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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland The Brave. Taisumov has chosen eRa- Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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12 - 15 - 1 |
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166 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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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
12 - 15 - 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
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taisumov misses with a right hand
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Taisumov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taisumov on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero throws the left hand but Taisumov avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romero, right into the meat.
Taisumov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Aquiles Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero moves away from the strike by Taisumov.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Romero bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taisumov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Taisumov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taisumov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero scores with a one two! Taisumov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Romero throws a head kick but Taisumov moves out of range.
Romero jabs Taisumov right on the nose. Taisumov blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taisumov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taisumov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero lands with a nice body punch.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taisumov manages to avoid it.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Taisumov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taisumov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taisumov throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero throws a right and a left that Taisumov avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taisumov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Romero lands with a nice combination. Taisumov backs away looking to recover.
Taisumov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Romero digs a good body shot into Taisumov's ribs.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Taisumov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws a body punch but Taisumov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Taisumov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romero throws a head kick but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Romero bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Romero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
No joy there for Taisumov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Taisumov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romero.
Romero throws a series of strikes that have Taisumov backpedaling.
Romero throws a series of punches but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Taisumov.
Romero lands a jab-cross combination.
Taisumov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aquiles Romero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Romero.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taisumov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Taisumov moves out of range of the body kick.
Taisumov throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero misses with a body kick.
Taisumov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taisumov staying out of range there.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Taisumov.
Aquiles Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero scores with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Taisumov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Romero has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov throws a big shot that misses.
Taisumov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romero.
Romero lands with an uppercut that bounces Taisumov off the cage and back into range.
Romero jabs Taisumov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands with a nice body punch.
Romero takes a swing at Taisumov's ribcage but misses.
Taisumov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romero swinging wildly here.
As Romero backs off Taisumov throws a huge counter combo but Romero manages to avoid it all.
Taisumov slips under a jab from Romero.
As Romero backs off Taisumov throws a huge counter combo but Romero manages to avoid it all.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romero.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Romero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero digs a good body shot into Taisumov's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taisumov.
Taisumov misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taisumov doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taisumov! But no joy.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero tries to land a front kick but Taisumov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Taisumov takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero connects with a jab.
Taisumov misses with a left hand
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Taisumov moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Romero tries to land a front kick but Taisumov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Taisumov misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Romero!
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taisumov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.
As Taisumov looks to move away, Romero throws a big counter combo but Taisumov just gets out of the way.
Romero throws a series of strikes that have Taisumov backpedaling.
Romero lands with a hook. Taisumov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taisumov circles away quickly and effectively.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Romero bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Romero lands with a good body shot.
Romero throws the left hand but Taisumov avoids the punch easily.
Romero connects with a jab.
Romero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taisumov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romero throws a counter high kick but Taisumov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Taisumov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romero thows a body kick. Taisumov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taisumov counters with a series of strikes. Romero will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aquiles Romero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
Taisumov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Taisumov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taisumov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taisumov is looking for the big counter here.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Taisumov is just out of range.
Romero throws a series of punches but Taisumov moves out of range.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov misses the shot to the body.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Taisumov is looking for the big counter here.
Romero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
Taisumov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taisumov manages to avoid it.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taisumov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Taisumov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taisumov scores with a nice right hand.
A left and a right from Taisumov both land. Nice combination.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero lands a jab to Taisumov's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taisumov can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero lands with a slapping head kick.
Romero looks for the body kick but Taisumov saw that one coming.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taisumov blocks a head kick by Romero.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut there from Romero.
Taisumov throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
Taisumov misses with a double jab.
Romero throws a head kick that misses
and Taisumov counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
Taisumov misses with a combination
and Romero counters with a body kick.
Taisumov slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romero.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Romero!
Taisumov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Taisumov fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Romero.
Romero works over Taisumov's head and body with a nice combination.
Taisumov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romero.
Romero throws a push kick but Taisumov slaps the foot to one side.
Aquiles Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero tests Taisumov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aquiles 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aquiles Romero!
As Aquiles Romero got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: waiting for the boss to contract me at 145 division'.
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