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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: LL CoolJ - Headsprung. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
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192 cm
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280 lbs
41 - 26 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyacheslav Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a jab. Romanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Romanov misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Romanov.
Romanov wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Romanov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Romanov misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Romanov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva misses with a head kick.
As Silva backs away, Romanov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Romanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romanov defends it nicely.
Romanov cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romanov, right into the meat.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Romanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Romanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Romanov is just out of range.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Romanov is out of range.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Romanov did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romanov is keeping the position for now.
Silva is fighting to break Romanov's control of his arms but Romanov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov trying to control from the bottom.
Romanov keeping control of the position.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romanov defending well though.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva wants to control but Romanov is keeping him busy.
Romanov trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romanov is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Romanov wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Romanov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is pressing down on Romanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Romanov is holding on for now.
Romanov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Romanov tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Romanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRomanov.
Romanov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Romanov slips a jab from Silva.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Romanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Romanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanov.
A head kick by Romanov misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romanov connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Romanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Romanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romanov lands with a shot to the body.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Romanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Romanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Romanov counters with a nice body shot.
Romanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vyacheslav Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Romanov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Silva! Romanov lets Silva back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack! A monster head kick from Romanov and Silva falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Romanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vyacheslav Romanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vyacheslav Romanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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