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Event:
Beach Fight Bye Bye
Date: Jul 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Romanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanov lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Romanov lands.
Decent striking displayed by Romanov there.
Hackleton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanov tests Hackleton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Romanov coming out on top.
Romanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hackleton at a distance.
Romanov jabs Hackleton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackleton.#T1#
Romanov punishes Hackleton's body with a nice straight punch.
Hackleton takes one on the button.
Hackleton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hackleton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hackleton tries for a takedown but Romanov circles away easily
and Romanov counters with a left to the body.
Hackleton has been working on his balance at Island Safe Space, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Romanov.
Romanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romanov throws a shot to the body.
Romanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romanov scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov jabs Hackleton to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
Hackleton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Romanov counters with a straight right hand.
Hackleton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romanov connects with a body shot.
Hackleton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romanov lands a right hook to the body.
Hackleton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Romanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Romanov misses.
Romanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Hackleton throws a front kick aimed at Romanov's knee but Romanov avoids it well.
Romanov scores with a jab to the body.
Romanov catches Hackleton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hackleton misses with a body punch
and Romanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimitri Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Hackleton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hackleton showed some decent athleticism there.
Romanov trying to hold on to Hackleton's head to control him but Hackleton postures up.
Hackleton trying to mount his opponent but Romanov defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hackleton lands a nice short elbow.
Hackleton drops an elbow to the side of Romanov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hackleton lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Romanov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hackleton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Romanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hackleton throws an elbow that misses. Romanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hackleton's guard. Nice move by Romanov!#REVB#
Hackleton is controlling Romanov's posture.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Hackleton is looking for a triangle but Romanov pushes his legs off easily.
Romanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Romanov is posturing up here but Hackleton has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Romanov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Romanov has to tap! Slick submission there by Hackleton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Hackleton!
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Event:
Bust up by the Beach
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Borjigin throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Romanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borjigin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Romanov. Beautiful body shot.
Borjigin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanov staying out of range there.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
Romanov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Borjigin misses the jab.
Romanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Safe Space in the buildup to the fight.
Romanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Romanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanov moves out of range as Borjigin strikes.
Romanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Borjigin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borjigin throws the left hand but Romanov avoids the punch easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Borjigin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanov misses the target.
Borjigin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borjigin throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Borjigin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
A big right from Borjigin misses.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
A left lands for Romanov.
Borjigin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Borjigin tries to clinch up.
Borjigin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Borjigin misses the jab.
Borjigin throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Romanov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Borjigin's guard.
Romanov cracks Borjigin with a solid left hand.
Borjigin working a defensive guard here.
Borjigin keeping moving, preventing Romanov from controlling successfully.
Borjigin managing to control the position.
Romanov works over Borjigin with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Borjigin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanov.
Borjigin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borjigin keeping moving, preventing Romanov from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Borjigin controlling Romanov's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov postures up in Borjigin's guard and throws a big left but Borjigin blocks it.
Romanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romanov trying to control but Borjigin is working from the bottom.
Borjigin has control of Romanov's left arm, preventing Romanov from doing any damage. #T3#
Borjigin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Romanov postures up in Borjigin's guard and throws a big left but Borjigin blocks it.
Borjigin seems keen to control Romanov's posture.
Borjigin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romanov manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Romanov is trying to keep Borjigin in close.
Romanov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Romanov is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Borjigin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanov.
Romanov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Romanov 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.
Romanov throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borjigin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borjigin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borjigin can't keep his opponent in guard - Romanov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Romanov dominated that round.
That's time! Romanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Borjigin defending well as Romanov loads up on a big left hand.
Romanov slips a jab from Borjigin.
Romanov is looking to counter punch.
Borjigin throws a hook but Romanov avoids it easily.
Borjigin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Temujin Borjigin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borjigin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Borjigin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Romanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Borjigin avoids it really well and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Romanov.
Borjigin connects with a single shot there.#TD#
Romanov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romanov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Borjigin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Romanov working Borjigin over with strikes. #T1#
Borjigin wants to get back to full guard.
Borjigin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Borjigin.
Romanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borjigin can do to turn this around?
Borjigin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romanov wants to control from the top but Borjigin keeps moving.
Romanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borjigin looking to control.
Romanov throws an elbow that misses. Borjigin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romanov's guard. Nice move by Borjigin!#REVB#
Romanov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2#
Romanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Borjigin is controlling Romanov's trapped leg to prevent Romanov from advancing to side control.
Romanov working Borjigin over with strikes.
Romanov throwing shots but Borjigin is blocking nicely.
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. Romanov connects with a nice short shot to Borjigin's temple.
