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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
ICF 10
Date: Dec 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Pin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pin missing with a left hand there. Decebalu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decebalu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Decebalu moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Decebalu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pin has a couple of punches blocked by Decebalu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decebalu.
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Pin gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
Pin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pin has a couple of punches blocked by Decebalu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decebalu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Decebalu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Decebalu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decebalu prevents a body shot from Pin.
Pin misses with the head strike.
Pin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1#
Decebalu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pin throws a head punch that misses.
Pin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Decebalu.
Pin tries a body shot but Decebalu blocks it.
Decebalu is pushing Pin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Decebalu.
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pin tries to break the clinch but Decebalu is controlling the position.
Pin can't find room to land a body shot as Decebalu controls the action.
The referee calls for Decebalu to work.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Pin improves position. #T2#
Decebalu has Pin pushed against the cage.
Decebalu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pin.
Pin misses with a hook. Decebalu ducked under it nicely.
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decebalu connects with the punch.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pin.
Decebalu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pin throws out the jab.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range. #CL#
Decebalu has closed the distance and engaged Pin in a clinch.
Pin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Decebalu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Decebalu slows down the pace here.
Pin throws a head punch that misses.
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decebalu stalling against the cage.
Decebalu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pin up against the cage.
Pin being controlled against the cage.
Pin misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Pin fails to land.
Pin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decebalu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Decebalu is looking to control Pin's arms but Pin 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.
Decebalu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pin misses with a hook.
Decebalu cracks Pin with an open hand slap.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decebalu with a nice cross.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pin throws a big shot that misses.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T5##CL#
Decebalu closes the distance and clinches.
Pin has had enough of the clinch but Decebalu keeps him there for the moment.
Decebalu stalling against the cage.
Decebalu trying to stall but Pin improves his position.
Pin lands with a short shot to the head.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
Decebalu taking a breather.
Decebalu prevents a body shot from Pin.
Decebalu blocks a body shot from Pin.
Decebalu is struggling to control the position.
Decebalu slowing the pace effectively.#T6#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Pin circles away.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
Decebalu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pin throws a shot from downtown. Decebalu moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Decebalu clinches.
Pin misses with a body punch.
Decebalu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Decebalu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Decebalu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T7#
Decebalu tries to stall but Pin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Decebalu.
Pin lands a hook that snaps the head of Decebalu backwards.
Pin throws a head punch that misses.
Pin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decebalu throws a head punch that misses.
Pin misses with some punches.
Pin throws a punch but it's blocked by Decebalu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pin misses with a body punch.
Pin struggles to land a body shot inside as Decebalu controls his hands.
Decebalu wants to stall.
#T8#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Decebalu slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
Decebalu taking a breather.
Pin throws a head punch that misses.
Pin misses with the head strike.
Decebalu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pin.
Pin throws a punch but it's blocked by Decebalu.
Decebalu throws a head punch that misses.
Pin tries a body shot but Decebalu blocks it.
Decebalu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T9#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Decebalu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Pin gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Pin circles away.
Decebalu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pin misses with a hook
and Pin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decebalu throws a leg kick but Pin moved away.
Decebalu misses with a leg kick.
Pin misses with an uppercut
and Decebalu counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Decebalu has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Decebalu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Decebalu takes a swing at Pin's ribcage but misses.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
Pin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Pin is avoiding it.
Pin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Pin 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.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pin 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 tries to clinch there but Pin circles away.
Pin is breathing heavily.
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1##CL#
Decebalu takes the fight into the clinch.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Decebalu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pin swings wildly with an uppercut but Decebalu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pin can't break the clinch.
Pin is trying to break the clinch but Decebalu has him pressed against the cage.
Decebalu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Pin gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
Pin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Decebalu backwards.
Decebalu'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.#T2#
Decebalu blocks a body shot from Pin.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Decebalu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pin can't find room to land a body shot as Decebalu controls the action.
Pin misses with the head strike.
Emil Decebalu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Decebalu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pins head.
Pin misses with some punches.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pin. #T3#
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Decebalu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu cracks Pin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Decebalu manages to avoid it.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Pin keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
Decebalu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pin throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Pin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decebalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Pin.#T4#
Decebalu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pin.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pin throws a hook to the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decebalu wants to clinch.#CL#
Decebalu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu looking to stall.
Decebalu blocking some punches.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T5#
Pin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
Pin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decebalu's elbow.
Decebalu slowing the pace effectively.
Decebalu stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range.
