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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolas Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom has chosen Rotting Christ - Snowing Still as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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265 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolas Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royston De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Romanov!
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Noteboom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Noteboom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romanov swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Romanov misses.
De Noteboom closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Romanov quickly recovers to half guard.
De Noteboom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Romanov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Romanov can't keep his opponent in guard - De Noteboom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanov gets full guard.
De Noteboom stopping the sweep attempt from Romanov.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Romanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Noteboom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Noteboom 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Noteboom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Romanov from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nikolas Romanov just wasn't active enough.
Romanov scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Romanov enables De Noteboom to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Romanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Romanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolas Romanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Noteboom.
Romanov missing with a left hand there. De Noteboom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanov looks for the body kick but De Noteboom saw that one coming.
De Noteboom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Noteboom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romanov.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
De Noteboom slips under a jab from Romanov.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom looks for a takedown but Romanov sprawls well.
De Noteboom tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Romanov moves away from the strike by De Noteboom.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Romanov enables De Noteboom to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Romanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Noteboom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Noteboom keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romanov's head.
Romanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Romanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Noteboom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romanov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom misses with a head shot.
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.
Romanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Noteboom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Noteboom is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Romanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Noteboom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov trying to control but De Noteboom postures up.
De Noteboom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Noteboom looks to land a strike but Romanov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Romanov blocks nicely.
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 Nikolas Romanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Noteboom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romanov thows a body shot but no joy.
De Noteboom shoots for a takedown but Romanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Noteboom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Noteboom misses with a takedown attempt - Romanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nikolas Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royston De Noteboom.
Romanov misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Noteboom slips under a jab from Romanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom tries to clinch but Romanov is having none of it.
De Noteboom tries to clinch there but Romanov circles away.
De Noteboom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Noteboom tries for a takedown but Romanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romanov lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Noteboom takes a step back to recover.
De Noteboom fails with the takedown.
Romanov throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
Nikolas Romanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nikolas Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Noteboom moves away.
Romanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Noteboom circles away quickly and effectively.
De Noteboom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Noteboom gets the takedown into side control.
De Noteboom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound but Romanov is defending the strikes.
Royston De Noteboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ground and pound from De Noteboom seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
De Noteboom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romanov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Noteboom in side control, throwing shots but Romanov defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
De Noteboom creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Romanov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De Noteboom grinds an elbow into Romanov's temple.
De Noteboom in side control, throwing shots but Romanov defends.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Noteboom's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Romanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Noteboom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Noteboom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romanov defending well though.
De Noteboom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Romanov defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Royston De Noteboom.
I think Romanov 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolas 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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