Borjigin is looking to improve his position.
Borjigin trying to control but Romanov postures up.
Romanov throwing shots but Borjigin is blocking nicely.
Romanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Borjigin defending well though. #T3#
Romanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanov thows a huge punch but Borjigin dodges it nicely.
Borjigin wants to improve his position but Romanov is controlling well.
Romanov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Romanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romanov is trying to control the action in half guard but Borjigin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Borjigin is positioning himself well to prevent Romanov advancing to mount.
Borjigin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Romanov.
Romanov trying to control but Borjigin is working from the bottom.
Romanov throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Romanov wants to control from the top but Borjigin keeps moving.
Borjigin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borjigin looking for a sweep. Not yet Borjigin, not yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romanov throws an overhand right that lands on Borjigin's shoulder, as Borjigin tries to avoid the shot.
Romanov slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanov slips under a jab.
Romanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romanov keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Borjigin misses its intended target.
Romanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Borjigin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romanov, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Romanov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
The fighters circling - Romanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romanov slips under a jab.
Borjigin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov tries to counter with a takedown but Borjigin is quick to defend against it.
Borjigin throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Romanov is looking to counter punch.
Borjigin throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
Dimitri Romanov is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romanov.
Borjigin misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
Borjigin misses with a looping left.
Romanov fails with the takedown.#T1#
Romanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Borjigin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Borjigin throws a poor cross that misses
and Romanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borjigin throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Borjigin throws a poor cross that misses
and Borjigin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borjigin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanov.
Borjigin throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Borjigin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romanov connects with a crisp jab.
Borjigin throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Romanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borjigin doesn't seem phased though.
Temujin Borjigin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Borjigin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borjigin needs to keep his hands up - Romanov had a free shot at his head there.
Borjigin misses with a hook.
Temujin Borjigin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borjigin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanov throws a hook but Borjigin blocks it.
Borjigin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Romanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borjigin throws out a loose jab but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Borjigin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Romanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borjigin misses the jab.
Borjigin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Romanov.
Romanov misses with an uppercut.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borjigin as he jumps to the side. #T3#
Romanov tries for a takedown but Borjigin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borjigin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Borjigin throws a lazy uppercut
and Romanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romanov misses with a hook.
Borjigin loads up on a big right hand but Romanov slips the punch.
Borjigin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanov.
Romanov lands with a cross.
Romanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Romanov.
Borjigin walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Romanov gets tackled into the cage by Borjigin. Borjigin maintains the clinch.
Borjigin trying to control the position but instead, Romanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borjigin into the cage.#T4#
Romanov lands with a right to the head.
Borjigin goes for a takedown attempt but Romanov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Borjigin misses with a hook. Romanov ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Borjigin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov cracks Borjigin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Borjigin throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borjigin throws out the jab.
Romanov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Borjigin tries to clinch up.
A big right from Romanov misses.
Borjigin throws a poor cross that misses
and Romanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borjigin misses with a looping left.
Dimitri Romanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romanov lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Romanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romanov, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Romanov!
A victorious Dimitri Romanov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Bulldogs at the Beach
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Lorenzon lands with a hook. Romanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Lorenzon's head but Lorenzon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lorenzon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Lorenzon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big left from Lorenzon misses.
Lorenzon misses with an uppercut
and Romanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lorenzon swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Romanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Lorenzon, which made it look bad.
Lorenzon throws out a powerful jab.
Romanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lorenzon.
Romanov throws a right hand that misses
and Lorenzon counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
A jab from Romanov misses.
Lorenzon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lorenzon just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanov misses with a looping left.
Lorenzon throws out a counter right but Romanov avoids it with no problem.
Lorenzon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Lorenzon jabs at Romanov's body.
Lorenzon misses with a straight right.
Lorenzon scores with a shot to the body.
Dimitri Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorenzon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lorenzon slips under a jab.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lorenzon.
Romanov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice jab there from Lorenzon.
Lorenzon lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Lorenzon stuns Romanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lorenzon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Lorenzon.
Romanov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romanov shoots and misses #CL2#
and Lorenzon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lorenzon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lorenzon throws a head punch that misses.
Lorenzon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanovs head.
Lorenzon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romanov.#BC2#
Lorenzon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lorenzon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lorenzon counters with a one-two to the body.
Romanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lorenzon counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Romanov is rocked!#T3#
Lorenzon fakes the body blow, causing Romanov to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Romanov goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geanluca Lorenzon!
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Event:
Berzerkers on the Beach
Date: May 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Armani throws a right hand that misses
and Armani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romanov lands with a hook. Armani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romanov misses with an uppercut. Armani saw that one coming.