Zack Pin seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Decebalu gets a clinch.
Pin managing to block the knees to the body from Decebalu.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Decebalu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pin misses with a punch on the inside.
#T6#
Decebalu taking a breather.
Pin being controlled against the cage.
Decebalu pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin is having none of it.
Pin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decebalu.
As Pin tries to get set, Decebalu tries to push him back and clinch up but Pin manages to avoid the attempt.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
Pin keeps the fight on the outside.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pin looks to throw the jab but Decebalu is out of range. #T7#
Pin keeps the fight on the outside.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.#CL2#
Pin closes the distance and pushes Decebalu back into the cage.
Decebalu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Decebalu blocking some punches.
Decebalu is stalling here.
Decebalu taking a breather.
Decebalu is pushing Pin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T8#
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
Pin throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
Pin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Decebalu manages to avoid it.
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
Decebalu scores with the left hand. Pin knows he should have avoided that one.
Pin swings widly with a right hand
and Decebalu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
Decebalu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decebalu wants to clinch.#T9#
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Pin is avoiding it.
Decebalu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zack Pin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Decebalu darts in and clinches Pin up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pin has a couple of punches blocked by Decebalu.
Decebalu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Pin gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu is trying to maintain a safe position but Pin gets an underhook and turns Decebalu into the cage.
Pin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decebalu is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zack Pin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Decebalu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Pin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pin misses with a body shot.
Decebalu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
Pin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin is having none of it.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pin! But no joy.#T1#
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Pin circles away.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin is having none of it. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Decebalu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pin up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Decebalu.
Decebalu is looking to control Pin's arms but Pin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
Pin can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Decebalu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T2#
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pin as Decebalu tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decebalu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Decebalu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Pin is avoiding it.
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pin! But no joy.
Pin misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decebalu ducks under a wild hook from Pin.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decebalu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pin.
Pin misses with a hook. Decebalu ducked under it nicely.
Decebalu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Pin is avoiding it.
Pin throws a body shot but no joy.
Decebalu is looking to counter the offense by Pin and move into the clinch.
Decebalu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Decebalu is looking to clinch. #T4#
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
Pin misses with a looping left.
Decebalu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pin manages to circle out of the way.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decebalu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pin momentarily.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range.
Decebalu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pin. Pin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Pin misses its intended target.
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Pin tries to keep at a distance but Decebalu has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pin fails to land.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu just leaning against Pin, taking a breather. #T5#
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Decebalu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decebalu misses with an elbow over the top.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Pin improves position.
Pin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Decebalu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pin misses with a body punch.
Pin is trying to force a seperation but Decebalu has the dominant position.
Decebalu cracks Pin with a nice body shot.
Decebalu looking to stall.
Pin tries to work over Decebalu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T6#
Pin misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Pin circles away.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decebalu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Decebalu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Pin circles away.
Pin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Decebalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T7#
Pin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range.
Decebalu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pin throws a shot from downtown. Decebalu moves away and avoids it.
Decebalu with a hook.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin is having none of it.
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
Decebalu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T8#
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pin throws the left hand but Decebalu avoids the punch easily.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu ducks under a wild hook from Pin.
Pin looks to score with a jab to the body but Decebalu is just out of range.
Decebalu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Pin throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.
Decebalu connects with a right hand. Pin shakes it off.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Pin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Pin is avoiding it.
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
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!
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
Decebalu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T9#
Pin misses with a wild body shot.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Decebalu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin is having none of it.
Pin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pin throws a hook to the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decebalu is looking to counter the offense by Pin and move into the clinch.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Pin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pin keeps the fight on the outside.
Decebalu ducks under a wild hook from Pin.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Pin really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Decebalu thuds a left hand into Pin's body.
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decebalu cracks Pin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pin throws a body punch but Decebalu moves out of range. #CL#
Decebalu moves into range and clinches up with Pin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
Pin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Decebalu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decebalu is stalling here.
Pin misses with some punches.
#T1#
Pin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decebalu slowing the pace effectively.
Pin misses with the head strike.
Decebalu stalling.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch.
Decebalu tries to stall but Pin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pin throws a punch but it's blocked by Decebalu.
Decebalu lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pin as Decebalu tries to tie him up.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
#T2#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu with a nice cross.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin is having none of it.
Pin throws a lazy uppercut
and Decebalu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decebalu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pin throws a hook but Decebalu avoids it easily.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Pin keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pin.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range.
Pin keeps the fight on the outside.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin is having none of it.
