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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Riviera Ridin. On his way into the cage it seems that Anthony Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anthony Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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245 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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300 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyacheslav Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown blocks a head kick by Romanov.
Brown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Romanov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Anthony Brown has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Romanov fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Romanov is retaining full guard.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romanov's head.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romanov is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Romanov is not content to let Brown control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown landing strikes.
Romanov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romanov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brown stalling.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanov keeps working.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is pressing down on Romanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Romanov is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Romanov's hands, connecting with Romanov's forehead.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown 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.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Romanov defends it.
Brown throwing shots but Romanov is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown working Romanov over with strikes.
Brown is looking to advance position but Romanov won't allow it.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown is nestled in close to Romanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Romanov is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Romanov is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Romanov's temple.
Brown 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.
Romanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Romanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Romanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanov.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Romanov.
Romanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romanov scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Romanov avoids the body shot from Brown.
Romanov misses with the body kick
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Romanov won't be happy with that.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
Romanov is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Brown crashes against the mat.
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Romanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Romanov dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
An elbow from Brown crashes against the mat.
Brown trying to control the action but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Romanov tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Romanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown winds up and cracks Romanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown passes to side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov regains half guard.
Brown trying to control the action but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Romanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romanov is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown prevents Romanov from improving his position.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Romanov defends it.
Romanov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Romanov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Romanov from improving his position.
Brown passes to side control.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brown 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown landing a few strikes.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Romanov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown trying to control from half guard but Romanov is working away.
Romanov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Romanov misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Romanov shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheers as Romanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Romanov misses its intended target.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Romanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Romanov tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Brown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Vyacheslav Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov stalling the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanov lands with a left to the head.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Romanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown working aggressively here.
Romanov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romanov can turn it around.
Romanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Romanov backwards.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vyacheslav Romanov has been cut.
Romanov lands a shoulder strike.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romanov blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Romanov.
Brown blocks a body shot from Romanov.
Romanov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Romanov just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Romanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Romanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Romanov.
Romanov effectively controlling the action here.
Romanov tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brown is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Romanov to the mat. Romanov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov has an active guard here but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown is trying to control. Romanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Anthony Brown.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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