Armani appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Armani slips the punch.
Romanov throws a big shot that misses.
Romanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanov misses with a hook
#TD#
and Armani counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Romanov!
Armani wants to control but Romanov is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Armani tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Armani working away.#T1#
Armani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanov keeps working.
Romanov is trying to improve his position.
Armani working the strikes but Romanov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Armani missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armani wants to control but Romanov is keeping him busy.
Romanov missing with punches from the bottom.
Romanov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Armani uses his free foot to push down on Romanov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Romanov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Armani has hold of Romanov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Romanov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Romanov wants to control but Armani is having none of it.#T2#
Romanov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Armani there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
#SUB#
Armani has control of Romanov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Romanov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#SUB#
Armani is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Romanov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Romanov can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Armani with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T3#
Romanov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Romanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanov throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Armani has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Romanov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Armani has tightened it up now! Romanov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Giorgio Armani!
Giorgio Armani retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Giorgio Armani thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Battle Royale at the Beach
Date: Apr 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Kawanabe looks to land a left hand but Romanov moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Romanov misses the target.
Kawanabe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Romanov lands a nice hook to Kawanabe's body. Kawanabe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanov slips under a jab from Kawanabe.
Nice defenses there by Romanov.
Romanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD#
Romanov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Kawanabe kicks off Romanov and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawanabe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanov.#T1#
Romanov moves in looking to clinch but Kawanabe pushes him off.
Kawanabe tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiroshi Kawanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Romanov is just out of range.
Romanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romanov lands with a hook. Kawanabe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawanabe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hiroshi Kawanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawanabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawanabe circles away.
Kawanabe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kawanabe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kawanabe throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Romanov.
Kawanabe just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Kawanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
Romanov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kawanabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Kawanabe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawanabe looks to land a combination but Romanov avoids it well.
Romanov throws a jab when Kawanabe was well out of range.
Kawanabe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Romanov with a body shot.
Kawanabe cracks Romanov with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Romanov.
Romanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawanabe.
#CL#
Romanov takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Kawanabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanov.
Romanov slips under a jab from Kawanabe.#CL#
Romanov clinches.
Romanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawanabe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T3#
Kawanabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #TD#
Romanov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kawanabe uses from the top position.
Romanov wants to sweep here but Kawanabe controlling him for the moment.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing Kawanabe from controlling successfully.
Romanov tries to strike from the bottom.
Romanov trying to strike off his back.
Romanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing Kawanabe from controlling successfully.
Kawanabe sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kawanabe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kawanabe lands a jab.#CL#
Romanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawanabe, pushing him back against the cage.
Kawanabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawanabe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Romanov is trying to trip Kawanabe. He has hold of a leg but Kawanabe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Romanov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Romanov distracts Kawanabe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romanov landing with the ground and pound.
Kawanabe is trying to control the position but Romanov postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Kawanabe 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.
#R2#
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Kawanabe's head but Kawanabe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Romanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Romanov showed some decent athleticism there.
Kawanabe is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov wants to control but Kawanabe is keeping him busy.
Dimitri Romanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kawanabe's head.
Romanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Romanov there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawanabe wants to improve his position but Romanov is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov working Kawanabe over with strikes.
Romanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kawanabe tries to get to full guard but Romanov has control of the leg. #T1#
Romanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kawanabe tries to get to full guard but Romanov has control of the leg.
Kawanabe manages to get to full guard.
Kawanabe has momentary wrist control but Romanov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kawanabe trying to control the position.
Kawanabe trying to control the position here.
Romanov wants to control from the top but Kawanabe keeps moving.
Kawanabe is trying to keep Romanov in close.
#T2#
Romanov works over Kawanabe with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanov looking to pass the guard.
Romanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawanabe is retaining full guard.
Romanov postures up.
Romanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Romanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kawanabe looking to control.
Romanov being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Romanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kawanabe looking to control.
Romanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kawanabe trying to keep a closed guard but Romanov is proving a slippery customer.
Romanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romanov throwing strikes but missing.
Romanov throwing strikes from guard but Kawanabe blocks nicely.
Kawanabe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kawanabe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kawanabe trying to control the position.
#T4#
Romanov lands a couple of elbows.
Romanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romanov connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romanov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kawanabe trying to keep a closed guard but Romanov is proving a slippery customer.
Kawanabe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanov.
Romanov lands a couple of digs.
Romanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawanabe working a defensive guard here.
Romanov looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Romanov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD#
Romanov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kawanabe to the ground. Romanov is now in Kawanabe's guard.
