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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandr Romanov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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222 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Romanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romanov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Romanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Romanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee 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.
Lee postures up in Romanov's guard and throws a big left but Romanov blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romanov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Romanov blocks nicely.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Romanov's guard.
Romanov won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Romanov is defending well.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working the strikes but Romanov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Romanov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lee.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Romanov is keeping the position.
Lee trying to control but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee stops Romanov from standing up.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanov is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Romanov's knee but Romanov avoids it well.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Romanov moved out of range.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Romanov, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Romanov against the cage but Romanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Romanov's torso.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Romanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee looks to land a combination. Romanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romanov throws out a powerful jab.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Romanov misses with a looping left.
Romanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee feints and then cracks Romanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romanov down.
Romanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romanov misses with a head kick.
Hitmon Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romanov's waist but Romanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Romanov sprawls well. Romanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitmon Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Romanov.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanov.
Romanov throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romanov defends well and Lee ends up having to push Romanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee stalling.
Romanov is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Romanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Romanov is defending well.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romanov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Romanov gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee tries to break free but Romanov pushes him back against the cage.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romanov's efforts to push away.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Romanov manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov scores with a nice body kick.
Romanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Romanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Romanov drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanov throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Romanov.
Romanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Romanov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Romanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Romanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Romanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Romanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Nice body kick from Romanov.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanov.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romanov thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Romanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanov wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Romanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
Romanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Romanov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Romanov takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanov takes one on the button.
Romanov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanov misses the target.
Romanov misses the jab.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romanov tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romanov to the ground. Romanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romanov's calf.
Alexandr Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses the jab.
Romanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Romanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romanov.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Romanov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Romanov staying out of range there.
Romanov misses with a hook
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hitmon Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Romanov swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romanov's guard now.
Hitmon Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitmon Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Lee!
Our winner, Hitmon Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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