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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Romonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitri Romonov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Romonov scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Romonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash throws a chopping leg kick but Romonov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown by Cash or perhaps it was just good defense by Romonov which made him look bad.
Cash throws a hook but Romonov avoids it easily.
Romonov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cash sizes up Romonov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cash shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cash was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Romonov tries to hold on but Cash postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romonov is trying to escape the mount.
Cash thowing shots but they're missing.
Romonov can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash unloading with bombs!
Romonov tries to reverse the position but Cash maintains control.
Cash is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Romonov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Romonov tries to lock up and control but Cash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cash lands a heavy elbow.
Cash pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cash has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romonov is trying desperately to improve position.
Romonov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Romonov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romonov can't escape the position.
Romonov looks gassed!
Cash is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Romonov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cash lands a nice shot to the head.
Cash scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Romonov?
Romonov is trying to escape the mount.
Cash landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cash landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romonov is in a horrible position here. Cash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Romonov just holding on.
Cash lands a heavy elbow.
Cash is landing with some decent strikes but Romonov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cash has control of Romonov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Romonov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romonov is in a horrible position here. Cash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cash working the ground and pound effectively.
Cash working the ground and pound effectively.
Cash lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Romonov hang on?
Romonov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cash landing shots from mount.
Cash prevents Romonov from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Cash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cash connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cash swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Romonov is now in Cash's guard. A big mistake from Cash there, giving up the dominant position!
Romonov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romonov's guard.
Cash postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cash with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romonov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Cash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romonov throws a leg kick but Cash checks it.
Cash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romonov scores with a jab to the head.
Cash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cash clinches up with Romonov and pushes him back against the cage.
Cash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romonov.
Cash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romonov.
Cash landing knees to the body.
Cash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romonov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romonov lands a nice uppercut.
Romonov is stalling here.
Cash tries to land knees in the clinch but Romonov avoids the damage to the body.
Cash trying to land knees to the body.
Romonov is trying to break the clinch but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romonov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Romonov fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romonov's brow.
Cash scores a nice knee to the body.
Romonov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries for a takedown. No joy.
Romonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romonov shoots in but Cash avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cash throws a leg kick but Romonov moved away.
Romonov clinches.
Romonov wants to break free but Cash has control.
Cash tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romonov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cash.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romonov wants a takedown but no success here.
Romonov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cash.
Romonov wants a takedown.
Romonov stalling in the clinch but Cash improves position.
Cash using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romonov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romonov lands with a light punch inside.
Cash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romonov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Cash tries to land knees in the clinch but Romonov avoids the damage to the body.
Cash is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romonov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Cash.
Nice elbow from Cash.
Romonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Romonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cash gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romonov.
Romonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cash.
Cash blocking some punches.
Cash missing with knees to the body.
Cash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romonov.
Cash pulls guard effortlessly.
Cash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cash is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Romonov from controlling successfully.
Cash has his foot on Romonov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romonov works his way back into a safe position though.
Romonov looking to pass the guard.
Cash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romonov keeps working.
Cash working Romonov over with strikes.
Romonov is trying to control but can't.
Cash is looking to take a break and control but Romonov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romonov kicks Cash off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romonov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romonov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cash throws a hook but Romonov avoids it easily.
Cash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cash showed some decent athleticism there.
Cash controlling the action here.
Romonov is not content to let Cash control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash is working for a submission of some sort.
Romonov trying to control but Cash postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Cash dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cash misses with a low kick.
Romonov throws a leg kick but Cash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cash closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romonov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cash gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Romonov stops a takedown attempt from Cash.
Knees to the body from Cash.
Romonov has had enough of the clinch but Cash keeps him there for the moment.
Cash gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romonov defending well though.
Cash prevents Romonov from improving his position.
Cash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cash lands a nice short elbow.
Romonov is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romonov is looking to improve his position.
Romonov pushes Cash off looking to stand but Cash dives back in and keeps control.
Romonov wants to get back to full guard.
Romonov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romonov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Romonov has a takedown stuffed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cash.
Cash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cash swings for the body but Romonov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash pushes Romonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Cash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romonov can do to turn this around?
Cash lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romonov dodges an elbow strike from Cash.
Cash stops a takedown attempt from Romonov.
Jeff Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Romonov.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romonov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cash.
Cash drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cash comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cash tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romonov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romonov scores with a takedown into Cash's guard.
Cash has Romonov pulled in close to control his posture.
Romonov trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
Romonov preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romonov controls the pace.
Romonov stopping the sweep attempt from Cash.
Romonov tries to free his leg and advance position but Cash is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cash throws a leg kick
and Romonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Cash misses with a jab to the body
and Romonov counters with a good low kick that Cash was not able to check.
Romonov closes the distance but Cash moves to the side
and Cash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Romonov wants to stall.
Cash throws an elbow but it misses.
Romonov tries to pull guard but Cash holds him up against the cage and eventually Romonov drops back down to his feet.
Cash jumps into guard, dragging Romonov to the mat.
Jeff Cash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romonov distracts Cash with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cash working for a triangle but Romonov defends it easily.
Romonov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Romonov from controlling successfully.
Dmitri Romonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cash tries to get out of the position.
Romonov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cash's guard.
Cash is trying to keep Romonov in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Cash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Cash!
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