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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 678 p4p, 807 weight class) and Bugsy Seigel (ranked 89 p4p, 104 weight class). Seigel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paradise City - Guns N' Roses. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bugsy Seigel!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seigel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seigel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
And Seigel responds with a good body kick, but Romanow manages to step out the way in time.
Seigel moves out of range as Romanow strikes.
Seigel throws out a counter right but Romanow avoids it with no problem.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seigel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Seigel enables Romanow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Seigel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Seigel is adopting a defensive guard.
Romanow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Romanow has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Romanow chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seigel pulls Romanow in to control the position.
Romanow distracts Seigel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Seigel pulls Romanow in close to prevent any damage.
Seigel wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow landing some decent shots from guard.
Seigel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romanow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seigel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Romanow has passed into side control.
Seigel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Romanow cracks Seigel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Romanow trying to control the position but Seigel is working away.
Seigel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Romanow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Seigel 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.
Seigel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Seigel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow is trying to control but can't.
Seigel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Seigel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow is looking for a sweep. Seigel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seigel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seigel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Romanow to stand up.
Seigel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seigel is trying to counter with his kicks.
Romanow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seigel counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seigel throws a big counter head kick but Romanow avoids it with no problem.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Romanow misses.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Seigel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Seigel slips the punch.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Seigel counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Seigel quickly recovers to half guard.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seigel defending well though.
Seigel tries to roll over but Romanow keeps him under control.
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.
Seigel trying to control but Romanow postures up.
Seigel tries to get to full guard but Romanow has control of the leg.
Seigel trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Seigel has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Romanow is on him like a limpet, forcing Seigel back against the cage.
Seigel is pressed up against the cage. Romanow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Seigel down to the mat. Seigel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Romanow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Seigel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seigel was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
Seigel throws out a counter right but Romanow avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanow misses the target.
Seigel thinks about the counter body kick.
Romanow is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Seigel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Seigel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seigel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seigel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seigel takes one on the button.
Seigel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Romanow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romanow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Seigel moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Seigel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romanow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seigel can do to turn this around?
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seigel was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
It seemed like Seigel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marcel Romanow is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanow misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Seigel to counter with a crisp jab.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but Seigel shows good takedown defense.
Seigel flicks out a counter leg kick but Romanow steps away.
Seigel takes one to the chin there.
Seigel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Romanow backing away here, and Seigel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but Seigel shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanow with a nice cross.
Romanow misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Seigel to counter with a crisp jab.
Romanow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seigel has time to react.
Seigel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Seigel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Romanow blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow throws a poor cross that misses
and Seigel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow cracks Seigel with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanow with a poor takedown
and Seigel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Seigel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seigel moves out of range as Romanow strikes.
Seigel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romanow misses with a looping left.
Seigel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Seigel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanow thuds his right hand into Seigel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seigel was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
Seigel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romanow lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seigel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seigel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romanow misses with a wild body shot.
Seigel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romanow gets the takedown into side control.
Romanow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marcel Romanow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romanow working away.
Seigel is looking for a sweep.
Romanow working away.
Romanow landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Romanow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Romanow working the ground and pound from side control.
Seigel is looking for a sweep.
Romanow working away.
Seigel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seigel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Romanow presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Seigel tries to hold on but Romanow postures up.
Romanow with the ground and pound from mount.
Romanow avoids the attempt from Seigel to control.
Seigel is in a horrible position here. Romanow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Seigel is rocked!
Seigel takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Romanow's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
An out of breath Marcel Romanow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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