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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aquiles Romero (ranked 2760 p4p, 308 weight class) and Karter Kinshaw (ranked 668 p4p, 84 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland The Brave. Aquiles Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kinshaw misses with a hook.
Romero appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinshaw.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that half lands.
Kinshaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kinshaw misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kinshaw. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinshaw misses the shot to the body.
Kinshaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kinshaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kinshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kinshaw ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw misses with a body kick.
Romero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kinshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Kinshaw throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
Romero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Kinshaw saw that one coming.
Kinshaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero misses with a double jab
and Kinshaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kinshaw misses with a looping right.
Kinshaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Romero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kinshaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Romero's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinshaw is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Kinshaw misses with the combination.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Kinshaw misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Kinshaw misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw misses the jab.
Kinshaw tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romero is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kinshaw moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Kinshaw connects with a leg kick. Romero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kinshaw. Romero shrugs it off though.
Kinshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a straight right.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Kinshaw manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses
and Romero counters with a series of strikes. Kinshaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romero if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Kinshaw.
Romero drops his hands momentarily and Kinshaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kinshaw punishes Romero's body with a nice straight punch.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero is looking for a counter combo.
Kinshaw throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Kinshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Kinshaw misses with a low kick as Romero jumps back.
Romero blocks a head kick by Kinshaw.
Romero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Kinshaw.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kinshaw throws a front kick that sends Romero stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kinshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a one-two to the body.
Kinshaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinshaw misses with a looping right.
Kinshaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters with a two punch combo.
Kinshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Romero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kinshaw.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Kinshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romero staying out of range there.
Kinshaw misses with a straight right.
It looked like Romero was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kinshaw misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinshaw misses the shot to the body.
Kinshaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romero under the eye.
Kinshaw throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kinshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kinshaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kinshaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Kinshaw settles back down.
Romero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kinshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinshaw scores with a spinning back kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Romero might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Romero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aquiles Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Kinshaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinshaw throws a body kick that misses
and Romero counters with a two punch combo.
Kinshaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Kinshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinshaw.
Karter Kinshaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinshaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a series of strikes. Kinshaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Romero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kinshaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses the shot to the body.
As Kinshaw looks to move away, Romero throws a big counter combo but Kinshaw just gets out of the way.
Romero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kinshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Kinshaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw scores with a leg kick.
Kinshaw tries to land a body kick
and Romero counters with a three punch combo that has Kinshaw backing up. Kinshaw nods at Romero to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Romero throws a right and a left that Kinshaw avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Kinshaw misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a head kick.
Kinshaw slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Kinshaw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kinshaw throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Kinshaw lands with a hook. Romero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kinshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinshaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kinshaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinshaw is just out of range.
Romero misses with a double jab
letting Kinshaw counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw digs a good hook to Romero's body.
Kinshaw misses with a straight left.
Kinshaw misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Kinshaw throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinshaw thumps Romero with a low kick.
Karter Kinshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinshaw jabs Romero right on the nose. Romero blinks but takes it well.
Kinshaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot.
Kinshaw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romero.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kinshaw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Kinshaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kinshaw lands a nice shot that snaps Romero's head back.
Kinshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinshaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinshaw, right into the meat.
Kinshaw throws a chopping leg kick but Romero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kinshaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kinshaw looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Kinshaw is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinshaw.
Romero checks a low kick from Kinshaw.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinshaw throws out the jab.
Kinshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kinshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinshaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kinshaw throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinshaw.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Kinshaw misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
As Kinshaw looks to move away, Romero throws a big counter combo but Kinshaw just gets out of the way.
Kinshaw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kinshaw scores with a nice head shot.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Kinshaw takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero is looking for a counter combo.
Romero misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero throws a series of strikes that have Kinshaw backpedaling.
Romero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Kinshaw looks to move away, Romero throws a big counter combo but Kinshaw just gets out of the way.
Kinshaw scores with a head kick. Romero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kinshaw misses the body punch
and Romero counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romero avoids the head kick by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a hook
and Romero counters with a three punch combo that has Kinshaw backing up. Kinshaw nods at Romero to acknowledge the strikes.
Kinshaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kinshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kinshaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kinshaw throws a leg kick but Romero moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero slips a straight right by Kinshaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinshaw takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Kinshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Kinshaw misses.
Romero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinshaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aquiles Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero throws a right hand that Kinshaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinshaw also avoids with ease.
Kinshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Kinshaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karter Kinshaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kinshaw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karter Kinshaw!
The defeated Aquiles Romero had this to say: 'expect me to move down to 145 weight class'.
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