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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 1749 p4p, 2118 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 214 p4p, 255 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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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansour throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mansour goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romanow misses with a takedown attempt - Mansour sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but Mansour shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mansour scores with the left hand. Romanow knows he should have avoided that one.
Mansour connects with a jab.
Romanow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Mansour throws the left hand but Romanow avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow needs to keep his hands up - Mansour had a free shot at his head there.
Romanow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romanow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mansour works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow throws an elbow that misses. Mansour uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romanow's guard. Nice move by Mansour!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansour is one step ahead there.
Mansour has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow looking for a guillotine here but Mansour defends easily.
Mansour knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.
Romanow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mansour has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romanow is proving hard to escape from.
Romanow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mansour can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mansour will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansour is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mansour with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mansour avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow.
Romanow prevents Mansour from standing back up.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mansour taking some punishment here, with Romanow in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mansour is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mansour keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mansour defending well though.
Romanow prevents Mansour from standing back up.
Romanow is nestled in close to Mansour, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow is pressing down on Mansour's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mansour is holding on for now.
Mansour blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mansour is looking to chop away at Romanow's legs.
Romanow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mansour.
Romanow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mansour.
Mansour swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romanow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Mansour avoids it easily.
A big left from Romanow misses.
Mansour tries to sprawl but Romanow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Mansour dodges it nicely.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mansour's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Marcel Romanow has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Romanow connects with a nice short shot to Mansour's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mansour's head.
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. Romanow connects with a nice short shot to Mansour's temple.
Romanow misses with a head shot. Mansour uses the momentum to regain guard.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow prevents Mansour from getting back to his feet.
Romanow stands up over Mansour, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanow postures up in Mansour's guard and throws a big left but Mansour blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow landing with the ground and pound.
Mansour working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanow.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow lands a couple of digs.
Mansour on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mansour tries to get out of the position.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mansour's head.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Mansour blocks nicely.
Romanow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romanow distracts Mansour with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow throws a strike but Mansour rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romanow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Romanow chips away with some ground and pound.
Romanow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romanow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow 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!
Mansour takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mansour but Mansour pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romanow lands a slapping body shot.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansour moves away.
The fighters circling - Mansour throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansour connects with a body shot that sends Romanow's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mansour.
Romanow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mansour!
Romanow tries to score with some ground and pound. Mansour controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Romanow.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of Mansour's head but Mansour avoids it well.
Romanow working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mansour is avoiding damage well.
Romanow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanow cracks Mansour with a big right hand but Mansour just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mansour is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romanow cracks Mansour with a big right hand but Mansour just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Romanow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Romanow working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Romanow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mansour is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Seth Mansour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mansour sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mansour down.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Mansour on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Romanow tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Mansour defending against the ground and pound.
Mansour takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mansour defending against the ground and pound.
Mansour avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanow.
Marcel Romanow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow scoring with punches and elbows.
Mansour is letting Romanow control him for a moment.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Mansour takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Romanow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mansour sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee asks Romanow politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Romanow prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow is putting a hurting on Mansour here, landing some big shots from side control.
Romanow controlling from side mount.
Romanow trying to control the position but Mansour is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romanow 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
A victorious Marcel Romanow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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