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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pacquiao should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Romanov's midsection.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Romanov circles away.
Romanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Romanov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Romanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romanov.
Romanov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanov.
Romanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Romanov on that attempt.
Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Romanov. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Romanov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch successfully.
Romanov tries for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to get underhooks.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Romanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romanov shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Romanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Romanov persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Romanov.
Romanov looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Romanov. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Romanov misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Romanov. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romanov fails to land the takedown.
Pacquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Romanov misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Romanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanov.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Romanov with that takedown attempt.
Vasily Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Romanov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romanov.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pacquiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Romanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
Romanov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pacquiao to the mat! Pacquiao manages to get full guard.
Romanov trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Romanov postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Romanov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Romanov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romanov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Romanov wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romanov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romanov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Romanov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Romanov pushing down on Pacquiao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanov working the head and body with strikes.
Pacquiao is not content to let Romanov control the position.
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 Vasily Romanov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Romanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Romanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Romanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Romanov on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Romanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pacquiao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Romanov avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
No luck for Romanov with that takedown attempt.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacquiao as he avoids it easily.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanov.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Romanov shoots in.
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.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Romanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Romanov fails to land the takedown.
Romanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Romanov persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Romanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Romanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Romanov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pacquiao is trying to defend but Romanov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pacquiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov works his way into full mount!
Romanov working for a guillotine from mount but Pacquiao is in no mood to give up.
Romanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov looking to isolate an arm here. Pacquiao doesn't see it coming and as Romanov extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Romanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasily Romanov!
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hype
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