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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Decebalu (ranked 4500 p4p, 5389 weight class) and Nikolai Vartescu (ranked 203 p4p, 287 weight class). The key to victory for Emil Decebalu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Decebalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Vartescu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decebalu blocks a leg kick.
Decebalu moves away from the strike by Vartescu.
Vartescu closes the distance and clinches.
Decebalu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Vartescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Decebalu blocking some punches.
Decebalu looking to stall.
Vartescu slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decebalu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartescu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vartescu slowing the pace effectively.
Vartescu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vartescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vartescu misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vartescu fails to land.
Vartescu stalling the fight.
Vartescu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu has a couple of punches blocked by Decebalu.
Vartescu leaning against his opponent.
Vartescu has Decebalu pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vartescu.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Vartescu throws a chopping leg kick but Decebalu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decebalu checks a leg kick nicely.
Vartescu throws a lazy right hand but Decebalu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Vartescu misses its intended target.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Vartescu moves out of range.
Vartescu misses with a low kick as Decebalu jumps back.
Decebalu avoids the body shot from Vartescu.
Vartescu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decebalu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vartescu manages to circle out of the way.
Vartescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vartescu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vartescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Decebalu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Vartescu circles away.
Vartescu tried to score with a low kick but Decebalu checks it.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vartescu moves into the clinch successfully.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Decebalu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Decebalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vartescu.
Vartescu misses with a knee strike.
Vartescu throws an elbow that misses.
Vartescu stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vartescu has a couple of punches blocked by Decebalu.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Decebalu taking a breather.
Decebalu being controlled against the cage.
Decebalu being controlled against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vartescu tries a low kick but Decebalu avoids it.
We've been informed that Vartescu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Decebalu slips a jab from Vartescu.
Vartescu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decebalu defending well as Vartescu loads up on a big left hand.
Vartescu looks to land a left hand but Decebalu moved out of range nicely.
Vartescu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Decebalu.
Vartescu takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Vartescu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Decebalu misses with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
Decebalu taking a breather.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
Decebalu seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Vartescu is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Vartescu is looking to score with low kicks.
Vartescu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vartescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vartescu throws a lazy right hand but Decebalu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vartescu clinches up against the cage.
Vartescu slows down the pace here.
Vartescu throws an elbow that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu letting Vartescu take a breather here.
Decebalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Decebalu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Vartescu.
Vartescu has Decebalu pushed against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Vartescu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Vartescu misses with some punches.
Vartescu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vartescu controlling the action here for a moment.
Vartescu trying to land knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu blocks the elbow strike.
Vartescu stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Vartescu clinches with his opponent.
Vartescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Decebalu up against the cage.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vartescu tries a knee to the head but Decebalu blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Vartescu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vartescu clinches.
Vartescu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Decebalu blocks it with crossed arms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vartescu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Decebalu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vartescu blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Decebalu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vartescu pushes off an throws an elbow but Decebalu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vartescu misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vartescu.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vartescu as Decebalu tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vartescu as Decebalu tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartescu slowing the pace effectively.
Vartescu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vartescu stalls.
Vartescu throws an elbow but it misses.
Vartescu tries to work over Decebalu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Decebalu blocks a body shot from Vartescu.
Vartescu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Decebalu is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vartescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vartescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikolai Vartescu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vartescu avoiding damage.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vartescu is keeping busy.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
Decebalu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vartescu misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vartescu taking a breather.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Vartescu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Vartescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Decebalu up against the cage.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vartescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Decebalu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vartescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vartescu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vartescu just leaning against Decebalu, taking a breather.
Vartescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Decebalu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu throws an elbow but it misses.
Decebalu avoids the elbow strike from Vartescu, against the cage.
Vartescu avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Vartescu.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Vartescu misses the shot to the body.
Decebalu tries to counter by clinching up but Vartescu breaks away and moves out of range.
Vartescu swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vartescu forces Decebalu back against the cage and clinches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Decebalu is looking to control Vartescu's arms but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
Vartescu leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Decebalu.
Decebalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vartescu fails to land.
Vartescu has Decebalu pushed against the cage.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
Vartescu tries a knee to the head but Decebalu blocks it.
Vartescu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
Decebalu throws a head punch that misses.
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
Decebalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vartescu looking to throw knees to the head but Decebalu is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vartescu as Decebalu tries to tie him up.
Vartescu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Decebalu wants to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Decebalu misses with some punches.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Vartescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vartescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Decebalu wants to stall.
Come on Vartescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu working aggressively here.
Vartescu is struggling to control the position.
Vartescu has Decebalu pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vartescu is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Vartescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vartescu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Decebalu, pushing him back against the cage.
Vartescu controlling the action here for a moment.
Vartescu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vartescu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decebalu is looking to control Vartescu's arms but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vartescu as Decebalu tries to tie him up.
Maybe Decebalu would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vartescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Vartescu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vartescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vartescu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Decebalu tries to throw a body punch but Vartescu avoids it by throwing Decebalu back against the cage.
Vartescu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Decebalu up against the cage.
Vartescu pushes off an throws an elbow but Decebalu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Decebalu misses with a punch on the inside.
Vartescu stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vartescu.
A head punch on the inside from Vartescu fails to land.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Vartescu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Vartescu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Decebalu is looking to control Vartescu's arms but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
Vartescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Decebalu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu tries to land a knee to the head but Decebalu blocks with his arms.
Decebalu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vartescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Decebalu up against the cage.
Decebalu wants to stall.
Vartescu throws a head punch that misses.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decebalu misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vartescu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Decebalu misses with a punch on the inside.
Vartescu slowing the pace effectively.
Vartescu pushes off an throws an elbow but Decebalu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Decebalu is looking to control Vartescu's arms but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
Vartescu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Decebalu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vartescu controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vartescu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Decebalu's brow.