Decebalu scores with a body shot.
Decebalu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pin at a distance.
#T3#
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Decebalu moves into range and clinches up with Pin.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pin.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Pin improves position.
Decebalu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Decebalu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pin.
#T4#
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Pin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Pin circles away.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pin misses with a looping right.
Pin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decebalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Pin.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decebalu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pin.#T5#
Decebalu moves away from the strike by Pin. #CL#
Decebalu clinches up against the cage.
Decebalu taking a breather.
Pin throws a punch but it's blocked by Decebalu.
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decebalu stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decebalu.
Decebalu taking a breather.
Decebalu slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Decebalu for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Decebalu seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Pin is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.#T6#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu cracks Pin with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
Decebalu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pin misses with the head strike.
Pin misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Decebalu pushes off an throws an elbow but Pin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pin scores with a nice hook to the head.#T7#
The referee calls for Decebalu to work.
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Pin improves position.
Pin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
Pin can't find room to land a body shot as Decebalu controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Decebalu.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
Pin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decebalu's elbow.
Decebalu taking a breather.#T8#
Pin throws a head punch that misses.
Decebalu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decebalu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Decebalu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pin is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Decebalu.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Pin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Decebalu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decebalu wants to stall.
#T9#
Pin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pin misses with the head strike.
Decebalu looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decebalu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Pin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Decebalu manages to avoid it.
Pin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pin swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.
Pin keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pin! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Emil Decebalu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Pin is avoiding it.
Pin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Decebalu closes the distance and clinches.
Pin lands with a right to the head.
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pin misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1#
Pin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pin is keeping busy.
Decebalu prevents a body shot from Pin.
The referee calls for Decebalu to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Decebalu closes the distance and pushes Pin back into the cage.
Pin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Decebalu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pin misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Pin misses with some punches.
Pin can't find room to land a body shot as Decebalu controls the action.
Decebalu wants to stall.
Pin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Decebalu taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Pin fails to land.
Pin misses with a punch to the body.
Pin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decebalu stalling the fight.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T3#
Pin misses with some punches.
A short right from Pin on the inside.
Pin misses with a body punch.
Decebalu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pin up against the cage.
Pin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Decebalu to work.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Pin improves position.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch but Pin improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Nice shot by Decebalu.#T4#
Pin just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pin looks to land a right hand but Decebalu moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Pin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decebalu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pin.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Decebalu closes the distance and pushes Pin back into the cage.
Pin throws a punch but it's blocked by Decebalu.
Decebalu stalling in the clinch.
Decebalu trying to stall but Pin improves his position.
Pin working hard to break the clinch.
Decebalu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T5#
Pin tries a body shot but Decebalu blocks it.
Decebalu wants to stall.
Decebalu is stalling here.
Decebalu trying to stall but Pin improves his position.
Pin struggles to land a body shot inside as Decebalu controls his hands.
Decebalu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Decebalu slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Pin keeps the fight on the outside.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin moves out of range. #T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to counter by clinching up but Pin breaks away and moves out of range.
Decebalu lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu misses with a low kick.
Decebalu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decebalu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pin throws a jab but it's blocked by Decebalu.
Decebalu lands a jab to the head.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T7#
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Pin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Decebalu to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decebalu ducks under a wild hook from Pin.
Decebalu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Pin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pin throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Pin is having none of it.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Pin circles away.
Decebalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pin throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.
Pin throws out a loose jab but Decebalu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decebalu tries to counter by clinching up but Pin breaks away and moves out of range.
Decebalu slips a straight right by Pin.#CL#
Decebalu instigates a clinch. #T8#
Decebalu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pin fails to land.
Decebalu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pin is keeping busy.
Decebalu is looking to control Pin's arms but Pin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Decebalu can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Pin misses with a short punch on the inside. #T9#
Decebalu is pushing Pin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Pin circles away.
Pin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Decebalu finds it's way round the side to connect with Pin's head.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Pin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pin throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Pin keeps it at a distance.
Pin misses with an uppercut. Decebalu saw that one coming.
Decebalu tried to counter with a leg kick but Pin avoided it.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu slips under a jab.
Jab by Decebalu.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zack Pin.
