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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentin Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Valentin Romanov has been cut.
Wolf darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Romanov trying to control from the bottom.
Wolf is stalling here. Romanov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wolf seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Romanov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wolf avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanov.
Wolf wants to control but Romanov postures up.
Wolf looking for a sweep but Romanov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wolf is on top in guard.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf stands up over Romanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Wolf is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Romanov is trying to keep Wolf in close.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf is looking to advance position but Romanov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wolf wants to hold on but Romanov pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov looking for a guillotine from mount but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf reaches up to try and control the position but Romanov seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Wolf rolls and tries to escape and now Romanov has his back!
Romanov avoiding Wolf 's attempts to control his hands.
The referee stands the fighters back up. William Wolf just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Romanov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wolf counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romanov's guard now.
Wolf controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking to sit in guard and control but Romanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wolf trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Romanov is looking to stand up but Wolf won't let him.
Romanov stops Wolf from standing up.
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.
Romanov advances position into side control!
Wolf is not content to let Romanov control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valentin Romanov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Romanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Romanov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wolf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolf tries to improve his position but instead Romanov has taken his back!
Wolf defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
Wolf is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf can't escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Romanov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wolf turns into Romanov and is now in his guard.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Romanov controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wolf lands a couple of elbows.
Wolf advances position into side control!
Wolf wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romanov, who protects the arm well.
Romanov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to stand but Romanov has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Romanov has an active guard here but Wolf has managed to pass into half guard.
Wolf is trying to control. Romanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wolf escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wolf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolf's guard now.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Romanov tries to pass.
Romanov wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Wolf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Romanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valentin Romanov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wolf misses with a takedown
and Romanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolf's guard now.
Wolf trying to control the position.
Wolf working for submissions but it's allowed Romanov to get to half guard.
Wolf is staying active underneath Romanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Romanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wolf defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov wants to take a breather but Wolf is having none of it.
Romanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolf trying to control but Romanov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanov.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Romanov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wolf did well to prevent Romanov getting side control.
Romanov is just content to waste time from the top position. Wolf takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wolf is adopting a defensive guard.
Wolf is trying to control the position but Romanov postures up.
Romanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wolf has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Romanov has passed into side control.
Wolf tries to escape but Romanov is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov working away.
Valentin Romanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romanov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wolf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wolf tries to improve position but can't.
Romanov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wolf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wolf is pushing Romanov's head away, looking to escape. Romanov manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf struggling a bit here.
Wolf is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Romanov is controlling him well.
Wolf wants to control but Romanov postures up.
Romanov wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolf feints and as Romanov raises his hands in defense, Wolf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
Romanov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wolf.
Wolf stands up and beckons Romanov to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Romanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Romanov!
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RATING
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