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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolas Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whyte comes into the arena with Imagine - John Lennon blaring out of the sound system. Dana Whyte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolas Romanov's chin.
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300 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dana Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolas Romanov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte fails with a takedown attempt.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
Romanov throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whyte shoots for a takedown but Romanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whyte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana Whyte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whyte is defended easily by Romanov.
Whyte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whyte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whyte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romanov duly obliges.
Whyte cracks Romanov with a good jab.
Whyte dodges the punch combination from Romanov.
Romanov misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Romanov.
No luck for Whyte with that takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with an uppercut
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Romanov misses with a hook.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whyte staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dana Whyte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Whyte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romanov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Romanov misses with a double jab.
Romanov connects with a crisp jab.
Romanov looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Romanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whyte lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanov's head.
A jab lands there for Romanov.
Dana Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Nikolas Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romanov looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Romanov punishes Whyte's body with a nice straight punch.
Whyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Whyte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Romanov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Whyte misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Whyte.
Whyte cracks Romanov with a big right hand but Romanov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte misses with the ground and pound.
Romanov seems a little lost for a moment, as Whyte dominates the positioning.
Romanov defending against the ground and pound.
Whyte is staying tight to Romanov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Romanov pushes Whyte away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Whyte gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Whyte throws a strike aimed at the side of Romanov's head but Romanov avoids it well.
Whyte is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the position but Romanov is working away.
Romanov prevents Whyte from improving position.
An elbow from Whyte crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Whyte are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov parries the strikes from Whyte easily there. Whyte is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Romanov to escape.
Whyte throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romanov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dana Whyte dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Whyte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Whyte looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Romanov is avoiding damage well.
Whyte working the ground and pound but Romanov is defending the strikes.
Romanov is not content to let Whyte control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Romanov to see if he's OK.
Romanov stops Whyte from passing to mount.
Romanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whyte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Whyte throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Romanov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romanov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Whyte are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Whyte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A lull in the action here as Whyte stalls from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov parries the strikes from Whyte easily there. Whyte is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Romanov to escape.
Romanov prevents Whyte from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the action but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Nikolas Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Whyte working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dana Whyte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Romanov misses with a hook
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romanov as he avoids it easily.
Romanov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Romanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanov. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dana Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whyte 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dana Whyte!
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