I think Pin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zack Pin! |
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Event:
ICF Friday Fights 4
Date: Nov 03, 2023 |
#R1#
Cett shoots for a double leg takedown but Decebalu sprawls well. He's pushed Cett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Cett has closed the distance and engaged Decebalu in a clinch.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage. #BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett is having none of it. #TD2#
Cett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Decebalu wants to control but Cett postures up.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T1#
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Decebalu is breathing heavily.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Decebalu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cett on the ground.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.#T2#
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett scores with punches from side control.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Decebalu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett working the ground and pound.#T3#
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends. #T4#
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.#T5#
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett. #T6#
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.#T7#
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett lands a few punches from side control.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T8#
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Cett clinches up against the cage.
Decebalu looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Cett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cett blocks an elbow strike.
Cett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cett tries to work over Decebalu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cett. #BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch.
#T9#
Decebalu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cett checks it well.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Cett pushes him off.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Cett takes the fight into the clinch.
Decebalu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Cett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darvo Cett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Decebalu looks to clinch
and Cett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decebalu throws a looping overhand right but Cett ducks down to avoid it.
Cett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Cett circles away.
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Cett circles away and keeps his distance.
Cett throws a counter combo.
Cett slips under a jab from Decebalu.
Cett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Cett is avoiding it.
Cett wants to counter with a clinch but Decebalu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decebalu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cett is out of range and Decebalu settles back down.
Decebalu sets himself, and Cett steps forward looking for the clinch! Decebalu avoids it this time.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett moves out of range. #T1#
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Cett pushes him off.
Cett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Decebalu defends well and Cett ends up having to push Decebalu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Decebalu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cett.#TD2#
Cett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cett working the ground and pound.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T2#
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Cett looking to score a takedown here. Decebalu is defending well but Cett drives through and ends up in Decebalu's guard.#T3#
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Darvo Cett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cett throws a low kick but Decebalu moves out of range easily.
Emil Decebalu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decebalu looks to clinch #TD2#
and Cett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett. #T4#
Cett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Decebalu defending well though.
Cett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decebalu's head.
Cett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Decebalu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cett.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cett throws a one two combo.
Emil Decebalu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cett misses with a double jab.
Decebalu is looking to clinch. #T5#
Decebalu is looking to clinch. #TD2#
Cett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Decebalu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decebalu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Decebalu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cett throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T6##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Decebalu enables Cett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Decebalu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decebalu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cett landing with the ground and pound.
Cett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T7#
No joy there for Cett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decebalu tries to clinch
and Cett counters with a straight right hand.#T8#
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cett.
Cett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decebalu.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Cett clinches up against the cage.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage. #T9#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decebalu.
Decebalu takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darvo Cett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decebalu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cett.
Decebalu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD2#
Cett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darvo Cett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Decebalu tries to clinch up
and Cett counters with a series of strikes. Decebalu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cett! But no joy.
Cett shoots in and drives through. Decebalu sprawls well.#CL#
Decebalu moves into the clinch.#T1#
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #TD2#
Cett has clasped his hands together around Decebalu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cett working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes. #T2#
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Decebalu blocks the body kick.
Decebalu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decebalu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cett moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Cett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Decebalu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cett manages to avoid it.
Cett feints the counter takedown.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Cett circles away.
Cett looks for a takedown but Decebalu sprawls well.
Decebalu tries to counter by clinching up but Cett breaks away and moves out of range.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Cett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.
#T5#
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cett misses with a low kick.
#CL2#
Cett closes the distance and pushes Decebalu back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Cett counters with a body kick.#T6#
Cett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decebalu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
Cett slips under a jab from Decebalu.#TD2#
Cett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cett showed some decent athleticism there.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cett throwing shots but Decebalu is blocking nicely. #T7#
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decebalu's head.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Decebalu defending well though. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Cett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Decebalu on his heels. He'll look to pass Decebalu's guard now, I'm sure.
Cett throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett is looking to work some ground and pound but Decebalu has wrist control.
Cett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T8#
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cett postures up in Decebalu's guard and throws a big left but Decebalu blocks it.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Cett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
#T9#
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett misses with the ground and pound.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Cett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Decebalu on his heels. He'll look to pass Decebalu's guard now, I'm sure.
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cett is looking to work some ground and pound but Decebalu has wrist control.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darvo Cett really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4##TD2#
Cett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cett throwing shots but Decebalu is blocking nicely.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decebalu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#TD2#
Cett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cett postures up in Decebalu's guard and throws a big left but Decebalu blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Decebalu enables Cett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Decebalu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decebalu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Cett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Decebalu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Darvo Cett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Decebalu's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cett checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Cett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decebalu closes the distance but Cett moves to the side
and Cett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decebalu moves forwards but Cett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decebalu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cett.#T4#
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Cett circles away.
