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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 454 p4p, 254 weight class) and InSaen Chai (ranked 66 p4p, 38 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
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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 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, InSaen Chai!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Romanow with that takedown attempt.
Romanow misses the jab.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
InSaen Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
Chai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of Chai's head but Chai avoids it well.
Chai 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.
Chai taking a bit of punishment here - Romanow scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanow.
Chai told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Chai struggling a bit here.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow working the head with strikes.
Romanow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Chai bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Chai slips under a jab.
Romanow scores with a punch to the head.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai throws a hook but Romanow blocks it.
Chai lands a jab.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Romanow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow slips a straight right by Chai.
Romanow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai slips a straight right by Romanow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Chai misses with a hook. Romanow ducked under it nicely.
Chai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Romanow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Romanow moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Romanow.
Chai scores with a decent looking hook.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanow stops Chai from getting back to his feet.
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.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying to maintain the position but Romanow is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chai wants to control but Romanow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romanow stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Romanow slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romanow working Chai over with strikes.
Romanow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Romanow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Chai is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romanow drops an elbow to the side of Chai's head.
Chai won't allow Romanow to pass to mount.
Romanow winds up and cracks Chai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chai is trying to stand.
Chai is looking to control Romanow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chai avoid being mounted?
Chai wants to get back to his feet.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Romanow throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely.
Romanow is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Chai pushes Romanow off looking to stand but Romanow dives back in and keeps control.
Chai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chai is trying to stand.
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chai is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcel Romanow will probably get the nod.
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.
Chai lands a high kick!
It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Romanow looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Romanow.
Romanow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai misses the jab.
Romanow tries to counter with a takedown but Chai is quick to defend against it.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanow. That did some damage!
Romanow staying out of range there.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Romanow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai cracks Romanow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
InSaen Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Romanow lands a right hook to the body.
Chai leaves Romanow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Romanow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow misses the shot to the body.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romanow misses with a hook.
Romanow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romanow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romanow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai wants to clinch.
InSaen Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romanow's head.
Chai slips a jab from Romanow.
Romanow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Chai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Romanow scores with a takedown into Chai's guard.
Romanow won't allow Chai to get back to his feet.
Chai managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow postures up and lands a big shot to Chai's brow.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Chai is controlling Romanow's posture.
Romanow is pushing down on Chai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chai is fighting to maintain full guard but Romanow has managed to sneak the leg through.
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 Chai's temple.
Romanow is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Romanow wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
Chai is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
Chai has hold of Romanow's hands but Romanow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chai is controlling Romanow's trapped leg to prevent Romanow from advancing to side control.
Romanow trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.
Chai pushes Romanow off looking to stand but Romanow dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai kicks off Romanow and gets to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Romanow down.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romanow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab by Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanow throws a series of strikes that have Chai backpedaling.
Chai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romanow, as that shot connected.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
InSaen Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Chai.
Romanow throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Romanow's head.
Romanow misses the jab.
Romanow lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romanow's head.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Romanow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Romanow ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chai can't break the clinch.
Romanow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romanow can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Romanow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romanow has time to react.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romanow connects with a single shot there.
Romanow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chai lands with a straight right. Romanow didn't see that one coming.
Chai clobbers Romanow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romanow stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Romanow goes for a double leg but Chai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chai continues to drive forward.
Romanow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
Romanow misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romanow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romanow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romanow misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanow has Chai pressed against the cage, preventing Chai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanow.
Chai wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanow won't allow it.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Romanow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Romanow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Romanow is just out of range.
Romanow throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Chai throws the left hand but Romanow avoids the punch easily.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Romanow checks a low kick from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Romanow misses
and Chai counters with a crisp right that sends Romanow to the canvas! Chai follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). InSaen Chai!
InSaen Chai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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