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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov comes into the arena with Kalinka blaring out of the sound system. Bergmanis has chosen Twiztid - We Don't Die as his entrance music. Nicolai Romanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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266 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicolai Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov misses with an uppercut.
Romanov throws out a loose jab but Bergmanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis has a takedown stuffed.
Nicolai Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov cracks Bergmanis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bergmanis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bergmanis.
Romanov lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergmanis closes the distance and clinches.
Romanov is trying to force a seperation but Bergmanis has the dominant position.
Romanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Bergmanis has double underhooks.
Bergmanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bergmanis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov throws a shot from downtown. Bergmanis moves away and avoids it.
Bergmanis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bergmanis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bergmanis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romanov is fending him off so far but Bergmanis persists. Nope, Romanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Nicolai Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimonds Bergmanis.
Bergmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bergmanis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romanov throws out the jab.
Romanov throws the left hand but Bergmanis avoids the punch easily.
Bergmanis blocks a jab.
Bergmanis instigates a clinch.
Romanov trying to control the position but instead, Bergmanis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romanov into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bergmanis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romanov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bergmanis ducks under a wild hook from Romanov.
Bergmanis slips a straight right by Romanov.
Romanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Bergmanis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romanov lands a jab to Bergmanis's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanov. Bergmanis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolai Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanov misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bergmanis looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Bergmanis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romanov.
Romanov with a jab.
Romanov misses with a straight left.
Bergmanis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Bergmanis throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis walks into a straight right hand from Romanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergmanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanov throws a hook but Bergmanis avoids it easily.
Bergmanis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Bergmanis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergmanis moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergmanis moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov scores with a jab. Bergmanis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romanov takes a swing at Bergmanis's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Romanov dominated that round.
That's time! Romanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bergmanis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bergmanis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanov takes a swing at Bergmanis's ribcage but misses.
Bergmanis moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanov throws a shot from downtown. Bergmanis moves away and avoids it.
Nicolai Romanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanov throws a body punch but Bergmanis moves out of range.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergmanis is just out of range.
Bergmanis moves out of range as Romanov strikes.
Romanov looks to land a right hand but Bergmanis moved out of range.
Romanov misses with a looping left.
Romanov throws a hook but Bergmanis avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov takes a swing at Bergmanis's ribcage but misses.
Romanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romanov misses with a straight right.
Romanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bergmanis shoots in for a double leg but Romanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Romanov throws a hook but Bergmanis blocks it.
Bergmanis shoots in for a takedown but Romanov shows good takedown defense.
Nicolai Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimonds Bergmanis.
Bergmanis staying out of range there.
Romanov throws a jab when Bergmanis was well out of range.
Romanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bergmanis fails with a takedown attempt.
Romanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergmanis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bergmanis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romanov throws a lazy right hand but Bergmanis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bergmanis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Bergmanis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Romanov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bergmanis.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
Bergmanis gets a takedown into half guard.
Bergmanis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romanov defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Romanov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Romanov holds on and takes a little breather.
Bergmanis postures up.
Bergmanis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Romanov, not yet.
Bergmanis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romanov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Romanov is trying to control the position but Bergmanis postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bergmanis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Romanov wants to get back to his feet.
Romanov tries to get to full guard but Bergmanis has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergmanis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Romanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bergmanis.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bergmanis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Romanov defends it well.
Bergmanis is breathing heavily.
Romanov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Romanov.
Romanov is trying to keep Bergmanis in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nicolai Romanov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bergmanis misses with a hook to the body
and Romanov counters with a straight right hand.
Bergmanis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Bergmanis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanov throws a big shot that misses.
Romanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bergmanis blocks a jab.
Bergmanis shoots and misses
and Romanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bergmanis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergmanis is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergmanis.
Romanov digs a good body shot into Bergmanis's ribs.
Bergmanis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Romanov with a nice cross.
Bergmanis slips a straight right by Romanov.
Romanov takes a swing at Bergmanis's ribcage but misses.
Romanov looks to throw the jab but Bergmanis is out of range.
Bergmanis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bergmanis moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Romanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands a head shot.
Bergmanis ducks under a wild hook from Romanov.
Romanov throws a hook but Bergmanis avoids it easily.
Bergmanis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Bergmanis rushes Romanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romanov is trying to force a seperation but Bergmanis has the dominant position.
Romanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Bergmanis has double underhooks.
Romanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bergmanis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nicolai Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimonds Bergmanis.
Romanov tries to stall but Bergmanis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bergmanis.
Romanov can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov breaks from the clinch.
Romanov throws a jab when Bergmanis was well out of range.
Romanov with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Romanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bergmanis doesn't seem phased though.
Bergmanis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov is trying to control Bergmanis's posture but Bergmanis avoids it.
Romanov is looking to regain half guard here but Bergmanis keeps moving and retains side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Romanov is right now.
Bergmanis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romanov, who protects the arm well.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov struggling a bit here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Romanov throws the left hand but Bergmanis avoids the punch easily.
Bergmanis misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergmanis misses with a takedown
and Romanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolai Romanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romanov, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolai Romanov!
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