Cett looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Decebalu looks to land a left hand but Cett moved out of range nicely.
Cett tries to counter by closing the distance.
Decebalu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cett was well out of range. Poor timing from Decebalu.
Decebalu wants to clinch.#CL#
Decebalu clinches with his opponent.
#T5#
Cett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cett is stalling here.
#TD2#
Cett has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Decebalu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Decebalu trying to get back to his feet but Cett is in full control for now.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Cett misses with punches from the back.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #T6#
Cett is punishing Decebalu with some ground and pound.
Cett is not going to allow Decebalu to sit and survive in this position.
Cett misses with a punch to the head.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Cett throwing sloppy strikes. #T7#
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett struggling to land strikes to the head as Decebalu covers up.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett misses with a punch to the head.
Cett missing with strikes from the back.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Cett missing with strikes from the back. #T8#
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett missing with strikes.
Cett missing with strikes.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Decebalu covering up well under a series of strikes from Cett.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett throwing sloppy strikes.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #T9#
Cett lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Decebalu.
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Cett missing with strikes from the back.
Cett throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett missing with strikes.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Decebalu covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darvo Cett dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5##CL2#
Cett takes the fight into the clinch.
Cett misses with the head strike.
Darvo Cett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cett slowing the pace effectively.
Cett is stalling here.
Cett is trying to drag Decebalu to the mat but Decebalu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cett tries to circle away but Decebalu has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1#
Cett tries to score a body lock takedown but Decebalu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emil Decebalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
Cett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Decebalu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Decebalu gets underhooks to prevent Cett's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Cett.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Decebalu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cett misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cett goes for a takedown attempt but Decebalu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Decebalu moves into the clinch.
Cett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decebalu gets underhooks to prevent Cett's takedown attempt.
Decebalu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cett tries for a takedown but Decebalu manages to get underhooks.
Decebalu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Cett is working for takedown but Decebalu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cett is keeping busy.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett 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.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD2#
Cett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Decebalu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cett tries to bum rush Decebalu with a series of wild strikes but Decebalu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decebalu is looking to counter the offense by Cett and move into the clinch.#T5#
Cett misses with a body shot.
Decebalu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decebalu misses with a hook.
Cett lands a high kick!
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T6#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett moves out of range.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Cett is avoiding it.
Decebalu walks into a left hand.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.#T7#
Decebalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Cett misses.
Decebalu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cett manages to circle out of the way.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.#TD2#
Cett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T8#
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Cett closes the distance and pushes Decebalu back into the cage.#T9#
Cett'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.
A right hook to the body lands for Cett.
Cett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darvo Cett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cett 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 Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 44:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darvo Cett! |
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Event:
ICF 2
Date: Aug 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Decebalu blocks a leg kick.
Decebalu moves away from the strike by Vartescu. #CL2#
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.
#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #CL2#
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.
#T4#
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.#T5#
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. #CL2#
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.
#T6#
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.#CL2#
Vartescu clinches up against the cage.
Vartescu slows down the pace here.
Vartescu throws an elbow that misses.
#T7#
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.#T8#
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.
#T9#
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. #CL2#
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!#R2##CL2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#T5#
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.#CL2#
Vartescu forces Decebalu back against the cage and clinches.#T6#
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.
#T7#
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.
#T8#
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.
#T9#
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.#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
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.
#CL2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#T5#
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.
#T6#
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.
#T7#
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.#T8#
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.#CL2#
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. #T9#
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!#R4#
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.#CL2#
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.#T1#
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.
#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#CL2#
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.
#T4#
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. #T5#
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.
#T6#
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.#CL2#
Vartescu closes the distance and clinches.
Vartescu has Decebalu pushed against the cage.
Vartescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vartescu avoiding damage.
#T7#
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.#CL2#
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. #T8#
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.#CL2#
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.#T9#
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!#R5#
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.#CL2#
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.
#T1#
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.
#T2#
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.
#T3#
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. #T4#
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.#CL2#
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. #T5#
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.
#T6#
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.#CL2#
Vartescu pushes Decebalu up against the cage in a clinch.
Vartescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vartescu blocking some punches.
#T7#
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.
#T8#
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.#CL2#
Vartescu clinches up with Decebalu and pushes him back against the cage.
Decebalu avoiding damage as Vartescu throws knees to the body.
#T9#
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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