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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Lopetus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopetus comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Romero has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keijo Lopetus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero slips under a jab.
Lopetus looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Lopetus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopetus defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
As Romero tries to get set, Lopetus tries to push him back and clinch up but Romero manages to avoid the attempt.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopetus wants to clinch
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Keijo Lopetus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopetus blocks a jab.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopetus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopetus throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopetus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopetus thinking.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Lopetus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero counters with a body kick.
Romero throws a hook but Lopetus blocks it.
Lopetus tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus misses with a body kick.
Lopetus misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a left to the body.
Lopetus throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero connects with a high kick.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopetus swinging wildly here.
Romero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopetus throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopetus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopetus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Romero blocks a head kick by Lopetus.
Romero blocks a head kick by Lopetus.
Lopetus cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero stalks Lopetus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopetus's face. Lopetus staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopetus thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Lopetus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lopetus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopetus missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopetus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danga de danga de dang - Romero scores with a four punch combination!
Lopetus looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Lopetus misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.
Lopetus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopetus. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopetus throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopetus has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopetus misses with some punches.
Lopetus lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero jumps guard but Lopetus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lopetus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lopetus fails to land.
Lopetus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Lopetus throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Lopetus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lopetus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Lopetus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopetus rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopetus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero prevents a body shot from Lopetus.
Romero tries to pull guard but Lopetus holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
Lopetus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus misses with the head strike.
Romero blocks a body shot from Lopetus.
Lopetus misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lopetus uses from the top position.
Romero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopetus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopetus tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
Lopetus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lopetus preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopetus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Keijo Lopetus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lopetus wants to clinch up but Romero keeps it at a distance.
Romero throws a counter combo.
Romero gets tackled into the cage by Lopetus. Lopetus maintains the clinch.
Lopetus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Lopetus misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Lopetus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopetus dodges the punch combination from Romero.
Romero thuds a left hand into Lopetus's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopetus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Lopetus works Romero's body with a nice hook.
Aquiles Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Lopetus misses
and Romero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopetus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopetus is looking to counter the offense by Romero and move into the clinch.
Lopetus misses with a leg kick.
Lopetus tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lopetus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopetus thows a leg kick but Romero checks it
and Romero counters with a two punch combo.
Romero blocks a head kick by Lopetus.
Nice shot by Romero.
Lopetus looks to land a body kick but Romero moved away.
Lopetus is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopetus lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Lopetus lands.
Lopetus misses with a kick to the body.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopetus.
Romero throws a low kick but Lopetus moves out of range easily.
Lopetus misses with a body kick.
Lopetus throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopetus connects with a high kick.
A nice combination there by Romero.
Lopetus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopetus rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus gets a clinch.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Lopetus avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Lopetus lands a shoulder strike.
Lopetus tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Lopetus back against the cage.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopetus avoids it.
Lopetus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopetus working aggressively here.
Lopetus misses with some punches.
Lopetus throws a head punch that misses.
Romero is looking to control Lopetus's arms but Lopetus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romero has his back to the cage.
Lopetus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keijo Lopetus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopetus.
Lopetus struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Lopetus misses with a body punch.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopetus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus blocks an elbow strike.
Lopetus presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopetus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Romero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopetus - the referee stops the clock and Romero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopetus. Romero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Lopetus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopetus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopetus lands with a nice body punch.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Lopetus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Lopetus.
Romero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopetus lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lopetus.
Lopetus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Lopetus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Lopetus throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lopetus misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jab by Romero.
Lopetus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romero is able to avoid easily.
Lopetus motions for Romero to come forward. Lopetus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aquiles Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Lopetus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopetus throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Lopetus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopetus throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Romero misses with a combination
and Lopetus counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopetus.
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crunch! Lopetus slams his shin into Romero's torso.
Romero lands a jab.
Lopetus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopetus throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopetus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopetus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Lopetus.
Lopetus avoids a kick to the body.
Lopetus tries to clinch up.
Romero scores with a push kick.
Lopetus throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Romero blocks a leg kick.
Lopetus tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus misses with a low kick.
Romero throws a fast counter high kick but Lopetus manages to duck under it in time.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Romero avoids the head kick by Lopetus.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopetus.
Romero with a nice cross.
Lopetus tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopetus throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero slips a jab from Lopetus.
Lopetus misses with a kick to the body.
Romero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopetus scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopetus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Lopetus lands a leg kick that knocks Romero off balance momentarily.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopetus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Romero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romero cracks Lopetus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Romero lands but Lopetus takes it in his stride.
Lopetus lands with a shot to the body.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. Lopetus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopetus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopetus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romero is able to avoid easily.
Lopetus throws a leg kick
and Romero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lopetus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopetus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Lopetus.
Romero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aquiles Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopetus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lopetus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopetus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopetus scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keijo Lopetus.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopetus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keijo Lopetus!
A less than humble Keijo Lopetus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Aquiles Romero was interviewed post fight and said 'expect me to move down to 145 weight class'.
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