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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov comes to the cage accompanied by Greatest song ever made. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
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195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Junior!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov looks to clinch
and Junior counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Sergei Romanov has been cut.
David Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior tries to land a body kick
and Romanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romanov.
Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Romanov counters by moving into the clinch.
Romanov misses with a knee strike.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Romanov has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romanov keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Junior blocks an elbow strike.
Junior is trying to force a seperation but Romanov has the dominant position.
Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Romanov.
Romanov rushes Junior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Junior blocks an elbow strike.
Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romanov slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Romanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanov wants to clinch
and Junior counters with a leg kick.
Junior misses with a double jab
and Romanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romanov.
Romanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Junior counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Junior throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Junior.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Junior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Junior misses
and Romanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romanov.
Romanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romanov prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romanov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romanov counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Romanov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Romanov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Junior counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romanov moves to clinch but Junior breaks away
and Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Junior tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romanov slips a jab from Junior.
Romanov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Junior.
Junior moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romanov blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior scores with the left hand. Romanov knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov wants to clinch.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior's corner calls for a 1-2. Junior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov is looking to clinch.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanov tries to clinch up
and Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanov.
Junior motions for Romanov to come forward. Junior throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanov avoids the body shot from Junior.
Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Romanov's shoulder, as Romanov tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergei Romanov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
Romanov tries to clinch but Junior moves away
and Junior counters with a left to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Romanov blocks the leg kick.
Romanov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Romanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junior swings for the body but Romanov moves out of range.
Junior misses with an uppercut
and Romanov counters by clinching up.
Junior is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior blocks an elbow strike from Romanov.
Junior managing to block the knees to the body from Romanov.
Junior avoids the elbow strike from Romanov, against the cage.
Romanov prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Junior blocks an elbow strike.
Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanov wants to clinch but Junior slips to the side
and Junior counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Junior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romanov closes the distance but Junior moves to the side
and Junior counters with a nice body kick.
Sergei Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands with a thumping leg kick.
Junior lands a jab to the head.
Junior is looking to slow Romanov down with leg kicks.
David Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanov darts in trying to clinch
and Junior counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a head kick that stumbles Romanov and the fighters go to the mat.
Romanov is rocked!
Junior is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Junior throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior trying to control but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Romanov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Junior controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. David Junior hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Junior throws a low kick but Romanov avoids it.
Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov checks a leg kick.
Romanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Romanov counters by clinching up.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Romanov has him pressed against the cage.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Romanov has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior blocks an elbow strike.
Junior tries to circle away but Romanov has him pinned against the cage.
Junior tries to circle away but Romanov has him pinned against the cage.
Romanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Junior is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Junior winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Junior!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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