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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soul Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Romanov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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252 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soul Jah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jah tries a head kick but it misses.
Jah scoring well with a low kick there.
Romanov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jah lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Pavel Romanov has been cut.
Jah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romanov.
Jah pushes Romanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Romanov misses with some punches.
Jah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jah blocking some punches.
Romanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jah backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jah won't allow it.
Jah with a knee to the head.
Romanov tries to circle away but Jah has him pinned against the cage.
Jah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah scores with a nice body kick.
Jah clinches with his opponent.
Jah looking to throw knees to the head but Romanov is blocking nicely.
Romanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Romanov avoiding damage as Jah throws knees to the body.
Romanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romanov is trying to force a seperation but Jah has the dominant position.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Romanov won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanov.
Jah misses with some punches.
Jah landing knees to the body.
Jah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Jah.
Romanov looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jah breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Romanov misses
and Jah counters with an outside leg kick.
Jah thuds his shin into the meat of Romanov's side.
A low kick from Romanov is predictable there
and Jah counters by clinching up.
Jah scores a nice knee to the body.
Jah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Romanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jah lands with a slapping head kick.
Jah lands a leg kick that knocks Romanov off balance momentarily.
Jah lands a leg kick that knocks Romanov off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah clinches up with Romanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Romanov misses with the head strike.
Jah keeps control of Romanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romanov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jah seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romanov can turn it around.
Jah connects with a knee to the head.
Jah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jah fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jah obliges.
Jah landing knees to the head.
Jah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Romanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jah pushes Romanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Jah tries to work over Romanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jah breaks the clinch.
Jah seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jah scores with a nice body kick.
Jah darts in and clinches Romanov up against the cage.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Romanov won't want to take too many of those.
Jah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jah connects with a high kick.
Jah scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jah lands a head kick. Romanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romanov's sensitive parts.
Romanov misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soul Jah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Romanov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jah is looking to slow Romanov down with leg kicks.
Romanov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Romanov throws a lazy right hand but Jah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jah instigates a clinch.
Jah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romanov's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jah.
Jah tries to break free but Romanov pushes him back against the cage.
Jah throws a head punch that misses.
Jah breaks from the clinch.
Jah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Jah checks a leg kick nicely.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jah.
Romanov blocks a head kick by Jah.
Jah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jah is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
Romanov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romanov throws a leg kick
and Jah counters with an outside leg kick.
Romanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jah.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Jah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jah moves into the clinch.
Romanov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jah.
Jah breaks the clinch.
Romanov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Romanov throws a leg kick
and Jah counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah gets a clinch.
Jah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanov can do to turn this around?
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Jah.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jah.
Romanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jah rushes Romanov and presses him up against the cage.
Jah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Soul Jah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Romanov will feel that in the morning.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jah throws a front kick that sends Romanov stumbling back into the cage.
Jah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Jah.
Jah closes the distance and clinches.
Jah tries to work over Romanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jah forces Romanov back against the cage and clinches.
Romanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Jah.
Romanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a looping overhand right but Jah ducks down to avoid it.
Jah slips under a jab.
Romanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romanov throws a jab when Jah was well out of range.
Romanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Jah connects with an inside leg kick.
Jah scores with a nice body kick.
Jah feints and then cracks Romanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romanov down.
Soul Jah is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romanov.
Jah scores with a head kick. Romanov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jah, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soul Jah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Romanov'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. This is the final round!
A low kick from Romanov is predictable there
and Jah counters by clinching up.
Jah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jah landing knees to the head.
Jah is trying to force a seperation but Romanov has the dominant position.
Jah blocks an uppercut.
Jah throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanov.
Jah manages to break the clinch.
Romanov tried to score with a low kick but Jah checks it.
Jah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jah scores with a kick to the body.
Jah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Romanov throws a hook but Jah avoids it easily.
Romanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jah.
Jah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Romanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jah has closed the distance and engaged Romanov in a clinch.
Jah lands a knee to the head.
Jah landing knees to the body.
Jah lands a knee to the head.
Jah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jah breaks the clinch.
Jah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romanov tried to score with a low kick but Jah checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Jah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jah fakes the leg kick and cracks Romanov in the body.
Romanov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romanov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jah.
Crunch! Jah slams his shin into Romanov's torso.
Jah moves into the clinch.
Jah breaks from the clinch.
Jah slips a jab from Romanov.
Jah clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jah with a knee to the head.
Jah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jah can't find room to land a body shot as Romanov controls the action.
Knees to the body from Jah.
Jah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jah lands a head kick!
Romanov misses the jab.
Jah scores with a head kick.
Romanov misses with a leg kick
and Jah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romanov throws a looping overhand right but Jah ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Jah blocks the low kick.
Jah scores with a kick to the body.
Jah throws a head kick that half lands.
Jah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romanov.
Jah moves away from the strike by Romanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Jah.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pavel Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jah blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soul Jah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soul Jah!
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