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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 782 p4p, 813 weight class) and Ludwig Boltzmann (ranked 93 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class 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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludwig Boltzmann!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boltzmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Romanow as he connects with a hook.
Boltzmann misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Romanow's head coaches at DF Fitnesscentrum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romanow blocks the body kick.
Boltzmann throws a hook but Romanow blocks it.
Romanow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boltzmann is pulling down on Romanow's head. It's preventing any offense from Romanow, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow trying to control but Boltzmann is working from the bottom.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boltzmann looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Romanow 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.
Boltzmann trying to control the position.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boltzmann has Romanow pulled in close to control his posture.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Romanow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Romanow being controlled here momentarily.
Boltzmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Boltzmann has wrist control.
Boltzmann is controlling Romanow's posture.
Boltzmann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romanow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romanow scoring with some ground and pound.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow scoring with some ground and pound.
Romanow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Boltzmann has wrist control.
Boltzmann trying to control the position.
Boltzmann can't keep his opponent in guard - Romanow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boltzmann is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boltzmann trying to control from the bottom.
Boltzmann has hold of Romanow's hands but Romanow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boltzmann is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romanow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romanow's back!
Romanow trying to control the position but Boltzmann manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann has the hooks in. Romanow is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Romanow is working hard here to advance position.
Boltzmann throwing sloppy strikes.
Boltzmann really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Romanow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Romanow staying out of range there.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boltzmann ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Boltzmann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boltzmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boltzmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boltzmann looks to land a right hand but Romanow moved out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Romanow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Romanow clobbers Boltzmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
enabling Boltzmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Boltzmann scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Boltzmann walks into a straight right hand from Romanow.
Romanow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boltzmann can do to turn this around?
Boltzmann ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boltzmann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romanow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boltzmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boltzmann's waist but Boltzmann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romanow off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boltzmann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romanow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romanow takes one on the button.
Boltzmann misses with a head kick.
Romanow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boltzmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanow misses with a looping left.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
enabling Boltzmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Boltzmann lands a nice looking body kick.
Romanow takes one to the side of the head.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Boltzmann counters with a nice body kick.
Romanow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ludwig Boltzmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow ducks under a wild hook from Boltzmann.
Romanow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boltzmann moves out of range as Romanow strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romanow takes a swing at Boltzmann's ribcage but misses.
Boltzmann slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Boltzmann.
Romanow moves out of range of the body kick from Boltzmann.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Romanow working over Boltzmann with some ground and pound. Boltzmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boltzmann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow with the ground and pound but Boltzmann uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boltzmann is trying to keep Romanow in close.
Romanow postures up in Boltzmann's guard and throws a big left but Boltzmann blocks it.
Romanow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boltzmann's head.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Boltzmann is retaining full guard.
Romanow postures up in Boltzmann's guard and throws a big left but Boltzmann blocks it.
Boltzmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boltzmann controls Romanow momentarily but Romanow frees himself.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boltzmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow throws a big elbow that misses.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Romanow is working Boltzmann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boltzmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Boltzmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Romanow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Boltzmann dodges it nicely.
Romanow 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.
Boltzmann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romanow is working away from the top position though.
Romanow working over Boltzmann with some ground and pound. Boltzmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romanow winds up and cracks Boltzmann with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boltzmann has hold of Romanow's hands but Romanow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boltzmann has his hands clasped together around Romanow's back. He's all about the action.
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boltzmann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow trying to mount his opponent but Boltzmann defends it.
Romanow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boltzmann defending well though.
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boltzmann is looking for a sweep. Romanow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boltzmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanow works his way into side control.
Romanow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boltzmann sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boltzmann taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boltzmann dodges the ground and pound from Romanow.
Boltzmann parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boltzmann to escape.
Boltzmann is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romanow connects with a decent elbow.
Romanow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Romanow landing a few strikes.
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Romanow is putting a hurting on Boltzmann here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boltzmann is looking for a sweep.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Boltzmann takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
Marcel Romanow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boltzmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Boltzmann is not content to let Romanow control the position.
Boltzmann wants to control but Romanow postures up.
Romanow is chipping away with strikes.
Boltzmann is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Romanow controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow is looking to take a break and control but Boltzmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Romanow stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Boltzmann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ludwig Boltzmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boltzmann is letting Romanow control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow taking a break here but Boltzmann is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romanow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcel Romanow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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