaps the foot to one side.
Romo defending well as Fietsora loads up on a big left hand.
Romo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romo has closed the distance and engaged Fietsora in a clinch.
Romo with a knee to the head.
Romo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romo moves out of range as Fietsora throws a body kick.
Fietsora scores with a hook to the body. Romo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A good leg kick by Romo.
Romo throws a nice head kick!
Romo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fietsora throws a shot from downtown. Romo moves away and avoids it.
Romo tries to land a leg kick but Fietsora saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fietsora lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora throws the left hand but Romo avoids the punch easily.
Romo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Fietsora misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fietsora wants to get back to striking at distance but Romo won't allow it.
Fietsora tries a body shot but Romo blocks it.
Fietsora is trying to push Romo away but Romo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fietsora trying to control the position but instead, Romo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fietsora into the cage.
Romo lands a nice knee to the body.
Fietsora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romo.
Fietsora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fietsora scores with a push kick.
Fietsora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romo lunges at Fietsora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fietsora's hand.
Fietsora cracks Romo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Romo misses.
Fietsora wants to slow Romo down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Romo.
Romo takes a swing at Fietsora's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Fietsora.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fietsora shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Fietsora misses.
Romo lands with a hook. Fietsora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fietsora takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Romo forces Fietsora back against the cage and clinches.
Fietsora effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
Romo lands with a short shot to the head.
Romo manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romo's calf.
Fietsora blocks a head kick by Romo.
Romo lands a front kick to the face, that drops Fietsora to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Fietsora misses with a wild body shot.
Fietsora misses with an uppercut. Romo saw that one coming.
Fietsora looks to land a left hand but Romo moved out of range nicely.
Romo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fietsora takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fietsora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romo.
Romo counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo looks low and kicks high, catching Fietsora right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Fietsora is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Fietsora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romo lands with a short shot to the head.
Romo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fietsora scores with a nice body kick.
Romo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romo cracks Fietsora with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fietsora is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fietsora is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Fietsora could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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