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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 2984 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Romanov (ranked 2518 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
32 - 12 - 1 |
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187 cm
48
212 lbs
40 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent MT
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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
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov swings for the body but Barksdale moves out of range.
Romanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Romanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barksdale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barksdale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Barksdale backs off Romanov throws a huge counter combo but Barksdale manages to avoid it all.
Romanov cracks Barksdale with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romanov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barksdale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanov throws out a loose jab but Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale darts in looking for a takedown but Romanov gets double underhooks and turns Barksdale into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Romanov.
Barksdale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romanov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Barksdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romanov to the ground. Barksdale is now in Romanov's guard.
Romanov wriggles free and stands up.
Barksdale loads up on a big right hand but Romanov slips the punch.
A big right from Romanov misses.
Barksdale drops his hands momentarily and Romanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romanov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barksdale to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romanov is keeping the position for now.
Barksdale engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barksdale wants to pass the guard but Romanov is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Barksdale avoiding damage.
Romanov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barksdale tries to score a body lock takedown but Romanov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Barksdale - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barksdale drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale tries to work over Romanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barksdale avoiding damage.
Barksdale breaks from the clinch.
Barksdale misses with a looping left.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barksdale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov throws a combination that misses
and Barksdale counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Romanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barksdale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jermaine Barksdale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romanov as he jumps to the side.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barksdale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barksdale controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov is trying to get back to his feet.
Barksdale in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Romanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barksdale gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Barksdale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romanov defends well and Barksdale ends up having to push Romanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Romanov cracks Barksdale with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale darts in trying to clinch
and Romanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romanov lunges at Barksdale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barksdale's hand.
Barksdale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Barksdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov jabs Barksdale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Romanov.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Romanov. No joy for Barksdale on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Romanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romanov throws an overhand right that lands on Barksdale's shoulder, as Barksdale tries to avoid the shot.
Barksdale is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Romanov's half guard.
Romanov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barksdale is on him like a limpet, forcing Romanov back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barksdale looking for a takedown.
Barksdale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romanov up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barksdale.
Barksdale is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barksdale gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Barksdale taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Barksdale.
Romanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romanov lands a head shot.
Romanov connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Romanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanov digs a good hook to Barksdale's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Romanov enables Barksdale to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Romanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Romanov trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Romanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Romanov connects with a body shot.
Romanov cracks Barksdale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Barksdale avoids them all with ease.
Barksdale avoids the body shot from Romanov.
Romanov tests Barksdale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale closes the distance and clinches.
Barksdale breaks the clinch.
Barksdale doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Romanov there.
Romanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romanov throws a good cross that connects.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barksdale.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romanov misses with a hook.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Barksdale slips the punch.
Barksdale closes the distance and clinches up with Romanov, looking for a takedown. Barksdale pushes Romanov against the cage but Romanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barksdale dodges the punch combination from Romanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Romanov misses.
Barksdale throwing a counter right hand but Romanov manages to avoid it.
Barksdale has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Barksdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Barksdale throwing a counter right hand but Romanov manages to avoid it.
Barksdale gets a clinch.
Barksdale avoiding damage.
Barksdale has Romanov pressed against the cage, preventing Romanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barksdale - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Romanov has had enough of the clinch but Barksdale keeps him there for the moment.
Barksdale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barksdale has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romanov after a bit of a struggle.
Barksdale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barksdale has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Romanov regains guard immediately.
Romanov pushes Barksdale off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
Barksdale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barksdale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barksdale is looking to counter the offense by Romanov and move into the clinch.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barksdale throws a big counter combination but Romanov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barksdale looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jermaine Barksdale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandr Romanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barksdale working over Romanov with some ground and pound. Romanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Romanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Romanov!
A relieved looking Alexandr Romanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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