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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Romanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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235 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruslan Romanenko!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Burns is taking a breather. Romanenko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Romanenko looking for submissions off his back.
Romanenko with the active half guard here but Burns passes nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Romanenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burns tries to stand but Romanenko is controlling his head.
Romanenko gets back to half guard.
Burns slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lance Burns.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romanenko pinned against the cage. Romanenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Romanenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but Romanenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romanenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Burns. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romanenko circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanenko leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burns shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romanenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Burns got a little sloppy there for a moment and Romanenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burns has managed to get both his arms back between Romanenko's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Romanenko has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Burns is looking to defend but Romanenko has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Burns! Romanenko pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Burns taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ruslan Romanenko!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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