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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klitschko comes to the cage accompanied by Monster by Skillet. Romo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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157 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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167 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Rolls Romo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko scores with a hook to the body. Romo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klitschko misses with a left hand
letting Romo counter with a right hand.
Romo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romo wants to slow Klitschko down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Klitschko misses.
Romo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Romo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klitschko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romo counters with a leg kick.
Sergei Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Klitschko throws a lazy head kick
and Romo counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo lands a head kick. Klitschko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Romo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klitschko defends it nicely.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Romo with a series of wild strikes but Romo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romo. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romo misses the shot to the body.
Romo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klitschko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Romo!
Romo can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Klitschko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romo is desperately trying to improve his position but Klitschko has a good base and remains in mount.
Klitschko raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Rolls Romo has been cut.
Klitschko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Romo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Romo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Klitschko 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.
Klitschko landing punches.
Romo tries to lock up and control but Klitschko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Klitschko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romo wants to control but Klitschko is having none of it.
Romo manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Klitschko trying to pass the guard but Romo defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko trying to control the action but Romo is working from the bottom.
Romo trying to control from the bottom.
Klitschko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Romo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Klitschko throws a strike but Romo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klitschko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romo is keeping the position for now.
Romo has his foot on Klitschko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Klitschko works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolls Romo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rolls Romo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Klitschko looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
Romo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klitschko misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a right hand that misses
and Romo counters by clinching up.
Romo breaks the clinch.
Klitschko swings for the body but Romo moves out of range.
Klitschko misses with a hook
and Romo moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romo as Klitschko tries to tie him up.
Klitschko being controlled against the cage.
Romo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romo stuffs the takedown attempt from Klitschko. Klitschko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko dives in and scores a takedown into Romo's guard.
Romo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klitschko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klitschko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Romo 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.
Romo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Romo wants to sweep here but Klitschko controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is looking to advance position but Romo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Klitschko sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Klitschko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Klitschko 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.
Romo has gone for a leg lock! Klitschko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Romo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to control from the top but Romo keeps moving.
Klitschko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Romo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Klitschko passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Romo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Romo keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klitschko is one step ahead there.
Romo keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
Romo pulls Klitschko in close to prevent any damage.
Klitschko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergei Klitschko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rolls Romo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Romo misses with a wild combination.
Romo misses with a hook
and Klitschko counters with a nice uppercut.
Romo lands a nice hook to Klitschko's body. Klitschko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko misses with a jab to the body
and Romo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Romo wants to stand and escape but instead Klitschko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Klitschko preventing the sweep.
Klitschko pushing down on Romo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romo wants to improve his position but Klitschko is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romo keeps working.
Klitschko passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Romo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Romo is trying to control but can't.
Romo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko prevents Romo from standing back up.
Romo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romo tries to roll over but Klitschko keeps him under control.
Klitschko is trying to control the action in half guard but Romo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Klitschko passes to side control.
Klitschko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Romo is avoiding damage well.
Romo is looking for a sweep.
Klitschko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Romo is not content to let Klitschko control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sergei Klitschko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klitschko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Romo is looking to reverse the position.
Klitschko working the ground and pound from side control.
Romo regains half guard.
Romo is refusing to be controlled, as Klitschko sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Klitschko works his way into full mount!
Klitschko with shots to the head and body - Romo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Romo is in a horrible position here. Klitschko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Romo tries to reverse the position but Klitschko maintains control.
Klitschko working Romo over with strikes here.
Romo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Sergei Klitschko.
I think Klitschko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Klitschko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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