Decebalu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Vartescu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Vartescu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vartescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decebalu being controlled against the cage.
The referee calls for Vartescu to work.
Vartescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
Decebalu trying to stall but Vartescu improves his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
Vartescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Decebalu is looking to control Vartescu's arms but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Vartescu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vartescu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Vartescu circles away.
Vartescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Decebalu is just out of range.
Vartescu wants to land a leg kick but Decebalu is out of range.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Vartescu circles away.
Decebalu defending well as Vartescu loads up on a big left hand.
Decebalu throws a hook but Vartescu avoids it easily.
Nikolai Vartescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vartescu is looking to score with low kicks.
Decebalu is looking to counter the offense by Vartescu and move into the clinch.
Decebalu avoids the body shot from Vartescu.
Vartescu is looking to chop away at Decebalu's legs.
Decebalu tries to counter by clinching up but Vartescu breaks away and moves out of range.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Vartescu rushes Decebalu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vartescu leaning against his opponent.
Vartescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Vartescu's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vartescu is keeping busy.
Decebalu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vartescu throws an elbow but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Decebalu throws an elbow but misses.
Decebalu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Vartescu really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Decebalu checks the leg kick.
Decebalu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Decebalu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vartescu throws a low kick, looking for Decebalu's leg but Decebalu calmly moves out of range.
Decebalu is looking to counter punch.
An inside leg kick from Vartescu misses.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vartescu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vartescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vartescu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decebalu is looking to counter the offense by Vartescu and move into the clinch.
Vartescu closes the distance and clinches.
Vartescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Decebalu tries to stall but Vartescu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vartescu has Decebalu pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
Decebalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decebalu avoids the elbow strike from Vartescu, against the cage.
Decebalu dodges an elbow strike from Vartescu.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Decebalu trying to stall but Vartescu improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vartescu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Decebalu blocks it with crossed arms.
Vartescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Decebalu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vartescu leaning against his opponent.
Vartescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vartescu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Decebalu blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu has Decebalu pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Vartescu misses with a low kick.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Vartescu pushes him off.
Vartescu misses with a low kick.
Decebalu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vartescu.
Vartescu has closed the distance and engaged Decebalu in a clinch.
Decebalu looking to stall.
Vartescu has Decebalu pressed against the cage.
Vartescu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu effectively controlling the action here.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vartescu misses with the head strike.
Vartescu effectively controlling the action here.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu blocks an elbow strike from Vartescu.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
Vartescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vartescu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vartescu receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Vartescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vartescu continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Come on Vartescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Vartescu blocks a leg kick.
Vartescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Vartescu tries to score with a low kick but Decebalu moves his leg out of the way.
Vartescu closes the distance and clinches.
Vartescu has Decebalu pushed against the cage.
Vartescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vartescu avoiding damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Vartescu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vartescu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Vartescu rushes Decebalu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vartescu throws an elbow but misses.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vartescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Decebalu avoids the damage to the body.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vartescu is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vartescu.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Vartescu pushes him off.
Vartescu closes the distance and pushes Decebalu back into the cage.
Vartescu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Decebalu to work.
The referee calls for Vartescu to work.
Vartescu just leaning against Decebalu, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vartescu.
Vartescu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu taking a breather.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vartescu tries a body shot but Decebalu blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Vartescu dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vartescu throws out a leg kick but Decebalu moves out of range and Vartescu only half commits.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Vartescu keeps it at a distance.
Vartescu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Vartescu pushes him off.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Vartescu keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vartescu throws a leg kick that misses.
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vartescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vartescu misses with a wild body shot.
Decebalu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vartescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vartescu misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Vartescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decebalu blocks an elbow strike from Vartescu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Decebalu avoids the elbow strike from Vartescu, against the cage.
Vartescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vartescu misses with an elbow strike.
Vartescu effectively controlling the action here.
Decebalu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vartescu working aggressively here.
Vartescu is struggling to control the position.
Vartescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vartescu is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Vartescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vartescu as Decebalu tries to tie him up.
Vartescu controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Vartescu throws a jab when Decebalu was well out of range.
Decebalu is looking to counter the offense by Vartescu and move into the clinch.
Vartescu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Vartescu is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vartescu misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Decebalu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vartescu.
Vartescu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Decebalu slips under a jab from Vartescu.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Vartescu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vartescu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Decebalu is able to avoid easily.
Vartescu closes the distance and clinches.
Decebalu is looking to control Vartescu's arms but Vartescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vartescu can't find room to land a body shot as Decebalu controls the action.
Vartescu slowing the pace effectively.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Decebalu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu misses with an elbow over the top.
Vartescu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vartescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vartescu throws an elbow but it misses.
Vartescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vartescu as Decebalu tries to tie him up.
Decebalu letting Vartescu take a breather here.
Vartescu stalling the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vartescu is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vartescu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vartescu stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolai Vartescu.
Vartescu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Decebalu tries to counter by clinching up but Vartescu breaks away and moves out of range.
Vartescu pushes Decebalu up against the cage in a clinch.
Vartescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vartescu blocking some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vartescu slowing the pace effectively.
Vartescu controlling the action here for a moment.
Vartescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Decebalu looking to stall.
Decebalu has a couple of punches blocked by Vartescu.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Decebalu blocks the elbow strike.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu has Vartescu pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Vartescu clinches up with Decebalu and pushes him back against the cage.
Decebalu avoiding damage as Vartescu throws knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu letting Vartescu take a breather here.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vartescu has Decebalu pushed against the cage.
Vartescu stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu looking to stall.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Vartescu improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Vartescu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vartescu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Nikolai Vartescu!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Nikolai Vartescu!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Nikolai Vartescu!
Nikolai Vartescu wins by unanimous decision!
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