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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Palovok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita has chosen Rollin' Like A Boss as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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152 lbs
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165 cm
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuri Palovok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palovok tries to clinch up but Romita circles away and keeps his distance.
Palovok fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palovok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romita closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romita lands in his opponent's guard.
Romita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romita must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Romita tries to free his leg and advance position but Palovok is retaining full guard.
Romita trying to control but Palovok is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palovok keeping full guard, as Romita tries to pass.
Palovok utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romita really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palovok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita tries to free his leg and advance position but Palovok is retaining full guard.
Palovok looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palovok keeping moving, preventing Romita from controlling successfully.
Romita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palovok keeping full guard, as Romita tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Romita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palovok works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palovok on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palovok tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palovok looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Palovok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romita 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.
Palovok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romita looking to sit in guard and control but Palovok gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romita seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palovok won't allow Romita to sweep him here.
Palovok trying to control but Romita is working from the bottom.
Palovok is really struggling to control Romita but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palovok shoots in for a takedown but Romita shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romita scores with a takedown into Palovok's guard.
Romita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palovok will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palovok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romita controlling from the top position.
Palovok pushes Romita off and gets back to his feet.
Palovok is breathing heavily.
Romita tries for a takedown but Palovok sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Palovok tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romita swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Palovok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romita fails with the takedown.
Palovok tries to clinch but Romita is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Romita dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romita lands with a nice combination. Palovok backs away looking to recover.
Palovok misses with a takedown
and Romita counters with a shoot takedown. Palovok fights it but they end up in guard.
Romita wants to control from the top but Palovok keeps moving.
Romita decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Palovok, up you get!
Romita scores a takedown into full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romita throws some wild stikes that Palovok manages to avoid easily.
Palovok holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Palovok is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Romita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Palovok to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Palovok shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palovok throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Frank Romita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palovok is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Palovok defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Romita.
Romita sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romita controlling the position easily from mount.
Palovok can't escape the position.
Romita punching from mount but Palovok doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Romita is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palovok can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita looking to finish with strikes here!
Palovok avoids a series of strikes thrown by Romita.
Palovok holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Romita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romita thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Romita looking to ground and pound but Palovok is blocking nicely.
Romita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romita controlling from the full mount.
Romita looking to finish with strikes here!
Palovok holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romita punching from mount but Palovok doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Palovok blocking the ground and pound.
Palovok tries to lock up and control but Romita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Romita content just to control the position here.
Romita landing strikes from the mount.
Palovok holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Romita misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Romita lands a big elbow.
Romita throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Romita swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Palovok is now in Romita's guard. A big mistake from Romita there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palovok manages to get himself to full guard.
Romita postures up in Palovok's guard and throws a big left but Palovok blocks it.
Romita forces his way into half guard.
Romita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palovok blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romita.
Romita wants to take a breather but Palovok is having none of it.
Palovok is trying to get back to full guard.
Romita is pressing down on Palovok's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palovok is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Romita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Palovok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Romita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palovok as he jumps to the side.
Romita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palovok avoids it really well and circles away.
Palovok tries for a takedown but Romita circles away easily
and Romita counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Palovok.
Romita feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Romita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romita wants to stand but Palovok is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palovok 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palovok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palovok preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romita slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Palovok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Romita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romita trying to control the position from guard on top but Palovok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Romita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Romita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palovok swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palovok keeping moving, preventing Romita from controlling successfully.
Frank Romita has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Palovok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palovok wants to slow Romita down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romita manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Palovok on his heels. He'll look to pass Palovok's guard now, I'm sure.
Romita throwing strikes but missing.
Romita not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Palovok is trying to control the position but Romita postures up.
Romita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palovok works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romita stops Palovok from standing up.
Romita throwing strikes from guard but Palovok blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palovok works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palovok can't keep his opponent in guard - Romita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Romita seems to be looking for submissions.
Romita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romita controlling the pace.
Romita is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romita trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Romita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romita 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Romita!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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