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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov has chosen The Party as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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280 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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262 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Bartone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolai Romanov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bartone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartone is just out of range.
Romanov catches Bartone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bartone thumps Romanov with a low kick.
Bartone checks the leg kick.
Bartone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Nicolai Romanov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Bartone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romanov blocking some punches.
Romanov stalling in the clinch.
Romanov blocking some punches.
Bartone lands with a short shot to the head.
Bartone misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bartone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov stalling in the clinch.
Bartone struggles to land a body shot inside as Romanov controls his hands.
Bartone effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Romanov.
Stalling in the clinch from Bartone.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
Bartone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartone gets through Romanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romanov misses with a hook. Bartone ducked under it nicely.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartone.
Bartone misses with the combination.
Romanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanov misses the target.
Romanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartone needs to keep his hands up - Romanov had a free shot at his head there.
Romanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romanov thows a leg kick but Bartone checks it
and Bartone counters with an outside leg kick.
Bartone drives through and clinches with Romanov against the cage.
Bartone throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanov.
Bartone misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone has Romanov pressed against the cage.
Bartone throws an elbow that misses.
Bartone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartone misses with the head strike.
Bartone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartone works on Romanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bartone misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartone misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romanov tries a body shot but Bartone blocks it.
Romanov gets underhooks to prevent Bartone's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Romanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartone tries to throw a body punch but Romanov avoids it by throwing Bartone back against the cage.
Bartone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romanov defending well as Bartone loads up on a big left hand.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Bartone misses with a leg kick.
Bartone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romanov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov drops his hands momentarily and Bartone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romanov moves out of range as Bartone strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Bartone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Romanov's cut.
That's time! Bartone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romanov tries to land a leg kick but Bartone saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Bartone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bartone blocks a jab.
Bartone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bartone.
Bartone clinches up with Romanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Bartone lands a hook that snaps the head of Romanov backwards.
Bartone is working Romanov over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Nicolai Romanov's cut even more.
Bartone has Romanov pressed against the cage, preventing Romanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
Bartone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bartone.
Romanov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone tries to score a body lock takedown but Romanov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bartone is pushing Romanov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bartone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartone misses with a looping left.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Bartone.
Vito Bartone is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanov checks the leg kick.
Romanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartone. Bartone obviously looking to wear him down.
Bartone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanov can do to turn this around?
Bartone wants to slow Romanov down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Romanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone wants to clinch.
Bartone tries to clinch but Romanov moves out of range.
Nicolai Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Romanov.
A clash of legs there as Romanov blocks the low kick.
Bartone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bartone on the side of the head.
Bartone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartone clinches up against the cage.
Bartone breaks from the clinch.
Bartone tries to clinch up.
Bartone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Romanov misses.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Bartone avoids them all with ease.
Bartone connects with a body shot.
Romanov misses with a hook. Bartone ducked under it nicely.
Bartone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartone.
Romanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartone.
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartone wants to slow Romanov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nicolai Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartone ducks under a wild hook from Romanov.
Romanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bartone connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartone throws the left hand but Romanov avoids the punch easily.
Bartone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bartone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Romanov blocks the leg kick.
Bartone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bartone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Nicolai Romanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bartone cracks the inside of Romanov's front leg.
Bartone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bartone fakes the leg kick and cracks Romanov in the body.
Bartone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romanov on the side of the head.
Vito Bartone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartone throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Bartone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Romanov'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!
Bartone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romanov avoids it really well and circles away.
Bartone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Bartone looks to throw the jab but Romanov is out of range.
Romanov wants to land a leg kick but Bartone is out of range.
Bartone clinches.
Romanov avoids the elbow strike from Bartone, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bartone.
Bartone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romanov blocks an elbow strike from Bartone.
Romanov is trying to break the clinch but Bartone has him pressed against the cage.
Romanov prevents a body shot from Bartone.
Romanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bartone can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartone tries to throw a body punch but Romanov avoids it by throwing Bartone back against the cage.
Bartone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Bartone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartone.
Bartone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanov misses with a punch to the body.
Bartone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romanov trying to stall but Bartone improves his position.
Bartone swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vito Bartone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Bartone.
Romanov tries to circle away but Bartone has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartone.
Romanov looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicolai Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartone is defending well for now.
Romanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vito Bartone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romanov tries to throw a body punch but Bartone avoids it by throwing Romanov back against the cage.
Romanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartone.
Romanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bartone momentarily.
Bartone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Bartone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartone misses with a body shot.
Bartone connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartone connects with a leg kick. Romanov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartone throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Bartone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Bartone!
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