Romanov connects with a couple of short punches.
Romanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romanov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kawanabe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawanabe can do to turn this around?
Kawanabe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Romanov trying to control but Kawanabe is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Romanov working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Kawanabe looking to control.
Romanov 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.
Romanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kawanabe is trying to control the position but Romanov postures up.
Kawanabe keeping moving, preventing Romanov from controlling successfully.
Romanov throwing strikes but missing.
Romanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kawanabe is trying to control the position but Romanov postures up.
Romanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kawanabe is trying to keep Romanov in close.
Romanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kawanabe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawanabe lands a lovely overhand right.
Romanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Kawanabe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kawanabe misses with a right hand #CL#
and Romanov counters by moving into the clinch.
Romanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe is trying to force a seperation but Romanov has the dominant position.
Romanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawanabe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Romanov jumps guard.
Romanov throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Romanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Romanov trying to strike off his back.
Romanov striking off his back, scoring a few points. #T3#
Kawanabe stopping the sweep attempt from Romanov.
Kawanabe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kawanabe preventing the sweep.
Kawanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Romanov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kawanabe misses with a looping left.
Kawanabe punishes Romanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Romanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe misses with a left hand #TD#
and Romanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kawanabe won't be happy with that. #T4#
Romanov controls the position from side control.
Romanov lands a nice forearm strike.
Kawanabe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kawanabe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Romanov scoring with punches from side control.
Romanov scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC#
Kawanabe is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov scoring with punches and elbows.
Kawanabe is still in real trouble! Can Romanov finish him?
Kawanabe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kawanabe to see if he's OK.
A big shot lands for Romanov! That's hurt Kawanabe! Will he recover? Romanov fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Romanov!
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Event:
Brutality on the Beach
Date: Mar 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Romanov stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva shoots for a takedown but Romanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romanov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Romanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimitri Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Da Silva.
Romanov dips to his left and cracks Da Silva with an uppercut!#CL2#
Da Silva rushes Romanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Romanov on the inside.
Da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Romanov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva jumps guard but Romanov stands there with Da Silva around his waist. Da Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC#
Romanov breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva shoots and misses
and Romanov counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Romanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Silva into the cage.
Romanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romanov scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head. #T1#
Da Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Romanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Romanov on the inside.
Romanov lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Romanov breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva moves forwards but Romanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romanov lands a body shot.
Romanov throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Silva shoots and misses #CL#
and Romanov counters by moving into the clinch.
Da Silva looks winded!
A hook to the body from Romanov.
Romanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Romanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romanov. #TD2#
Da Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanov stands up over Da Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanov landing with the ground and pound.
Da Silva has a closed guard, preventing Romanov from standing up. #T2#
Romanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romanov passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Da Silva has hold of Romanov's hands but Romanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Da Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romanov drops an elbow to the side of Da Silva's head. #SUB2#
Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Da Silva wants to improve his position but Romanov is controlling well.
Romanov working over Da Silva with some ground and pound. Da Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Romanov pulls his head out easily.
Romanov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Romanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Romanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Romanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Da Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Da Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romanov prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
Romanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Da Silva looking for a kimura from the bottom but Romanov passes into side control!#T4#
Romanov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Da Silva is not content to let Romanov control the position.
Da Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romanov connects with a decent elbow.
Romanov is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Da Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romanov wants to control but Da Silva is keeping him busy.
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!
Da Silva is looking for a sweep.
Romanov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Da Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Romanov lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Romanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Romanov circles away easily
and Romanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Royce Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Da Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Romanov, which made it look bad.
Romanov connects with a crisp jab.
Romanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Romanov circles away easily
and Romanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitri Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Da Silva.
Da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romanov is fending him off so far but Da Silva persists. Nope, Romanov circles away and we're back to standing.
As Da Silva tries to get set, Romanov tries to push him back and clinch up but Da Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Romanov.
Da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Romanov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Da Silva manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Romanov clinches with his opponent.
Romanov cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.#T1#
Romanov lands a body shot.
Romanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Romanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romanov scores with a hook to the body.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romanov lands with a light punch inside.
Romanov lands a shoulder strike.
Romanov digs a right hand underneath Da Silva's ribcage. Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Da Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Romanov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Da Silva can turn it around.
Romanov lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Romanov breaks the clinch.
Da Silva fails to land the takedown.
Good shot there by Romanov.
Romanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Dimitri Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov throws a shot to the body.
Romanov lands a nice looking body shot.
#T2#
Romanov lands with an overhand left.#ROC#
Da Silva is rocked!
Romanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Romanov finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Romanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romanov.
Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romanov avoids it really well and circles away.
Da Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romanov tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Romanov closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Romanov.
Romanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Romanov is defending well.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Romanov won't allow it.
#T3#
Romanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanov.
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romanov walks away with a smile on his face. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Da Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Romanov counters by clinching up. #BC#
Romanov manages to break the clinch.
Romanov leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Romanov. That snapped Da Silva's head back.
Da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov lands a really nice looking cross but Da Silva seems unphased.
#T4#
Romanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Da Silva should have avoided that one.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Da Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romanov tries to avoid it but Da Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romanov to the ground. Romanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Romanov.
Da Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Romanov scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Romanov gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Da Silva is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Romanov!
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Event:
Bintang at the Beach
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Romanov closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Romanov.
Romanov can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Clark stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanov.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Romanov, against the cage.
Romanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanov misses with the head strike.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romanov stalls.
A body shot lands from Romanov.
A right hand to the body from Romanov.
Romanov tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romanov misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romanov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanov.
Clark lands a right hand. #T1#
Clark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romanov backwards.
Clark taking a breather. #TD#
Romanov has clasped his hands together around Clark's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Romanov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Romanov advances nicely into full mount.
Romanov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clark keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clark felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Romanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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. Romanov connects with a nice short shot to Clark's temple.
Romanov lands strikes from half guard.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanov.
Romanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Romanov working over Clark with some ground and pound. Clark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clark looks like he's trying to stand up.
Romanov working Clark over with strikes.
Romanov winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clark is trying to stand.
Romanov throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Romanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Romanov there.
Romanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
Romanov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T3#
Romanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romanov slips a nice elbow through Clark's hands, connecting with Clark's forehead.
Romanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanov trying to pass the guard but Clark defending well.
Clark trying to control here.
#T4#
Romanov moves nicely into side control.
Romanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Romanov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Clark defending against the ground and pound.
Clark takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Clark is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Romanov off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov just trying to survive but Clark is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
You can see the frustration on Romanov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Romanov is working hard here to advance position.
Clark not allowing Romanov to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Romanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Clark looks to land a combination but Romanov avoids it well.
Romanov is looking to counter the offense by Clark and move into the clinch.
Romanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Romanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Romanov.
Romanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Romanov ducks down to avoid it.
Romanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Romanov blocks a jab.
Romanov throws a good cross that connects.
Clark slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Auston Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD#
Romanov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clark is trying to defend but Romanov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES2#
Clark manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T1#
Romanov tests Clark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Clark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clark moves away from the strike by Romanov.
Clark lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanov's head.#CL#
Romanov moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanov.
Romanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clark lands an elbow that stopped Romanov in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Romanov fails to land. #T2#
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Romanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Romanov.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Romanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romanov has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romanov misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Romanov controls his hands.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Romanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Romanov staying out of range there.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romanov throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Romanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanov.
Clark unleashes a big counter combination but Romanov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Romanov misses with a straight right.
Romanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Romanov slips the punch.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Romanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clark won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Clark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
Romanov working the ground and pound.
Clark is not content to let Romanov control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov tries to score with some ground and pound. Clark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Romanov wants to control but Clark is keeping him busy.
Clark takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Clark sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark is trying to control but Romanov passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Auston Clark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Clark's corner calls for a 1-2. Clark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Romanov off the cage and back into range.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.#CL#
Romanov moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
Romanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Romanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Romanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Romanov.
Romanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romanov. #T1#
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Romanov.
Romanov throws a head punch that misses.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dimitri Romanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romanov lands an uppercut.
Romanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Romanov misses with a knee to the head.
Romanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Romanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Romanov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Romanov 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.
Clark can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Romanov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dimitri Romanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Clark is not content to let Romanov control the position.
Clark is pushing Romanov's head away, looking to escape. Romanov manages to hold on to the position though.
Romanov cracks Clark with a big right hand but Clark just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Romanov lands a nice forearm strike.
Romanov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Clark is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T3#
Romanov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Romanov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Clark sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clark to see if he's OK.
Romanov misses with the ground and pound.
Romanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
Clark sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Romanov lands strikes from half guard.
Clark has hold of Romanov's hands but Romanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanov wants to control but Clark is keeping him busy. #T4#
Romanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romanov wants to pass the guard but Clark is defending well.
Clark wants to control but Romanov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Romanov throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Romanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC#
Clark is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanov lands a nice short elbow.
Clark is still in real trouble! Can Romanov finish him?
Romanov is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Romanov postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Romanov working some strikes from top position.
Romanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanov with a nice head shot there.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romanov works over Clark with some ground and pound from guard.
Romanov with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Romanov showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Romanov!
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