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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiga Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiga Ji could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexandr Romanov's chin.
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212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiga Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ji throws a lazy right hand but Romanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ji blocks a head kick by Romanov.
Romanov lands a really nice looking cross but Ji seems unphased.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Ji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ji fails with a takedown attempt.
Romanov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jiga Ji has been cut.
Ji shoots in looking for a takedown but Romanov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ji's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiga Ji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji shoots for a double leg takedown but Romanov sprawls well. He's pushed Ji's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov misses with a few strikes there.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Romanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ji's calf.
Romanov tries to score with a low kick but Ji moves his leg out of the way.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Ji moves out of range easily.
Romanov throws a low kick, looking for Ji's leg but Ji calmly moves out of range.
Ji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanov.
Ji lands with a right hand.
Ji doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Romanov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov cracks the inside of Ji's front leg.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Ji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Ji shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Ji or perhaps it was just good defense by Romanov which made him look bad.
Romanov throws a leg kick which misses Ji's front leg but catches the back leg as Ji tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov connects with a leg kick. Ji looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Ji doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Romanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Romanov misses with a few strikes there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ji. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Romanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ji's calf.
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romanov swivels and escapes.
Ji tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji fails with the takedown
and Romanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romanov lands with a kick to the temple. Ji shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov lands with a good body shot.
Romanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ji's sensitive parts.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Ji moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanov scores with a head kick. Ji tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Romanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiga Ji'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.
Romanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Romanov enables Ji to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Romanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Romanov keeping full guard, as Ji tries to pass.
Ji advances to half guard.
Romanov moves into full guard.
Ji wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
Ji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romanov is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
Romanov is pulling down on Ji's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jiga Ji.
Ji clinches with his opponent.
Romanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanov.
Romanov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ji takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romanov throws a head kick that Ji semi-blocks.
Ji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ji closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romanov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiga Ji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov slips under a jab from Ji.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji misses with a body shot.
Romanov lands with a nice combination. Ji backs away looking to recover.
Romanov cracks Ji with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ji fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jiga Ji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Romanov. No joy for Ji on that attempt.
Romanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ji misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ji.
Ji rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a head kick that Ji semi-blocks.
Jiga Ji's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji has his takedown stuffed
and Romanov counters with a leg kick.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Ji moves out of range easily.
Ji shoots in for a takedown but Romanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov scores with a head kick. Ji tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ji 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 lands a brutal head kick. Ji looks out on his feet and Romanov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alexandr Romanov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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