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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by All Shall Perish - Wage Slaves. Sergey Romanov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage tries to land a front kick but Romanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Savage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanov. That did some damage!
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romanov connects with a right hand. Savage shakes it off.
Romanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Savage.
Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Romanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Savage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Savage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Savage clinches.
Savage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romanov is pushing Savage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romanov is defending well for now.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanov misses the target.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Romanov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Romanov dodges the punch combination from Savage.
A bone on bone clash there as Savage blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Romanov is predictable there
and Savage counters with a head kick.
Romanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage scores with a push kick.
Romanov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Jack Savage has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage throws a front kick that sends Romanov stumbling back into the cage.
Savage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romanov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romanov looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage delivers a nice body kick.
Savage slips a straight right by Romanov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Savage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Savage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romanov takes a step back to recover.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Savage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Savage has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a punch to the body.
Savage'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.
Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Romanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savage has Romanov pressed against the cage.
Savage lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Savage.
Romanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Savage.
Savage lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with some punches.
Romanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage avoiding damage.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Savage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Romanov.
Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romanov looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savage is out of range.
Savage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov tries to land a leg kick but Savage saw it coming and moves away.
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Savage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Savage moves into the clinch.
Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savage scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Savage as Romanov tries to tie him up.
Romanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romanov lands a nice uppercut.
Savage blocking some punches.
Romanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romanov's defenses.
Romanov managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.
Romanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Savage closes the distance and clinches.
Romanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romanov's defenses.
Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Romanov controls his hands.
Romanov can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Savage stalling against the cage.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Romanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Savage lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with some punches.
Savage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Savage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jack Savage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is keeping an eye on Romanov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanov throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov tries to land a front kick but Savage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romanov misses with the body kick
and Savage moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Savage.
Romanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savage lands an elbow inside that Romanov shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savage lands a nice elbow.
Romanov avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Savage lands an elbow inside.
Savage slowing the pace effectively.
Romanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romanov's defenses.
Romanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Savage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romanov backwards.
Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Savage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage looks for the body kick but Romanov saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Savage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savage 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.
Romanov misses with a left hand
and Savage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Savage.
Good body shot from Savage.
Savage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Savage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romanov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Romanov.
Savage stalling the fight.
Romanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Savage.
Savage lands an elbow that stopped Romanov in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Savage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Savage's cut.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savage throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
Romanov throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage lands a leg kick that knocks Romanov off balance momentarily.
Savage scores with a push kick.
Romanov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Savage.
Romanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savage moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Savage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romanov is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savage.
Romanov misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Savage lands with a nice body kick.
Romanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Savage has managed to clinch.
Romanov avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
Romanov is trying to stall.
Savage breaks the clinch.
Savage blocks a jab.
Romanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Romanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savage.
Savage misses with a body kick.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romanov.
Savage defending well as Romanov loads up on a big left hand.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Savage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Romanov coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage with a hook.
Savage is looking to slow Romanov down with leg kicks.
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage wants to clinch.
Romanov tries to score with a low kick but Savage moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Romanov misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Romanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage cracks Romanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Romanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanov looks to land a body kick but Savage moved away.
Romanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savage works the jab nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Savage moves out of range as Romanov strikes.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Romanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Savage clinches.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
Savage lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage is pushing Romanov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romanov's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Savage clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Savage's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Savage misses with a kick to the body.
Romanov lands a jab to the nose.
Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savage lands with a kick to the temple. Romanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romanov lands with an overhand left.
Savage is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Savage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romanov. Romanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Romanov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Savage to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Savage looks to clinch but Romanov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Savage taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sergey Romanov!
Sergey Romanov is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Sergey 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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