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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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182 cm
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185 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Jaksinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaksinen.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaksinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Romero clobbers Jaksinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaksinen pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Jaksinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero throws out a powerful jab.
Jaksinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero lands with a hook. Jaksinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Jaksinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaksinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero connects with a crisp jab.
Romero moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaksinen scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
Romero tries to work over Jaksinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Romero.
Jaksinen can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Jaksinen scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaksinen.
Romero takes an elbow to the temple.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero digs a right hand underneath Jaksinen's ribcage. Jaksinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaksinen controls his hands.
Romero digs a right hand underneath Jaksinen's ribcage. Jaksinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Jaksinen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen lands with a light punch inside.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaksinen prevents a body shot from Romero.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero tries to break the clinch but Jaksinen is controlling the position.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Jaksinen misses with a leg kick.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero connects with a jab.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Jaksinen tries to get set, Romero tries to push him back and clinch up but Jaksinen manages to avoid the attempt.
Romero lands a jab to Jaksinen's midsection.
Romero throws the left hand but Jaksinen avoids the punch easily.
Jaksinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Romero scores with a takedown into Jaksinen's guard.
Jaksinen is pulling down on Romero's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero won't allow Jaksinen to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaksinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jaksinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jaksinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaksinen pulls Romero in close to prevent any damage.
Romero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jaksinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaksinen, not yet.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaksinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaksinen seems keen to control Romero's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaksinen wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jaksinen keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Jaksinen blocks nicely.
Romero looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Romero distracts Jaksinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Jaksinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaksinen tries to bench press Romero off him but Romero keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jaksinen misses with a hook.
Romero blocks a jab.
No joy there for Jaksinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaksinen throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Jaksinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hector Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero shoots in for a double leg but Jaksinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaksinen throws a fast counter high kick but Romero manages to duck under it in time.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero digs a right hand into Jaksinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaksinen's gas tank.
Jaksinen lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
Jaksinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero gets through Jaksinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaksinen's elbow.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaksinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaksinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hector Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaksinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaksinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Jaksinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Romero misses with some punches.
Jaksinen prevents a body shot from Romero.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaksinen.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Jaksinen working aggressively here.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaksinen 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.
Romero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jaksinen momentarily.
Jaksinen takes one to the chin there.
Romero scores with a jab. Jaksinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaksinen.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Jaksinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Jaksinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaksinen can do to turn this around?
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaksinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaksinen in his tracks.
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Jaksinen seems unphased.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaksinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romero throws a leg kick but Jaksinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Jaksinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaksinen throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Romero connects with a solid leg kick.
Romero lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero defending well as Jaksinen loads up on a big left hand.
Romero with a poor takedown
letting Jaksinen counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Jaksinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaksinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero rushes Jaksinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero is working Jaksinen over against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaksinen.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero gets through Jaksinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaksinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaksinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Romero tries a body shot but Jaksinen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Jaksinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaksinen tries to avoid it.
Romero thumps Jaksinen with a low kick.
A punch combination from Jaksinen misses.
Jaksinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jaksinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero lands with a straight right. Jaksinen didn't see that one coming.
Jaksinen avoids the head kick by Romero.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaksinen's waist but Jaksinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.
Romero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Romero misses.
Jaksinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Romero or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaksinen, which made it look bad.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaksinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jaksinen gets caught flat footed, as Romero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaksinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaksinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jaksinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romero trying to control but Jaksinen is working from the bottom.
Jaksinen trying to control the position.
Romero connects with a couple of short punches.
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero postures up and lands a big shot to Jaksinen's brow.
Hector Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Romero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaksinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Romero chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaksinen trying to keep a closed guard but Romero is proving a slippery customer.
Jaksinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romero is controlling him.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaksinen trying to control the position.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaksinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Jaksinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Jaksinen controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaksinen has wrist control.
Jaksinen keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.
Romero advances position into side control!
Romero scores with punches from side control.
Romero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jaksinen is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Romero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero working the ground and pound but Jaksinen is defending the strikes.
Jaksinen is trying to buck Romero off.
Jaksinen tries to improve position but can't.
Jaksinen dodges the ground and pound from Romero.
Romero tries to advance to mount but Jaksinen denies him.
Romero working away.
Romero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jaksinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Romero is putting a hurting on Jaksinen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Espo Jaksinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaksinen tries to improve position but can't.
Romero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaksinen, who protects the arm well.
Romero in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Romero!
Hector Romero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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