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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentin Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrei Romanov closes the distance and clinches.
Andrei Romanov prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentin Romanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andrei Romanov is pressed up against the cage. Valentin Romanov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andrei Romanov down to the mat. Andrei Romanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andrei Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Romanov.
Andrei Romanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andrei Romanov get's back to his feet.
Andrei Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentin Romanov is just out of range.
Valentin Romanov throws a right hand that Andrei Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Andrei Romanov also avoids with ease.
Valentin Romanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andrei Romanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valentin Romanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andrei Romanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrei Romanov breaks the clinch.
Valentin Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Andrei Romanov.
A punch combination from Valentin Romanov misses.
Andrei Romanov tests Valentin Romanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andrei Romanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentin Romanov pinned against the cage. Valentin Romanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrei Romanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentin Romanov counters with a shoot takedown. Andrei Romanov fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrei Romanov looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentin Romanov forces his way into half guard.
Andrei Romanov controlling the position for now.
Andrei Romanov trying to hold on to Valentin Romanov's head to control him but Valentin Romanov postures up.
Valentin Romanov is looking for a kimura but Andrei Romanov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valentin Romanov to get the leverage.
Andrei Romanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrei Romanov is breathing heavily.
Valentin Romanov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Valentin Romanov scores with a takedown into Andrei Romanov's guard.
Valentin Romanov trying to control but Andrei Romanov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrei Romanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valentin Romanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrei Romanov is keeping the position for now.
Valentin Romanov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Andrei Romanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valentin Romanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valentin Romanov wants to clinch
and Andrei Romanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andrei Romanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valentin Romanov smiles and moves away.
Valentin Romanov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Andrei Romanov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Valentin Romanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Andrei Romanov has wrist control.
Valentin Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrei Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentin Romanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrei Romanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valentin Romanov passes Andrei Romanov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrei Romanov wants to get back to full guard.
Valentin Romanov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Andrei Romanov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Valentin Romanov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andrei Romanov defends it well.
Andrei Romanov wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentin Romanov is looking for a kimura but Andrei Romanov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valentin Romanov to get the leverage.
Andrei Romanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Romanov dominated that round.
That's time! Andrei Romanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valentin Romanov gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrei Romanov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Andrei Romanov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valentin Romanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Andrei Romanov trying to control but Valentin Romanov is working from the bottom.
Andrei Romanov is looking to advance position but Valentin Romanov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Valentin Romanov is working for a guillotine from mount but Andrei Romanov frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentin Romanov tries to control but Andrei Romanov wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrei Romanov tries to control the position but Valentin Romanov now has his back.
Andrei Romanov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Valentin Romanov gets his way!
Valentin Romanov looking for the RNC.
Andrei Romanov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Valentin Romanov gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentin Romanov is not going to allow Andrei Romanov to sit and survive in this position.
Andrei Romanov wants to get back to his feet.
Valentin Romanov is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Andrei Romanov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Andrei Romanov just trying to survive but Valentin Romanov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentin Romanov is persistently looking for the submission but Andrei Romanov is defending it well.
Andrei Romanov fending off the submission attempt from Valentin Romanov.
Valentin Romanov working for a choke but Andrei Romanov is defending well.
Andrei Romanov covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentin Romanov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Andrei Romanov tries to escape but Valentin Romanov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Andrei Romanov trying to control the position but Valentin Romanov manages to sink in the hooks.
Valentin Romanov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Andrei Romanov is defending well though. Valentin Romanov let's go of the attempt for now.
Andrei Romanov breaks Valentin Romanov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Andrei Romanov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentin Romanov 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Andrei Romanov with a poor takedown
and Valentin Romanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrei Romanov's guard now.
Valentin Romanov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andrei Romanov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andrei Romanov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andrei Romanov!
Valentin Romanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Andrei Romanov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Andrei Romanov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Valentin Romanov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Andrei Romanov's guard! Nice work there by Valentin Romanov!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentin Romanov wants to control from the top but Andrei Romanov keeps moving.
Valentin Romanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andrei Romanov keeping full guard, as Valentin Romanov tries to pass.
Valentin Romanov stands up from Andrei Romanov's guard - Valentin Romanov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Valentin Romanov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrei Romanov wants to control but Valentin Romanov is keeping busy.
Andrei Romanov is trying to stand.
Valentin Romanov seems to be working for a kimura but Andrei Romanov defends the submission attempt.
Andrei Romanov is staying active underneath Valentin Romanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andrei Romanov is looking to control Valentin Romanov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andrei Romanov avoid being mounted?
Valentin Romanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valentin Romanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Andrei Romanov!
Andrei Romanov tries to hold on but Valentin Romanov pushes him away.
Andrei Romanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andrei Romanov is squirming around, avoiding Valentin Romanov's attempts to control the action.
Andrei Romanov 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.
Andrei Romanov wants to improve his position but Valentin Romanov is controlling well.
Valentin Romanov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Valentin Romanov working over Andrei Romanov with some ground and pound. Andrei Romanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentin Romanov is controlling the pace.
Valentin Romanov decides to return to a standing position.
Valentin Romanov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andrei Romanov backs up against the cage.
Andrei Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentin Romanov tries to clinch but Andrei Romanov moves out of range.
Valentin Romanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Valentin Romanov showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Romanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valentin Romanov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Romanov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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