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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhirinovsky has chosen Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Zhirinovsky misses.
Zhirinovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Romanov sprawls well. He's pushed Zhirinovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zhirinovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
Zhirinovsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab lands there for Romanov.
Zhirinovsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the pace.
Zhirinovsky is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhirinovsky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Romanov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Romanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Romanov, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov keeping full guard, as Zhirinovsky tries to pass.
Zhirinovsky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zhirinovsky avoids the head kick by Romanov.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhirinovsky misses with a hook. Romanov ducked under it nicely.
Zhirinovsky throws a body punch but Romanov moves out of range.
Zhirinovsky swings widly with a right hand
and Romanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhirinovsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zhirinovsky misses with a looping left.
Zhirinovsky wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Zhirinovsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky tries to clinch up
and Romanov counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhirinovsky misses the target.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Zhirinovsky slips the punch.
Zhirinovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romanov.
Good standup being displayed there by Zhirinovsky as he connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Romanov. No joy for Zhirinovsky on that attempt.
Zhirinovsky walks into a straight right hand from Romanov.
Romanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky fails to land the takedown.
Romanov looks to land a left hand but Zhirinovsky moved out of range nicely.
Romanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zhirinovsky digs a good body shot into Romanov's ribs.
Zhirinovsky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Romanov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Romanov is retaining full guard.
Romanov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zhirinovsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Romanov is controlling Zhirinovsky's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexandr Romanov.
Nice jab there from Zhirinovsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexandr Romanov will probably get the nod.
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 defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky cracks a nice hook into Romanov's ribs.
Zhirinovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Romanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhirinovsky shoots in and bounces Romanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zhirinovsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zhirinovsky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zhirinovsky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romanov's head.
Romanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zhirinovsky on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky looking to pass the guard.
Romanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhirinovsky passes into half guard.
Romanov is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhirinovsky trying to control from half guard but Romanov is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky is taking a breather. Romanov 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.
Romanov is refusing to be controlled, as Zhirinovsky sits in half guard.
Zhirinovsky is controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Zhirinovsky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zhirinovsky looks to throw the jab but Romanov is out of range.
Zhirinovsky dives in and grabs Romanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romanov pushes down on Zhirinovsky's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zhirinovsky gets a double leg takedown into Romanov's guard.
Zhirinovsky wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
Zhirinovsky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zhirinovsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhirinovsky is looking to pass into half guard but Romanov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Romanov is in guard.
Zhirinovsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky working a defensive guard here.
Zhirinovsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Zhirinovsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhirinovsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romanov is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhirinovsky gets a double leg takedown into Romanov's guard.
Zhirinovsky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Zhirinovsky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zhirinovsky throws an elbow that misses. Romanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zhirinovsky's guard. Nice move by Romanov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky pulls Romanov in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vladimir Zhirinovsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zhirinovsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romanov circles away.
Zhirinovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhirinovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Romanov is not content to let Zhirinovsky control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Romanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Romanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zhirinovsky controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov won't allow Zhirinovsky to pass to mount.
Zhirinovsky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Romanov won't allow Zhirinovsky to pass to mount.
Zhirinovsky is looking to take a break and control but Romanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Zhirinovsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky loads up on a big right hand but Romanov slips the punch.
Romanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romanov but Romanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zhirinovsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Romanov is trying to escape back to his feet but Zhirinovsky uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhirinovsky is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Romanov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zhirinovsky checks the leg kick.
Zhirinovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhirinovsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhirinovsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Romanov tries to sprawl out of it but Zhirinovsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romanov misses with a two punch combination.
Zhirinovsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Zhirinovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov looks to land a left hand but Zhirinovsky moved out of range nicely.
Romanov connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romanov throws a leg kick which misses Zhirinovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhirinovsky tries to avoid it.
Romanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zhirinovsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexandr Romanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zhirinovsky is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Romanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romanov is looking to land body kicks.
Romanov feints a jab promting Zhirinovsky to slip. Romanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zhirinovsky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov throws a solid leg kick but Zhirinovsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romanov.
Zhirinovsky misses with a wild combination.
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhirinovsky throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanov misses the target.
Zhirinovsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romanov.
Zhirinovsky feints and as Romanov raises his hands in defense, Zhirinovsky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zhirinovsky is controlling him.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhirinovsky prevents Romanov from getting back to his feet.
Zhirinovsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zhirinovsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhirinovsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexandr Romanov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zhirinovsky missing with a left hand there. Romanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhirinovsky cracks Romanov with an open hand slap.
Zhirinovsky misses the jab.
Romanov throws a shot from downtown. Zhirinovsky moves away and avoids it.
Zhirinovsky is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
Romanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romanov wants it to stay on the feet.
Zhirinovsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhirinovsky.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhirinovsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romanov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Romanov throws the kick towards the body but Zhirinovsky avoids it.
Zhirinovsky wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Zhirinovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Zhirinovsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Romanov looks to land a right hand but Zhirinovsky moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirinovsky gets the takedown into side control.
Zhirinovsky happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Romanov had his way with Vladimir Zhirinovsky in that round.
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!
Zhirinovsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zhirinovsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhirinovsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanov misses the target.
Zhirinovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Romanov has hold of Zhirinovsky's hands but Zhirinovsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov is refusing to be controlled, as Zhirinovsky sits in half guard.
Zhirinovsky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zhirinovsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Zhirinovsky slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanov.
A leg kick checked by Zhirinovsky.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Zhirinovsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zhirinovsky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romanov up against the cage.
Zhirinovsky wants to stall.
Zhirinovsky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Romanov is trying to force a seperation but Zhirinovsky has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhirinovsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zhirinovsky.
Romanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhirinovsky shoots for a takedown but Romanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zhirinovsky, as that shot connected.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a double leg but Romanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zhirinovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Romanov sprawls well. He's pushed Zhirinovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Romanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhirinovsky is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Romanov connects with a leg kick. Zhirinovsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhirinovsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Romanov.
Zhirinovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhirinovsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romanov.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Zhirinovsky moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhirinovsky is out of range.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown but Romanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romanov wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky is defended easily by Romanov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexandr Romanov.
I think Romanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Romanov!
Alexandr Romanov retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexandr Romanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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