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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yowis Ben (ranked 3101 p4p, 2832 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yowis Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Romero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ben doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ben manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ben postures up in Romero's guard and throws a big left but Romero blocks it.
Romero looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ben has picked Romero up and slammed him! Romero can't keep hold of the triangle and Ben manages to pass to side control!
Ben lands some shots froms side control.
Romero is trying to get back to half guard.
Romero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ben wants to free his trapped foot but Romero is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ben working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ben scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ben lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ben seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ben with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ben scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ben works over Romero with some ground and pound from guard.
Ben stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ben working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romero's head.
Romero is looking for a triangle here but Ben uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Romero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romero is looking for a sweep.
Ben lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Ben's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Romero tries to improve position but can't.
Romero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ben looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Romero looks winded!
Ben slips a nice elbow through Romero's hands, connecting with Romero's forehead.
Ben wants to work for an arm triangle but Romero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Romero taking some punishment here, with Ben in his half guard.
Ben is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Romero wants to improve his position but Ben is controlling well.
Ben working the head and body with strikes.
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ben seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Romero is not content to let Ben control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ben connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple.
Ben lands with a punch from half guard.
Ben lands with a punch from half guard.
Romero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Ben.
Ben lands strikes from half guard.
Ben looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ben working the head and body with strikes.
Ben working Romero over with strikes.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Ben is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero is refusing to be controlled, as Ben sits in half guard.
Ben is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Ben.
Romero has hold of Ben's hands but Ben slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yowis Ben dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ben looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ben working Romero over with strikes.
Ben trying to control the action but Romero is working from the bottom.
Ben scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ben trying to control the action but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero taking some punishment here, with Ben in his half guard.
Ben landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Ben working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Romero actively working from the bottom here.
Romero is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ben pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Ben.
Yowis Ben overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Ben there.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Romero has hold of Ben's hands but Ben slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ben is nestled in close to Romero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ben looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ben takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben lands with a punch from half guard.
Ben slips a nice elbow through Romero's hands, connecting with Romero's forehead.
Ben is working for a kimura but Romero is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ben seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ben scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ben is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ben lands a nice short elbow.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Ben drops an elbow to the side of Romero's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ben working over Romero with some ground and pound. Romero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ben lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ben looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ben content to control rather than advance.
Ben slips a nice elbow through Romero's hands, connecting with Romero's forehead.
Ben looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Romero taking some punishment here, with Ben in his half guard.
Ben looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ben is nestled in close to Romero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ben working over Romero with some ground and pound. Romero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Ben.
Ben slows the pace down in half guard.
Ben is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ben scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ben looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yowis Ben dominated that second round.
That's time! Ben's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ben shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.
Ben with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ben chips away with some ground and pound.
Ben keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romero's head.
Ben is working Romero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ben defends it easily.
Ben makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Ben distracts Romero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ben stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ben doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ben manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Ben stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ben gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ben lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Romero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ben defends it easily.
Ben is in close to Romero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ben with a nice head shot there.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ben connects with a couple of short punches.
Ben content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ben postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ben landing with the ground and pound.
Romero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ben content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ben stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ben trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Ben content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ben trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben distracts Romero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ben working some strikes from top position.
Ben is in close to Romero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ben lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romero is looking for a triangle but Ben pushes his legs off easily.
Ben trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ben gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ben stands and throws Romero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ben scoring with punches and elbows.
Ben landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero sneaks back into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ben connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Romero has hold of Ben's hands but Ben slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ben working Romero over with strikes.
Ben looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ben working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ben looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ben seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Ben there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yoel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ben scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yowis Ben showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ben 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yowis Ben!
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